Bluefield's Rucker Lands All-State Guard Position
Parkersburg and DuPont shared the Class AAA all state honors with seven first teamers led by Parkersburg's Tim Stephens and John Richards and DuPont's Eddie Saunders. Bluefield's Mel Rucker is among the first team guards, with Mike Perry of Morgantown on the first team and Mike Zachewa of Bluefield on the second. The selections reflect a high scoring season across the expanded playoff teams, with Parkersburg topping DuPont 6 0 for the title.
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Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
Parkersburg
DuPont
State Sportswriters Association
Fairmont West
George Washington
Stonewall Jackson
Bridgeport
Brooke
Huntington East
Tim Stephens
Parkersburg South
Eddie Saunders
John Richards
Reggie Armstead
Kennedy
Armstead
Mike Perry
Morgantown
Mike Zachewa
Bluefield
Richards
Todd Curkendall
Don Reeves
Joe Weaver
Denny Ballard
Chris Myers
Tommy Spurlock
Jerry DeJarnett
Mel Rucker
Ronnie Retton
Mike Cook
Darrell Cherip
Tim Westfall
Nitro
Eddie Dyess
Anthony Pechuta
Beckley
Andy Marchal
Steve Edwards
Tim Borich
Rex Monald
East Bank
Roy Simms
Elkins
Carl Lee
South Charleston
Randy Falk
Martinsburg
Parkrsin
Geo Wsh
Theis Myers
Ronnie Ketton
Fit Weat
Park S
Fiddie Saunders
Parkershe
Regine Armstead
Darrell Cheripko
Stonewall
Anthony Pachuta
Geo Wash
Park South
Filkins
S Charleston
Rex McDonald
Jeff Patterson
Ralph Pecarro
Robbie Pasko
Steve Hart
Tony Reeler
Jefferson
Brian Russnak
Mount View
Mike Rachel
Princeton
Curt Cignetts
Greg Salvers
Marco Dowell
Randy Glenn
Sean Hill
Mark Zachwieya
Nicky Amaker
Jeff Vineyard
John Henderson
East Fairmont
Steve Rinehart
Jumn Sullivan
Carl Jackson
Mark Shafer
Herbert Hoover
Bernie Dolan
Wheeling Park
Fritz Loy
John Marshall
Rich Reed
David Wade
Huntington
Gordy Ball
Ripley
Alderson Broaddus Edges Bluefield State In High-Scoring Thriller
Alderson Broaddus beat Bluefield State 82 to 79 after leading by 16 in the game. Ron Payton led Bluefield with 24 points, Gary Washington 22, while Anthony Harris topped BSC with 20 and Keith Oakes added 18. The Big Blues shot 41.7 percent, were outrebounded 48 to 32, and could not sustain their early rhythm in a back-and-forth matchup.
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Big Blue
Bluefield State
Alderson-Broaddus
John Quintier
Big Blues
Morris Harvey
Donald Jones
Bluefield
Gandee
Washington
Hampton
Payton
Yost
Foreman
Graves
Hird
Jones
Thomas
Murray
Blankenship
Whitt
Hill
Ron Payton
Gary Washington
Enemy
Anthony Harris
BSC
Keith Oakes
George Hollie
Chase Williams
Harris
Oakes
Williams
Hollie
A-B
Rival WV high school coaches duel in preseason scrimmage
Northfork’s Jennings Boyd and Ceredo Kenova’s Carl Ward, two of West Virginia’s winningest high school coaches, led their basketball teams in a Brushfork Armory scrimmage. Ward, famed for seven football titles, and Boyd, owner of six basketball championships, praised their squads after the session.
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Northfork
Jennings Boyd
Ceredo Kenova
Carl Ward
West Virginia
Brushfork National Guard
Ward
C K
Wonders
Blue Demons
Boyd
Demons
Ostrowski Topples Montcalm in State Girls Final
In Buckhannon West Virginia Parkersburg Catholic Crusaderettes beat Montcalm 44 to 35 to claim the Class A state championship. Mary Ostrowski led with 24 points on 11 of 17 shooting and added 17 rebounds and four assists as Kelly Wolf added 12 points. Parkersburg shot 51 percent and held a 47 to 31 rebounding edge.
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Buckhannon
W.va
Mary Ostrowski
Parkersburg Catholic
Crusaderettes
Montcalm
Ostrowski
Parkersburg
Kelly Wolf
Wolf
Eaton
Donaway
Kovarik
T. Faw
Perry
Lucado
Beggs
J. Faw
Louisville Pounds WVU in 106-40 rout
Freshman Derek Smith led six Louisville players in double figures with 22 points as the fourth ranked Cardinals cruised past West Virginia 106-40. Smith sparked a 42-23 first half run, and Louisville pulled away after a 65-43 lead with 15:29 left. Other top scorers included Darrell Griffith 16, Tony Branch 14, Scooter McCray 13, Larry Williams 12, and Bobby Turner 10. West Virginia’s Junius Lewis had 15 points, while Lowes Moore was limited to four.
