Mountaineers Edge St Johns in Overtime Thriller
West Virginia overcame a 10 point deficit to beat St John’s 77 2 Friday night as Tom Lowry led WVU with 26 points and Donnie Weir 15. Ken McIntyre top scored for St John’s with 24 as WVU earned a berth in the Centennial Classic final. Duke edged Ohio State 76 75 in another close result with Jeff Mullins scoring 22.
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St. John's
Mountaineers
St. John’s
George King
Bill Ryczaj
John Cavacini
Ryczaj
Ken McIntyre
McIintyre
Tom Lowry
Donnie Weir
Ricky Ray
Weir
Redmen
Lowry
Jeff Mullins
Gary Bradds
Buckeyes
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Bradds
West WA
Ad John
Wolte
Lentz
Wheil
Barger
Ind
Personal Wolfe
Ray
Maphis
Bill Maphis
W.V.U
Redman
Hurley Lads Edges Cleveland Floormen 56 55
Harold Horne drew a foul shot with 15 seconds left to lift Hurley to a 56 55 comeback win over Cleveland Friday night. The Rebels earned their second straight victory as the visitors failed a final layup.
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Harold Horne
Hurley
Horne
Rebels
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McGraw
Ratliff
Caret
Amos
Ewe
Farley
Mullens Tops Stoco 82 to 72 in Friday Night Win
Mullens coasted to an 82 72 victory over Stoco at home led by Bob Rhoades with 17 points. Sam Foglesong controlled the boards as Mullens built a 44 43 halftime margin and surged to a 25 point edge in the third period before Stoco staged a late rally. Austin led Stoco with 25 points as the Rebels balanced scoring kept the outcome in Mullens favor.
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Mullens
Stoco
Rebels
Norman Brewer
Brewer
Bob Rhoades
Sam Foglesong
Rhoades
Danny D’antoni
Austin
Stoce
Stoce Feot
Nic’ly
Grim
Piercy
Fulford
Austin Rw
Spenc
Warden Davis
Middies Beat Manhattan 83-75 in Garden Opener
Navy used deliberate offense to dissect Manhattan's defense as John Mahoney directed the attack. Larry Lembo stood out for Manhattan with 35 points on 15 of 20 shooting, but Navy prevailed 83 to 75 in the Madison Square Garden doubleheader opener.
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NEW York
Navy
Manhattan
Madison Square Garden
Larry Lembo
Lembo
John Mahoney
Glenville Rallies To Defeat W Va State
Glenville overcame an eight point deficit in the final minutes to defeat West Virginia State 87 84 in a State College Conference basketball clash. Mike Reeves led Glenville with 23 points while Joe Watson scored 30 for the visitors in Glenville W V.
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Glenville
W. Va
West Virginia State
Mike Reeves
Reeves
Joe Watson
W.a. State
Morris Harvey Beats Bluefield State 88 to 57 in Charleston
Morris Harvey jump started 8-0 and built a comfortable 88 to 57 victory over Bluefield State Friday night in Charleston. The Golden Eagles had four players in double figures led by Ronald Dean with 19 points for the Big Blues who suffered a second straight loss. Bluefield State trailed 22 4 at halftime as Morris Harvey controlled the pace and balanced attack.
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Bluefield State
Charleston
Golden Eagle
Ronald Dean
Big Blues
Brown
Gover
Jmden
Gui'spie
Kinder
Phelps
Dean
Alvis
Frazier
Dotson
Thee
Howze
Adams L. Romano
Packer Founder George Calhoun Dies at 73
George W. Calhoun, cofounder of the Green Bay Packers with Curly Lambeau, died early Thursday in Green Bay at age 73 from cancer. He was a former sports and telegraph editor of the Green Bay Press-Gazette and stayed active in journalism until his 1957 retirement despite arthritis.
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Green Bay, Wis
George W. Calhoun
Curly Lambeau
Green Bay Packers
Calhoun
Sports and Telegraph
Green Bay Press-Gazette
Mullens Conley Edges Park Central 51 50 in Bluefield
Conley of Mullens defeats Park Central 51 50 with a late layup by William Crews after Park Central timeout attempts. Crews scores 13 points as Mullens improves to 20 0 with a strong first half and clutch free throws. Park Central opens the season with a loss and a late rally falls short.
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Mullens Nips Park
William Crews
West Virginia
Mullens Conley
Park Central
Bluefield
Crews
Thundering Herd
Wyoming County
Bailey delivers late free throws give Montcalm win
Johnny Bailey earned two free throws with seven seconds left to lift Montcalm past Rocky Gap 61 59 in a nip and tuck opener. Henry Blessing led the Eagles with 19 points while Ben Hall grabbed 23 rebounds for Rocky Gap. Referees: Crotty Campbell.
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Montcalm
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Carmen Stauffer
Brady
Taylor
Jons
Mabe
Blessing
Simps
Miles
Crotty-Campbell
Council Cobras rout Honaker 81 54 in home game
Council Cobras dominated Honaker 81 to 54 as Dee Ball led all scorers with 21 points. Treamon Jackson added 19, while Dave Bird and G R Bird posted 14 and 10 respectively. Belcher led Honaker with 16 as Council built a big first half lead and sealed it with 32 points in the final period. Council Jayvee also won 32 28.
