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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1968

Page

7

Mullens Rebels cruise past Gary Coaldiggers 83 to 49

Mullens shoots to a 20 point first quarter lead and dominates the night at Welch Armory. Mike D Antoni scores 21 for Mullens while Carlos Hatfield 17 and Rodney Mizelle 13 with nine rebounds pace the victory. Gary fails to reach double figures as Mullens improves to 2 0.

Mullens Rebels Mike D'Antoni Gary Coaldiggers Welch Armory D'Antoni Carlos Hatfield Rodney Mizelle Rebels Gary Player Ben Dalton D’antonio Mullens Mizelle Robert ‘Orr Gary Gary Fe Ant'ni Bailey Stevens Wt'mas York Kelly Sandy Orr Hatfield Berry Mizelle Ll Cth'm’s Wikes S’n Pen’t’n Wilk’s Dalton Brehm Hall Wade Gaines Dillon

Bramwell Nips Park Central 67 69 In Bluefield Tilt

Junior guard Morris Smith sank two free throws with ten seconds left to lift the Bramwell Millionaires to a 67-65 win over Park Central Thundering Herd. Dennis Hood scored 18 for Bramwell and Arthur Brown led Park Central with 18. The victory was Bramwell’s fourth straight. Park Central dropped to 0-2.

Bramwell Nips Park Central Morris Smith Bramwell Millionaires Park Central Thundering Herd Bluefield Millionaires Thundering Herd Fred Parnell Park Central Smith Dennis Hood Jay Barringer Arthur Brown Perk Central Nell Burton Carper Hood Moan Rt Wilts Rtin Jones Wright Mu Smith Jefferies Brown Banks Oo "Folele Davidson-Stewart

Pioneers Rally To Edge Concord For 59 51 SCC Victory

Glenville trailed by eight points early in the contest then surged ahead and dominated the rest of the game for a 59 51 State College Conference win over Concord at Glenville Friday night. The setback was the Mountain Intercollegiate's second loss in five games.

Glenville Pioneers College Concord

Baileysville edges Gilbert in late surge for 71 66 win

Baileysville Rough Riders led by Robert Lusk and Jerry Miller sprinted past Gilbert 71 66 on Friday. Lusk scored 21, adding 17 more as the Riders pulled away in the fourth period while Baileysville hit 32 of 46 free throws to Gilbert 13 of 31.

Baileysville Rough Riders Robert Lusk Jerry Miller Gilbert Baileysville Lusk Rough Riders Prooindaea Cantrell Brown Gilbert Anw Nixon-McLain

Bethany Swimmers Sweep WVU and Monmouth Duo

Bethany defeated West Virginia N. J. College 65 to 39 and Monmouth 73 to 31 in a double dual meet at Bethany. WVU also topped Monmouth by 65 to 39 in the same event.

Bethany Monmouth W. Va West Virginia N. J. College WVU Mountaineers

Matoaka Tops Herndon 78 71 Behind Late Clutch Play

Matoaka Indians defeat Herndon 78 71 as Arlon Mills sits most of the second half with fouls. Howard Blankenship and Billy Godfrey spark a fourth quarter rally to seal Matoaka’s fourth straight win. Sizemore leads Herndon with 19 in the final period, but Matoaka holds on.

Matoaka Indians Arlon Mills Jim Sizemore Herndon Matoaka Mills Ing Howard Blankenship Billy Godfrey Sizemore Indians Blankenship Willie Graham

Beavers rout Graham as Pritchett posts 41 points

Senior Tommy Pritchett tallies a career high 41 points and 30 rebounds while Bluefield Beavers dominate crosstown rival Graham 105 to 50 at Bluefield. Musser and Colabro contribute strong bench play as Beavers reach over 100 points for the first time in years.

Tommy Pritchett Bluefield Beavers Graham Bluefield Chargers Beaver Beavers John Chmara John Quintier Pritchett Chuck Perdue Bluefielders Gmen Leon Bradshaw Will Robert Fuque Gary Musser Musser

Fries Edge Rockets 66 64 in Bland Showdown

Fries defeated the Bland Rockets 66-64 at Bland Friday night to improve to 2-2 while Bland drops to 2-1. Sparked by 23 points from Jimmy Hutchens, Fries also got 19 from Danny Patton and 15 from Joe Recter.

Bland Rockets Fries Bland Jimmy Hutchens Danny Patton Joe Recter

Marion Scarlet Hurricane Top Grundy 74 57 in Upset Showdown

Marion's Scarlet Hurricane beat Grundy Golden Wave 74 to 57 on Friday. Jeff Snider and Le Slagle scored for Marion as they pulled away in the second half to move to 2–0 in recent play. Big Pat Johnson led Grundy with 19 points, while Bill Cecil had 12.