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Louisville
Derek Smith
West Virginia
Cardinal
Denny Crum
Smith
Scooter McCray
Mountaineers
Junius Lewis
Lowes Moore
Darrell Griffith
Tony Branch
McCray
Larry Williams
Bobby Turner
Herbert
N.moore
Lewis
L.moore
Fryz
Nance
Hosey
Perno
Richardson
Allara
McCune
Goots
Turner
Williams
Eaves
Griffith
Brown
Branch
Burkman
Albertson
Cleveland
Bugg
Poor Floor Shooting Ends Mountain Lions Defeat at Home
In Athens, Concord College shot 35 percent while Shepherd's hit 55 percent as the Rams defeated the Mountain Lions 64 to 52. Will Johnson scored two points, Randy Jennings had 12, Scott Frye 10 with 18 rebounds, and Concord outrebounded 44-28 but totaled 19 turnovers. Shepherd's Chuck Hipp led with 15, Craig Dickson 13, George Walker 12, and Bob Dickman and Larry Caine added 10 each.
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Athens
Concord College Mountain Lions
Shepherd
Rams
Lions
Concord
Will Johnson
Randy Jennings
Scott Frye
Mountain Lions
Chuck Hipp
Craig Dickson
George Walker
Bob Dickman
Larry Caine
Story of the Week and Miscellany Fragments
A collection of light quips and lines features playful banter about marriage plans, professions, and daily life. Includes a note on grudge holding, early work successes, aging nerves, and economic satire, punctuated by humorous exchanges and famed last words.
Hokies Edge Old Dominion 91 88 in Norfolk showdown
Virginia Tech’s Dale Solomon, a 6 foot 8 freshman, poured in a career high 33 points to lift the unbeaten Gobblers to a 91 88 win over Old Dominion. Wayne Robinson 21, Les Henson 13 lead Tech while Ronnie Valentine 39 for ODU keeps it close. Free throw woes nearly cost Tech in final minutes.
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Dale Solomon
Virginia Tech
Old Dominion
Monarchs
Gobblers
Tech
Wayne Robinson
Les Henson
Ronnie Valentine
Ronnie McAdoo
Bobby Vaughan
Tommy Conrad
Solomon
Henson
Robinson
Reid
Ashford
Schneider
Bryan
Price
Valentine
McAdoo
Ray
Vaughan
Conrad
Adams
Branch
Kresinske
Ellis
Haithcock
ODU
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Fairmont West Guard
Melvin Rucker
Chris Myers DuPont Tackle
Tim Stephens Park
South
Udonnay
Eddie Saunders DuPont
Rucker
Curt Cignetti
Greg Salyers
Cignetti
West Virginia University
Frank Cignetti
Fairmont East
Jim Sullivan
Wva
West Virginia Sportswriters Association
Mfense
Parsons
Cole
Zopp Greenbrier
Wilhelm
Campbell
Fairmont
Young
Sissonville
Tallhammer
Little
Watson
Weir
Linear
Johnson
Ross
Weltri
Kicker
Mallory
Duffield
Adkins
Hyms
Wood
Grafton
Leason
Liberty
Thompson
Lopez
Saunders
Kirseher
St. Albans
Romeo
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Wines
Dale Rice
Jimmy Simon
Donahew
Romain
Phillip Barbour
Caristotle
Miller
Costelac
Lancoln
Cottrill
Knicely
Gorrell
Green
Garrison
Lanham
Kline
Curry
Fast Bank
Massinople
Oak Hill
Sam Hassen
Harrah
Bott
Dotson
Haught
Trickett
Martin
Romano
Washington Irving
Woolard
Leggett
Nicholas County
Sallee
Bryant
Surgeon
Petty
Tucker
Jennings
Dyer
Nicholas
Davis
Diehl
DeMarco
Burton
Romans
Een Morgan
Genette
Kicker — Marsh
Hersher
Ware
AAA
Brooke End
Tom Borich Park
Eddie Dyess Stonewall Tackle
Anthony Pachuta Beckley Tackle
Tim Westfall Nitro End
Geo
Roy Simms Elkins Back
Carl Lee S. Charleston
A-Blips
Daily Telegraph Sports
David Williams
Pam Lucado
Tammy Fan
Frye
Fay Ae
Stubby
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Foggy
Bert
Gert
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