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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 2016
Page
9
A dinner at The Rail Yard Bluefield honors 11 prep football players for a combined 15000 plus yards and strong defense. The event will cap with the naming of the player and coach of the year by Pocahontas Coal Association and Cole Chevrolet and Bluefield Daily Telegraph.
The Daily Telegraph sports desk requests callers use the voice mail for tonight’s game results if reporters are unavailable. Reach the desk at 304 327 2813 any time to report scores and key details.
Today's games list boy and girls high school matchups across multiple counties with kickoffs from 5:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. Included are James Monroe at Summers County and Grundy at Council for boys, Grundy at Council and Greenbrier West at Montcalm for girls, plus East Carolina at Virginia and Marshall at Chattanooga in college men's play.
Mount View senior Joseph Hayes is named a second-team Class A all state running back by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association. Hayes totaled 1,309 all purpose yards for the Golden Knights in a standout season. Summers County seniors Tucker Lilly and Andrew Richmond also earned second-team honors at wide receiver and defensive line. The full Class A list is available at bottonline.com.
West Virginia safety Marvin Gross Jr is named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week for the final regular season week. He posted seven tackles two sacks and a pass breakup while forcing a fumble and an interception returned 18 yards in the 24 21 win over Baylor. Mountaineer Justin Crawford earns Newcomer of the Week after 28 carries for 209 yards reaching 1000 yards on the season.
Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson and Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson are among the Heisman finalists named Monday. Also listed are Michigan linebacker Jabrill Peppers and Oklahoma’s Baker Mayfield and Dede Westbrook. The award will be presented Saturday in Manhattan.
Villanova remains undefeated at 8-0 and holds the No 1 spot in the AP Top 25 poll. West Virginia jumps from 25th to 15th after a win at Virginia, moving the Cavaliers down to 14th.
Maynard Reed of Camp Creek scored an ace on hole No. 6 from the red tee using a 9-iron with 88 yards to the cup at Fountain Springs Golf Course near Peterstown. Witnesses were Jeff Reed Flat Top Walter Akers Draper Va and Dennis Setliff Radford Va.
Bluefield Beavers enter season ranked fourth in Class AA by the AP bureau as they prepare for a 7:30 p.m. opening night against Wyoming East in New Richmond. Coach Buster Large emphasizes effort and improvement while returning veteran players led by top scorer Mookie Collier. The 2015-16 injury plagued year is behind them as new reinforcements arrive, including transfer guard Cody Fuller.
Emma Pennington, a Bland County junior guard, returns after knee surgery last spring to bolster a balanced Lady Bears lineup. Coach Jason Lambert praised Dr. Fred Morgan for the successful knee rehab and noted Pennington will ease back into play with a phased practice plan as the team builds chemistry for the season.
Sydney Walker led Bland County with 12 points and eight rebounds as the Lady Bears defeated Graham G-Girls 57 to 37. Maree Lambert and Emily Ratliff scored 10 each, while nine players contributed to the scoring. The win keeps Bland County at 3-0 and hosts Radford next.
West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen vented about rankings after WVU notched its 10th win and drew a Russell Athletic Bowl matchup with Miami on December 28 in Orlando. He criticized the poll system citing two losses to Top 10 teams and defended the achievement of a double-digit victory season.
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