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Honaker
Dee Ball
Treamon Jackson
Dave Bird
G. R. Bird
Belcher
Tigers
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Will
Taylor
Tigers Run Past Alumni 84 49 in season opener
Princeton Tigers led by Ronnie Barr 22 points and Tom St Clair 17 dominated the Alumni 84 to 49 at Princeton. Barr scored 15 of his 22 in the first half and hit all ten free throws, while St Clair added 13 and 17 points respectively as Gary Reed and Preston Herring also contributed in double figures. Norm Wall led the Alumni with nine markers as Princeton moved to 1 0 on the season.
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Tom St. Clair
Princeton
Tigers
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St. Clair
Ralph Ball
Tiger
Gary Reed
Preston Herring
Norm Wall
Dan Farley
Whitey Ferguson
Livety
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St Clair
F'rg
P't
Staf'rd
Daniels
Brown
Fields
Cotten
Limb’'rt
Rich
Bimore
Hill
Fanning-Hedrick
Glen Rogers Ground Matoaka in 86-74 Victory
Glen Rogers led the Owls to an 86-74 road win at Matoaka marking their second straight win. Danny Burleson added 24 points while Tommy Brook had 29 as Matoaka’s Martin Atwood and Norm Slankenship led with 23 and 13.
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Owls
Matoaka
Indians
Glen Rogers
Tommy
Atwood
Peck
Dishner
Manning
AFL Big Day On Tap Sunday
The Chargers face the Raiders in Oakland as the Western Division title hopes hinge on that result. Houston meets Boston in a key Eastern Division clash while Denver hosts Kansas City and New York visits Buffalo in Sunday AFL action.
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Hot Shooting Athens High Edges Peterstown 61 58
Athens High narrowly defeated Peterstown 61 58 in a season opener at Athens. Larry Peck scored six of his 12 points in the final period, with Jim Elmore adding a late bucket to seal the win as Athens built a 61 56 lead in the closing minute. All five Trojan starters reached double digits. Darrell Cook and Danny Alvis fouled out in the fourth.
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Larry Peck
Jim Elmore
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Elmore
Trojan
Perry Hill
Darrell Cook
Danny Alvis
Athens Jet High
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Fgft
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Tuggle
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Booth
Alvis
Mann
Bimore
Friedl
Saltville Shakes Grundy High In Tight 50 48
Saltville High School Shakers edged Grundy High School 50 to 48 after a slow start. Jerry Helton led Saltville with 14 points while Danny Frye added 11. Fred Combs paced Grundy with 12 points and Al Smith had 11 as Saltville outscored Grundy at the free throw line 18 to 16.
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Saltville High School
Shakers
Wave
Grundy Boys
Saltville
Jerry Helton
Danny Frye
Helton
Fred Combs
al Smith
Gratis
Hodgson
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Davis
Ntg
Smith
Branson
Brown
College basketball results span numerous matchups across teams
William and Mary lost to Michigan 80 to 51 while Nebraska beat Pitt 69 to 66 and Washington topped Vermont 66 to 60. Other listed games include West Point over Handiey Varina 43 to 51 and George Wythe defeating John Marshall 57 to 72 with many regional scores and pairings noted.
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Washington
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Maine
Handiey Varina
West Point
John Marshall
George Wythe
Rich
Dan Clairsville
Ohio
Wheeling
Weaver And Partner Tie Bolt In Scotch Mixed Golf
Bert Weaver and Sandra Spuzich matched Tommy Bolt and Jo Ann Prentice with a 66 in the second round of the $40,000 Scotch Mixed Golf Championships at Harder Hall Sebring. Bolt complained of a miserable day as Snead and Englehorn added 68 for 138.
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Sandra Spuzich
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Pinecrest Lakes
Avon Park
Sam Snead
Shirley Englehorn
Snead
William and Mary Upset VMI 56 51 on road win
William and Mary stunned VMI 56 to 51 in Lexington as the Indians rallied late after a 28 8 halftime edge evaporated. VMI led most of the game but cooled in the second half while Watson and Blair contributed in the comeback.
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Prosser
Tazewell County Rips Bluff City In Fast-Track Win
The Tazewell County War Hawks of Bluefield dominated Bluff City 120 to 46 on the TD court. With 13 scorers, Tazewell led 33 23 46 18 and shot 53 baskets for 120 points while Bluff City managed 46, highlighting a high-scoring third period and balanced offense.
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Martin
Whitewood Tops Castlewood 65 to 42 in county matchup
Whitewood High School in Buchanan County Va erased a 30 30 halftime tie to finish strong and beat Castlewood High 65 42 on Castlewood’s court four Whitewood players hit double figures led by Robertson with 18 Cole and Matney each 15 and Jewell 14 Huff 13 and Volinsky 12 paced Castlewood.
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Wilisky
Tae
Garden Dragon Boys Beat St Paul In Tight Victory
Garden broke a 36 36 tie early in the fourth quarter and pulled away to a 46 39 win over St Paul Friday night. J K Ratliff scored 17 with five coming in the decisive run as Garden improved to 1 1. Garren will travel to White.
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Garren
Genoa Edges Kimball 38 35 In Junior High Clash
Genoa Junior High nips Kimball 38 to 35 as Dennis Blevins scores 16 points to lift unbeaten Genoa. The Wildcats led 20 14 at halftime and held on after Kimball outscored them 21 18 in the second half. Martin led Kimball with 14 points while Genoa set up a next home game versus Pearisburg.
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Frior
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