Pocahontas Advances Past Matoaka In Season Opener
Pocahontas defeated Matoaka 75 63 in the season opener behind George Webb seven points in the fourth quarter and Pat Murphy with 21. Terry Streeter added 18, Jerry Asbury 11 as Matoaka led early before Pocahontas pulled away 50 50 after three quarters.
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Matoaka
Indians
Pat Murphy
Terry Streeter
Jerry Asbury
Billy Godfrey
Wayne Wiley
Howard Blankenship
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Webb
Street
Murphy
Asbury
David Farley
Don Howell
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Streeter
Wiley
Farley
Godfrey
Howell
Graham
Davis
Burton
Reid
Graves
Branch
Pocahontas I
Davidson-L Davidson
Tazewell Beats Rich Valley 69-48 in Season Opener
Tazewell Bulldogs overwhelm Rich Valley Steers 69-48 with Harvey Viney scoring 23 points. Viney aided by Bill Cover with 15 and George Van Dyke with 11 while Rich Valley’s Robert Hall led all scorers with 22.
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Rich Valley
Harvey Viney
Viney
Bill Cover
George van Dyke
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Rich’s’n
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Smith
Carter
Wh'ris
Harris
Meade
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Caudill
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Effron-Botson
Six Gamecocks named to All-ACC football team
South Carolina placed six players on the 1969 All-ACC team as the Atlantic Coast Sports Writers Association announced the picks. Key honors went to Warren Muir Fred Zeigler Dave DeCamilla Billy DuPre and Pat Watson on defense with Don McCauley Leo Hart and others leading the offense. North Carolina’s Don McCauley topped voting with 95 ballots while N C State’s Ron Carpenter led the defense with 90.
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South Carolina
Atlantic Coast Sports Writers Association
Gamecocks
West Virginia
Warren Muir
Fred Zeigler
Dave DeCamilla
Billy DuPre
Pat Watson
Don McCauley
North Carolina
Writers Association
Ron Carpenter
N.C. State
Zeigler
Don Jordan
Leo Hart
Duke
Jack Whitley
Gary Yount
Judge Mattocks
Bowl lineups bloom with many classic matchups
A garbled list of postseason bowls notes teams and matchups from major bowls. Florida State appears amid a slew of games headed to Miami Dallas El Paso and more with teams like Michigan Texas Notre Dame Missouri Nebraska and Tennessee among others.
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Pautinas
Calit
Southern California
Michigan
Miami
Fla
Penn State
Missouri
Dallas
Tex
Notre Dame
Texas
Arkansas
Fairmont to Host Quadrangular Wrestling Tourney
Fairmont State opens its 1969-70 wrestling season with a Friday and Saturday quadrangular tourney hosted by Fairmont. West Liberty Edinboro and Gannon of Pennsylvania will participate in the event.
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Fairmont State
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Edinboro
Gannon
Expos and Buffalo Ink One Year Working Agreement
The Montreal Expos of the National League signed a one year working agreement with the Buffalo Bisons of the International League Tuesday night. John McHale and Don Labbruzzo announced the deal. Buffalo replaces Vancouver in the Montreal farm system. last year the Expos shared Vancouver with Seattle.
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Vancouver
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Seattle
Bluefield State Big Blues rout Clinch Valley 122 83 opener
Bluefield State led 61 38 at halftime and overwhelmed Clinch Valley 122 83 in the opener. Freshman Tom m y Pritchett scored 32 with 14 field goals and 4 of 7 free throws while Jim Childress 25 and Joe Williams 20 added big totals. Coach Tony Mandeville sent 11 players into the scoring column as injured Sammy Stuart was out. The Big Blues visit Alderson Broaddus next.
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Emory Beats LMU 79 62 In Tuesday NIT Play
Emory and Henry defeats Lincoln Memorial 79 to 62 as Pat Burns scores 30 points and John Smith adds 21. The Wasps surge to a 32-32 halftime tie and pull away with 47 in the second half while LMU nets 31. Burns shot 11 field goals and 8 of 9 from the line.