Marion Scarlet Hurri Jeff Snider le Slagle Grundy Golden Wave Scarlet Hurricane Virginia Bill Cecil Grundy Maron Golden Wave Patrick Henry Roanoke Grundy Fe Marion Cecil Lee White Harve U ' Johns Snider Mathey Wolf'rd Philips Jesse Woods St*ph Marion A

Oceana Indians Top Welch 57 33 in Friday Clash

Oceana broke a 47 47 tie with seven straight points in the fourth quarter to beat Welch 57 53. Three Oceana players reached double digits as the unbeaten Indians, coached by Paul Greer, earned win No 3. Welch drops to 1 2. The game featured ten ties and eleven lead changes.

Oceana Welch Indians Maroon Wave Tribe Paul Greer

Honaker Dominates Garden Green 81–57 Victory

Honaker used a balanced scoring attack and strong rebounding to defeat Garden Green Dragons 81 to 57 at Oakwood. Randall Taylor and Larry Browning led Honaker with 19 points each, Jimmy Stanley led Garden with 17 as Garden suffered a fourth straight setback.

Honaker Garden Green Dragons Oakwood Green Dragons Garden Larry Browning Jimmy Stanley Honaker Fg Garden Ft Patrick Br'ning White Hinkle Taylor West McN Ity Stanley Smith Tiller Dial Cox Slate Stratton Musick Lawson, Lindsey

High school cage results from Matewan to Morris

A collage of final scores from many West Virginia high school boys basketball games across districts. Notable results include Wahama 81 over Buffalo Putnam 47, Meadow Bridge 94 over Sandstone 46, Parkersburg 60 over New Martinsville 34, Morgantown 67 over Buckhannon 32, and Charleston-area bouts like Huntington East 83 over Williamson 72.

Matewan Ravenswood Barrackville Pine Grove Valley Rivesville Wahama Buffalo Putnam Websterngs Sutton Mont,ry Richwood Seth Van Hinton Stoco Oceana Welch Talcott Clear Fork Meadow Bridge Sandstone Parkersburg New Martinsville Parkersburg Catholic Tyler Walton Harrisville St. Marys Williamstown James Wood Clay Battelle Monongah Tunnelton Bruceton Terra Alta Newburg Bowlesburg Masontown Valley Fellowsville Kingwood Morgantown Buckhannon Wheeling Weirton Triadelphia John Marshall Wheeling Linsly Warwood Wellsburg Oak Glen Grennbrier East Mount Hope Summersville Ansted Lewis Clarksburg Roosevelt Wilson Grafton Shinnston Bristol Tygarts Valley Union Greenwy Drum Fort Gay Ceredo-Kenova Barboursville Ripley Point Pleasant Cairo Burnsville St. Albans Dunbar Fayetteville Greenbrier West Huntington East Williamson Milton Marshall Buffalo Wayne Hamlin Harts Wheeling Central Madison Notre Dame Washington Irving Charleston Stonewall Jackson Herbert Hoover

Southern Conference approves minimum football schedule

The Southern Conference votes to require six conference football games starting in 1973, with William and Mary backing the proposal by a 6-2 vote. Action on a 14-game conference basketball schedule and on limiting athletic scholarships to 12 was postponed to spring. Chattanooga membership review may proceed after Tennessee is included in the conference territory.

Charleston S.C Southern Conference College of William and Mary Theodore Perros Lloyd P. Jordan William and Mary George Washington University Citadel University of Chattanooga Tennessee

Rebels Fall 69 04 65 to Cleveland Powering 465 Victory

Jeff Owen and Marvin Amos combined for 55 points and 28 rebounds as Cleveland beat Hurley 84 to 65 Friday night. Cleveland grabbed a 24 15 lead, stretched it to 38 31 at halftime, and shot 35 65 from the floor while Hurley hit 27 field goals and 11 free throws. Mike Combs added 12 for Cleveland as Justus and Tester led Hurley with 22 and 19 points respectively.

Jeff Owen Marvin Amos Cleveland Hurley Rebels Hurley Mike Justus Dorse Tester Powers Harmon Artrip Burks Peliey Harley Cleve

Chilhowie Football Edges Rich Valley 50 to 40

Chilhowie led 29 to 14 at halftime and held on to defeat Rich Valley 50 40 on Friday night. Jim Blevins scored 16 points, Bobby Hicks added 10, as the duo paced the Chilhowie attack.

Chilhowie Rich Valley Jim Blevins Bobby Hicks Chilhowie Fett Fett Webb Hale Frye Hicks Puckett Blevins Griffith H’ning Bishop Viers Rowe

Tolliver Lifts Wildcats Past Montcalm By 80-79

Senior Dale Tolliver scored the winning field goal with one second left as Spanishburg Wildcats edged Montcalm Generals 80-79 at Spanishburg High School. Tolliver had seven field goals, 18 rebounds, and 30 points. Albert Stanger led Montcalm with 19 points. The teams traded leads, with a tight late-fourth quarter after a 38-32 halftime margin.

Tolliver Montcalm Dale ‘Folliver Spanishburg Wildcats Montcalm Generals Spanishburg High School Spanishburg Wildcats Albert Stanger Generals

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