Giles County tops Shawsville 68 to 48 in non-district game
Giles County pulls away late to defeat Shawsville 68 48 as Curtis Woods leads with 18 points and Todd Shrader adds 15. Shawsville led by Tim Linkous with 17. visitors dominate early, holding a 34 12 halftime edge.
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Pearlsburg
Giles County
Shawsville
Giles
Curtis Woods
Todd Shrader
Mike Davidson
Stanley Montgomery
Tim Linkous
Linkous
Reid
C. King
Welcher
Graham
Shawver
Co. Woods
Montgomery
Shrader
Andrews
Farmer
Widson
Shipman
Er. Woodeay
Jayvee
Hurley Rallies Past Jaeger 58 to 56 in Oaks County Rivalry
Hurley Rebels erased a 33 22 halftime deficit to edge Jaeger 58 56 at Jaeger High School. Chris Justus 20 points, T D Justus 14 and Mark Justus 11 led a 45 point team effort. Jaeger was paced by David Hart with 17 and Chuck Dotson with 14.
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Justus
Jaeger High School
Chris Justus
T.D. Justus
Mark Justus
Hurley
Rebels
Cubs
Kaeger
David Hart
Chuck Dotson
Jayvee
Laeger
Indians on Warpath OAKWOOD rally to beat Garden 75 69
Whitewood 7 1 improves to 7 1 with a 75 69 win over Garden 3 4 in the Black Diamond District. Terry Maxwell scored 26 points including 14 in the fourth quarter to reach 1 008 career points as Whitewood erased a 51 49 deficit. Tim Dotson added 22 and Alan Honaker 12 for the winners while Garden had four in double figures led by Greg Browning with 18. Whitewood hit 25 of 38 free throws to Garden 11 of 19.
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Oakwood
Terry Maxwell
Whitewood
Garden
Maxwell
Danny Yates
Indians
Tim Dotson
Alan Honaker
Greg Browning
Roger Dye
Dotson
Honaker
Goodman
Horne
Ward
Cole
Browning
Horn
Dye
Bolton
Hale
Jewell
Harman
Jayvee
Kentucky
California
Hallman
Boilermakers
Mustangs
Dave Piehler
Ollie Hoops
Southern Methodist
SMU
Brad Branson
Piehler
Carroll
Purdue
Wheeling
W.va
Chuck Hipp
Craig Battle
Shepherd College
Wheeling College
West Virginia
Hipp
Rams
Shepherd
Battle
Paul Mulholland
Ron Ferguson
Phil Lewton
Shepherd Lell
Chris Dixon
Green Wave Upset George Wythe In Narrow Victory
NARROWS Green Wave defeats George Wythe 59 to 57 on Friday night behind Todd Oney 14 points and Wayne Gautier 16. Crockett leads Wythe with 22 in a close loss as Narrows earns its third win against one loss.
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Narrows
Green Wave
George Wythe
Todd Oney
Wayne Gautier
Maroons
Chris Crockett
Oney
Gautier
Cook
Vns
Johnson
Fletcher
Willis
McPeak
Lester
Dupuis
Crockett
White
Bramwell Millionaires Top Herndon 74 71 in Close Clash
Bramwell Millionaires edge Herndon Indians 74 to 71 as Tolby Rose and Victor Smith each score 20. Lusk leads Indian effort with 27 points and 12 rebounds. | Bramwell coach Robert Wray seals second win with late-quarter surge in a high scoring Midwest tilt.
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Herndon
Bramwell Millionaires
Robert Wray
Herndon Indians
Tolby Rose
Victor Smith
Millionaires
Bill Lusk
Bramwell
Perry
Smith
Rose
Tabor
Keezan
Tipps
Tigers Roll 98-49 Over Hinton In Jayvee and Varsity Wins
Princeton Tigers opened the season with a 98-49 victory over winless Hinton led by 24 points from Mike Eads and 15 from Jimmy Miller and James DeWitt. Six Tigers hit double figures as they built a 52-24 halftime edge.