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Central Junior High Rallies Past Beckley Junior High 55 49
Central Junior High overcame a 16-6 first quarter deficit to defeat Beckley Junior High 55-49 at Beckley Tuesday in the season opener. Howard Hurt led Central with 16 points while Harry Hanley added 14 and Jerry Neal 13. Beckley’s Jerry Mac Kenzie had 16.
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Trigg
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Oo Ghu Ot ’ Bradley
Parker-Podington
Eee
Richmond Middle Guard Dick Irvin Captains All-SC Squad
Richmond middle guard Dick Irvin 210 pounds from Hastings Florida was named captain of the 1969 All-Southern Conference football team after leading the voting. The defense heavy squad includes Davidson QB Gordon Slade and Citadel LB John Small among top vote-getters with Richmond also naming several players to both lines and the backfield.
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Dick Irvin
Hastings
Fla
Southern
Davidson
Gordon Slade
Walker Gillette
Citadel
John Small
Irvin
Virginia Tech
West Virginia
Slade
Terry Easterkamp
Craig Tyler
Bob Herb
William and Mary
Buzz Montsinger
Mel Medved
John Barelli
Bruce Kasarda
George Wheeler
East Carolina
Pat Turchetta
Small
Whit Morrow
Tom Duffey
WVU punt blocks and a Charleston Buckhannon title tale
The article recounts WVU fans crediting Max Ludwig with two blocks in 1952, the Ken Venturi White House dinner tale, Toots Shor’s sports circle, and a Buckhannon Charleston 1968 AAA title clash where Charleston won 6-0 and Coach Vincent quips on expectations.
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New York
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Charleston
St. Albans
Tigers Bomb Alumni 100-69 At Princeton Tuesday Night
Princeton Tigers defeated their Alumni 100 to 69 in a Tuesday night exhibition at Princeton. Willie Thomason led with 25 points, Skipper Ball 14, Doug Graham 13, and Leslie Heddleston 12 as eleven Tigers scored. Gino Richardson suffered a third quarter injury and was taken to a hospital. extent unknown.
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Ralph Ball
Graham
Willie Thomason
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Leslie Heddleston
Tommy St. Clair
Catawba
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Gino Richardson
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Rich’s’n
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Campbell
Jaeger Edges Cubs 65 64 In opener at Sharples
Jaeger led by guard John Thompson 22 points and a crucial third quarter run to overcome a ten point first half deficit and defeat the Cubs 65 to 64. Sharples added 19, Burgess 13, Hunt led the Cubs with 17, Allen 16, Kelly 12, Horne 10 as the Cubs fell in a tight finish.
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Jim Cook
Paul Burgess
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Billy Allen
Edward Kelly
Frankie Horne
Saeger
Thompson
Horne
Jaeger Teft
Aleshire
Allen
Smith
Bartley
Ek Kelly
Cook
Powell
Scalf
Hunt
Pickett
Laeger
RUD
Es Jerees
Collins-May
Backs Dominate Balloting For I-A All-Central Team
Kent Merritt of Lane Barry Smith of Freeman and Robert Wiltshire of Hermitage head the 1969 Group I-A All-Central Regional squad as repeat back selections. The AP vote by sports writers and 23 area coaches produced a 22-man unit with Merritt leading at back, plus top lineman honors for Jack Booth and Wiltshire edging Smith for the back position in the Colonial District.
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Marshall Johnson
Richmond
Associated Press
Kent Merritt
Lane
Barry Smith
Freeman
Robert Wiltshire
Hermitage
Smith
Dan Blakely
Merritt
Thomas Dale
Jack Booth
Wiltshire
Booth
Thomas Jefferson
Frank Sangour
Blakely
Thomas Wels
Tom
Carson Brooks
Martin
Allen Nobles
Hopewell
Frank Degaetani
Don Ledgerwood
Donnie Riddick
Highland Springs
Bailey Martin
Marshall Parker
Steve Faris
Sangour
Dugger
Maggie Walker
William Kimbrough
Driscoll
Army Navy Game Tops Attendance List
Attendance at the Army Navy game drew 102000 fans, leading a 10-game top attendance list last Saturday. The 567339 total for those games pushed the season figure to 6887698, surpassing the 1968 record by 12490.
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