G-Men Edge Lebanon for Alpha Classic Semifinal Bid
Graham defeats Lebanon 69 to 58 at Virginia High School Bearcat Den to reach Alpha Natural Resources Classic semifinals. Colby Hill scores 23 as Graham improves to 4-1 with strong defense and late run. Roman Workman and Tony Hood also chip in with double figure totals amid a back and forth first half.
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Colby Hill
Graham
Lebanon
Bearcat den
Virginia High School
Glynn Carlock
Austin Bollinger
Carlock
Roman Workman
Tony Hood
Thad Lambert
Owen Slate
Will Stamper
Ick Helton
Austin 3Ollinger
Pioneer
Honaker beats Marion 69 54 to open basketball season
Honaker Tigers win their first game 69 54 over Marion. Tanner Robinette racks 24 points and 15 rebounds while Hunter Lester adds 15 and Casey Dye 12. Marion’s Riley Blevins leads with 29 points as coach Chad Blevins notes a slow start and a switch to zone.
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Marcus Dunham
Tanner Robinette
Lebanon
Hunter Lester
Casey Dye
Riley Blevins
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Bears Grind Out 57 43 Victory Over Richlands
The Bears jumped to an 8-0 start and frustrated Richlands, who trailed throughout the game. Union earned a 57-43 win as Bryce Spears led with 14 points, followed by Ranshaun Noaks 13 and Tanner Hall 12. Luke Phillips scored 13 for Richlands and Cody Fuller 11.
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Union
Jody Fuller
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Ranshaun Noaks
Tanner Hall
Luke Phillips
Cody Fuller
Blue Tornado
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Smith
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Barnett
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Noaks
Hall
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Virginia High powers past John Battle 82 to 73
Castavas Davis scored 24 points to lead Virginia High as Trey Lang added 13 points six rebounds six assists and three steals. Kobe Clisby contributed 10 points with key offensive rebounds. Wesley Blaylock topped John Battle with 29 points.
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Bearcats
Virginia High
John Battle
Trey Lang
Kobe Clisby
Cats
Wesley Blaylock
WVU coaches weigh QB options for bowl game
West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen said Clint Trickett and Skyler Howard will both be prepared for the bowl, with a game time decision possible on the starter and rotation. Trickett has steady passing but a TD drought. Howard shows mobility and running threat. Dawson departs for Kentucky after bowl.
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Concord football MEC schedule released for 2015 season
MEC announces Concord University Mountain Lions will play 10 conference games, opening at West Liberty and hosting Fairmont State. Sept 26 visits Urbana, with future trips to Charleston, Notre Dame, Glenville State and UVa Wise. Season ends Nov 8 at West Virginia State with week off on 11. The schedule includes 13 Thursday games and Halloween clash with Glenville State.
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Anderson Leads Virginia Past Cleveland State Triumph
Justin Anderson poured 14 of his 16 points in the second half to lift No. 6 Virginia to a 70-54 win over Cleveland State after an 11 day layoff. Malcolm Brogdon added 16 and Anthony Gill 13 as the Cavaliers improved to 10-0. Trey Lewis led CSU with 18 points as the Vikings dropped to 5-6. Virginia hosts Harvard next, while CSU visits San Francisco.
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Justin Anderson
Virginia
Cleveland State
Malcolm Brogdon
Anthony Gill
Cavaliers
Harvard
Trey Lewis
Vikings
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Marial Shayok
Vinny Zollo
Mount Vernon
Sean Singletary
Cor) Alexander
San Francisco
Heart's 31 gives Richlands win over Grundy Lady Blues
Richlands beat Grundy 51 to 39 in a Southern Empire Conference contest as Montana Heart scored 31 points and led a late 18 to 3 run. Lane scored 14 for Grundy before fouling out, while Cassie Keene added 10 for Richlands and Olivia Harmon had 12.
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Richlands
Southern Empire
Montana Heart
Lady Blues
Emily Lane
Lady Wave
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Olivia Harmon
Lea
Dennis Palmer
Lane
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Craig Plymar
Harmon
Overton
Burton
Rinehart
Whited
Humprhey
Hess
Boyd
Sperry
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L Coleman
Caudill
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Owens
Peck
Hear
Gibson lands three year extension as WVU coach staff anchor
WVU defensive coordinator Tony Gibson signed a 2.1 million dollar three year contract extension on November 27 making him the program’s highest paid assistant. The deal pays 650 thousand in 2015, 750 thousand in 2016 and 700 thousand in 2017. Gibson, a Van native, vows to maintain stability as the Mountaineers prep for bowl season amid coaching staff changes.
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West Virginia University
Morgantown
Shannon Dawson
University of Kentucky
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Tony Gibson
Gibson
Kevin White
Orlando
Home Depot
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Alabama
Justice twins lead Summers County to early season success
Summers County star Whittney Justice earned Pocahontas Coal Association Bluefield Daily Telegraph girls Player of the Week after three games posting 86 points 18 rebounds 11 steals and nine assists helping the Bobcats to a 4-0 start and the Rogers Oil Classic title. Her twin Brittney added 41 points 34 rebounds 15 steals and nine assists in the same span.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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