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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 2017
Page
11
Bluefield tied Graham 50-47 after two overtimes as Gage Sisk led with 15 points and D J Fuller added 11. Ben Morgan paced Graham with 13. Bluefield (2-1) travels to Tazewell next.
Grundy, Hurley, Twin Valley, Honaker, and other area schools named to the all league first teams. Awards honor Offensive Player Gabe Fiser and Defensive Player Jacob McNutt with coaches and linemen recognized for season performance.
Virginia Tech earns first team Niram Cam Phillips Tremaine Edmunds Wyatt Teller Greg Stroman and second team Tim Settle with Motuapuaka Edmunds plus honorable mention Ricky Walker Gallo Stroman. Virginia lands Micah Kiser Quin Blanding Zaccheaus Coleman Thornhill with honorable mention Joe Reed Peace.
All-C-USA selections name Marshall players across first and second teams and honorable mentions. Tight end Ryan Yurachek, wide receiver Tyre Brady, and punter Kaare Vedvik headline the First Team. Second Team includes Levi Brown, Ryan Bee, Chase Hancock, Malik Grant, and Keion Davis. Honorable Mention lists Marcel Williams, Chris Jackson, Matt Beardall. All-Freshman includes Tyler King and Tarik Adams.
West Virginia's 2016 All-Big 12 selections include first team wide receiver David Sills and second team backs Justin Crawford and Gary Jennings Jr. along with lineman Yodny Cajuste and returner Marcus Simms. Kyzir White adds defensive back honors, with Honorable Mentions for Dravon Askew-Henry and others. Will Grier named Offensive Newcomer of the Year. event anchored by Virginia West Virginia context.
Marshall junior guard Jon Elmore earned Conference USA Player of the Week honors after posting 32 points 12 assists and nine rebounds at William & Mary and 22 points seven assists and four rebounds against Akron. Virginia Tech standouts Wyatt Teller Micah Kiser Motuapuaka Tremaine Edmunds Cam Phillips and Greg Stroman received various national regional and school honors including Reese's Senior Bowl invitation Polynesian Player of the Year finalist Dudley Award finalist and Touchdown Club awards. Beamer named Sun Bowl Legend for 2017 reflecting VT leadership and bowl success.
Radio at 5:30 p.m. features Radford at Virginia Tech on Kicks 106.3/107.7. TV tilts include Siena at Louisville ESPNU 7 p.m. Wisconsin at Temple FS1 7 p.m. Kent State at Xavier ESPN2 7 p.m. Washington vs Kansas at Kansas City ESPN2 9 p.m. Central Connecticut St. at DePaul FS1 9 p.m. NBA games are Golden State at Charlotte ESPN 8 p.m. and Minnesota at L A Clippers ESPN 10:30 p.m. NHL Chicago at Washington NBCSN 8 p.m.
Virginia shoots 19 of 46 from the floor and 9 of 23 from three while West Virginia hits 21 of 50 from the field and 10 of 25 from long range. Carter leads WVU with 23 points and 10 rebounds, while Guy tallies 18 for Virginia in a tight game that ends with WVU ahead 68-66.
Chattanooga and Marshall traded leads as Marshall edged the hosts 70 to 66. Key performances included London with 25 points for Chattanooga and J Elmore totaling 22 for Marshall. London grabbed 18 rebounds while Chatman handed out 3 assists for the victors.
Monday results Pittsburgh beat Cincinnati 23 to 20. Upcoming games include Thursday New Orleans at Atlanta 8:25 pm. Sunday December 10 features Oakland at Kansas City 1 pm and several 1 pm kickoffs plus late games. Monday December 11 New England travels to Miami for an 8:30 pm contest.
Toronto defeated Phoenix 126 to 113 while Oklahoma City beat Utah 100 to 94. Washington visits Portland. Atlanta travels to Orlando. Chicago hosts Indiana at seven. Sacramento visits Cleveland at seven. Dallas at Boston at seven thirty. Memphis at New York seven thirty. Denver at New Orleans eight. Detroit at Milwaukee eight. Golden State at Charlotte eight. Miami at San Antonio eight thirty. Minnesota at Los Angeles Clippers ten thirty.
Independence 78 Meadow Bridge 71 and Poca 74 Point Pleasant 41 lead a slate of boys games. Other results: Scott 72 Lincoln County 62 Westside 89 Liberty Raleigh 39 Winfield 65 St. Albans 58 Elkins 39 Robert C. Byrd 34 Fairmont Senior 63 Bridgeport 36 Lewis County 57 Clay County 53 Martinsburg 56 James Wood Va. 51 Nicholas County 65 Midland Trail 43 Notre Dame 55 Pocahontas County 43 Parkersburg 72 Huntington 32 Ravenswood 57 Wirt County 36 Wayne 63 Lincoln County 38.
Texas A M introduces Jimbo Fisher who left Florida State after a national title to lead the Aggies on a 10 year contract worth 75 million dollars. He replaces Kevin Sumlin who was fired after a 7 5 season and 4 4 SEC finish.
Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield, Louisville's Lamar Jackson and Stanford's Bryce Love are Heisman finalists for the ceremony in New York. Jackson seeks a second trophy, Mayfield is the clear front-runner, and Love joins to compete for college football's top honor.
Virginia traveled to Morgantown for the first time since 1985 as West Virginia edged to a win despite just eight points in the paint, a struggle that could persist until Esa Ahmad returns from suspension in January. Up next, Virginia hosts Davidson on December 16 while West Virginia faces Pittsburgh in the Backyard Brawl.
Beavers backfield standout Collier, who rushed 162 times for 2,237 yards and 39 touchdowns and earned 530 career points, emerged as a model athlete in Bluefield and Mercer County. Coach Simon credits Collier’s perseverance after 2016 setbacks and notes his leadership, two interceptions, and key defensive plays sealing the title.
In a tribute to a storied program, coaches Gainer and Chmara are praised for decades of work. Fritz Simon reflects on turnaround seasons from 1990 to 1997, while Pete Sarver extols Simon as West Virginia's best head coach. Other contenders include Kelly Lowe, Tony Palmer, and Chris Vicars for top coach honors.
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