Bluefield Wins, Concord Loses In Tournament
In the 14th Annual Bluefield State Invitational, Ron Kidd sank two free throws with 18 seconds left in the second overtime to lift Bluefield State over West Virginia State 73-66. Shepherd topped Concord 82-73 as Tracy Poindexter left with a knee injury, while Charlie Tribble sparked WV State’s late rallies.
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Grundy defeats Richlands in district clash 70 to 57
Grundy outscored Richlands 22 10 in the fourth quarter to secure a Southwest District win. Jimmy Hess and Marty Stapleton led Grundy with 37 points, while Barry Yost scored 20 for Richlands. Grundy shot 58 percent, Richlands 35, and Grundy also won the junior varsity game 40 31.
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Mountaineers Beat Manhattan In Mountaineer Classic Opener
West Virginia defeated Manhattan 73 to 42 to reach the Mountaineer Classic title game behind 15 points from Greg Jones as the Mountaineers built early leads. LIU, led by Riley Clarida’s 6 7 forward performance, won 82 72 over East Carolina in the other first round.
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Owls and Big Creek Wrestle Double Header Split
SHADY SPRING The Big Creek Owls split four matches to move to 2-4 on the season. BC topped Independence forfeit and earned decisive pins and decisions in a 51 18 win. Shady Spring and BC traded wins and forfeits across weights as teams from West Virginia and nearby districts competed in a dense, multi-match report.
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Peterstown Edges Spanishburg In Season Opener Closer
Bruce Bales hit a 20 foot buzzer beater to lift Peterstown over Spanishburg 53 to 51. Todd Smith led Peterstown with 17 points while Bales added 11. Donald Crawford had 15 for Spanishburg and a game high 9 rebounds.
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Mullens top Liberty in season opener 73 60
Mullens Rebels beat Liberty 73 to 60 as Herbie Brooks scores 31 and Carl Patterson 15. Mullens leads 37 29 at half. Liberty struggles to threaten and falls to 0 1.
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Narrows Nips Blacksburg 67-66 in OT Thriller
Narrows edges Blacksburg 67-66 after a 7-6 OT period. Mike Burton scores 34 with 16 of 18 from the line and 13 rebounds to lift Narrows to 2-0, while Neal Callung adds 18 as Blacksburg drops to 0-1 in a tightly contested prep matchup.
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George Wythe Beats Giles 57 54 In District Play
Norman Lee and Edmund Pendleton combined for 37 points leading George Wythe to a 57 54 win over Giles. Greg Mance and Mark Chapman each scored 20 for Giles, with other box score details showing early 2000s era notation and incomplete entries.
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Hale Powers Honaker Powers Honaker Tigers top Rural Retreat 60 49
Hale powered Honaker with 23 points and 18 rebounds to beat Rural Retreat 60 49. Pruner added 12 as Honaker pulled down 46 rebounds to Rural Retreat 35 and improved to 4 1 overall, 1 1 in district. Rural Retreat 3 2, 2 1.
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Rocky Gap Cruises Past Independence 73 to 44
Rocky Gap jumped out to a 39-25 halftime margin and dominated Independence 73-44 in Friday scholastic basketball. Rich Hawkins led with 20 points while Gary Morehead added 13 and Nick Puckett 12 as Hankins grabbed 11 rebounds for Rocky Gap.
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Floyd Buffaloes edge Bland 71–67 in MEC battle
Ronnie Saunders scored 33 as Floyd County beats Bland 71 to 67 to move to 4-0 in the Mountain Empire District. Mark Newberry led Bland with 21 while Todd Hoge added 11. Bland missed six foul shots. Bland led until the final stretch, but Floyd pulled away in the last three minutes. Bland also won the jayvee 46-44.
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Whitewood Indians coast to win to reach Powell Valley semifinals
Whitewood, ranked power, defeated Norton 73 to 46 to advance to tonight's Powell Valley Invitational semifinals. Danny Yates' Indians led 34 to 10 at halftime as Ronnie Ward scored 19, Tim Dotson 17, and Ken Hayes 14, with Whitewood players filling the scoring column and Norton unable to threaten.
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