Bluefield Captains Prep Before Friday Gar Toss
Contributed photo by Marcus Constantino shows Bluefield captains Mason Walker Deiyantes Powell Woods Arnold Martin and Chandler Cooper before the coin toss at the start of Friday’s gar.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 2018
Page
9
Contributed photo by Marcus Constantino shows Bluefield captains Mason Walker Deiyantes Powell Woods Arnold Martin and Chandler Cooper before the coin toss at the start of Friday’s gar.
Virginia playoffs highlight Bluefield in state finals history with multiple championships and runner up finishes. The current note lists past finals results and the 2019 semifinal pairing in Class 2 at Salem Stadium with Graham versus Radford.
High school girls basketball features the Sam White Memorial Tournament with Graham facing Blacksburg at 5 30 p m for consolation and Princeton meeting Tazewell at 7 p m for the championship. College and other games span Marshall at Virginia Tech noon, plus multiple matchups across men’s and women’s basketball and football including Bluefield Reinhardt Concord and Coppin State Marshall starting in the early to evening hours.
Friday results include Washington 10 Utah 3 in the Pac-12 title and Northern Illinois 30 Buffalo 29 in the MAC. Saturday matchups cover Texas vs Oklahoma in the Big 12 and other league finals across Sun Belt SEC AAC Mountain West Big Ten and SWAC with times listed for each game.
Mixed emotions marked Princeton girls coach Tracy Raban as she led the Tigers to a 47 44 Friday night victory over Graham. Raban, a former Mercer Christian and Glenville State standout and ex G Girls coach, made her Tigers debut.
Fairmont Senior, riding a 13 game unbeaten streak, defeated defending champion Bluefield 23 13 at Wheeling Island Stadium to end Bluefield’s state tournament drought. Polar Bears used a strong rushing attack behind Breeden Gilbert Rhett Heston and Connor Neal to secure the title. Bluefield coach Fred Simon lamented an early hole that proved too deep to climb out of.
Graham (12-1) meets Radford (12-1) today in Salem at 2 p m for the Class 2 state semifinal with a spot in next weekend’s title game on the line. The field was moved to Salem Stadium due to forecast rain, giving Graham a chance to play its style and chase a championship.
Marshall will receive 300000 for Saturday's game with Virginia Tech, a matchup Doc Holliday calls the Blacksburg Bowl. The Thundering Herd seek a win to snap Tech's 25-year bowl streak while Tech aims to justify the payout and boost its postseason prospects.
In the Sam White Memorial Tournament, Princeton Senior High Tigers edged Graham G-Girls 47 to 44 on Coach Ralph Ball Court. Tracy Raban, new Princeton head coach, faced players she coached in middle school and at state level, calling it a personal battle while her team held on for the win.
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