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Hinton
Princeton
Tigers
Mike Eads
Jimmy Miller
James DeWitt
Miller
Eads
St. Clair
Harman
DeWitt
Hansburger
Murray
Jenkins
Sharples tops Matoaka in season opener 76 66
Matoaka Indians place four in double figures but fall 76 to 66 as Sharples shoots 62 percent. Bruce Rogers leads Matoaka with 18 points and 7 rebounds, Gary Graham 19, while Adkins 26 and Brown 21 pace Sharples.
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Matoaka
Matoaka Indians
Sharples
Bruce Rogers
Gary Graham
Randy Godfrey
Dennis Shrewsbury
J. Adkins
D. Brown
Rogers
Shrewsbury
Graham
Godfrey
Moye
Shoda
Jesse
Jayvee
Lopez to defend WBC featherweight title vs Sanchez in Phoenix
World champion Danny Lopez of Alhambra will defend his WBC featherweight crown against top challenger Salvador Sanchez of Mexico City in Phoenix on February 2. Sanchez earns 25000 while Lopez receives 300000. The bout will be broadcast by CBS. Also on the card is Alberto Davila versus Javier Flores in a bantamweight matchup.
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Los Angeles
World Boxing Council
Danny
Lopez
Salvador Sanchez
Phoenix
Ariz
Alhambra
Calif
Don Georgino
Charleston seeks eighth member in American Football Association
Charleston has been tentatively accepted as the eighth member of the American Football Association a minor league playing May through September. If admitted Charleston would join teams in Shreveport Birmingham Louisville Jacksonville San Antonio Jackson and Charlotte with Laidley Field capacity 19000 eyed for home games.
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Charleston
W.va
American Football Association
Shreveport
Birmingham
Ala
Louisville
Jacksonville
Fla
San Antonio
Perry Moss
Charleston Rockets
Laidley Field
Underwood Earns NAIA All-American Honor for Fairmont State
Fairmont State College linebacker Tim Underwood from Rivesville earned second team NAIA All-American honors. He helped Fairmont finish 8-1-1 and claim the West Virginia Conference co-championship, becoming the lone WV Conference player on either first or second team. The 1979 NAIA squad featured dominance by the Lone Star Conference with Texas A&I among multiple honorees.
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Kansas City
Tim Underwood
Fairmont State College
Underwood
Rivesville
West Virginia
Fairmont
Texas A&i
Central State
Oklahoma
Andy Hawkins
Jafus White
Presbyterian
South Carolina
Clayto Burke
Roy Walker
Stephen F. Austin
Texas
Southwestern State
Austin
Carl Birdsong
Alonzo MccMillian
Western State of
Colorado
Charlie Thompson
Thompson
NAIA
McGinnis Suspension Stays Pending Hearing
NBA Commissioner Larry O'Brien has stayed the 10 day suspension on Denver Nuggets forward George McGinnis. A hearing is set for 2 p.m. EST next Thursday to review the case.
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NEW York
National Basketball Association
Larry O’brien
Denver Nuggets
George McGinnis
NBA
Collins undergoes foot surgery for bone spur removal
Doug Collins of the Philadelphia 76ers had surgery to remove bone spurs from the navicular bones in both feet and a bone spur from the right ankle. Dr. Joseph Torg performed the operation at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
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Philadelphia
Doug Collins
Philadelphia 76Ers
National Basketball Association
Joseph Torg
Collins
University of Pennsylvania
Banks Of Duke Goes To Trial
Eugene Banks of Duke, a starting forward for the No. 1 team, faces a January 14 trial for failing to appear on a traffic charge. Police say he was cited for driving 61 mph in a 45 mph zone in Wake County. Banks contends he was not driving and that the other driver lacked a license. The Duke squad was in Providence for a basketball tournament.
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N.C
Eugene Banks
Duke
Banks
Wake County
Providence
R.J
J. Randolph Riley
Semeta Lifts Eagles In Three Overtimes Upset
Charleston's Rich Semeta banked a 30-foot buzzer beater to topple Eastern Kentucky 68 67 after three overtimes. Semeta also forced a second overtime with a 20-foot heave as Turk Tillman of EKU, the nations leading scorer, fouled out after scoring 24.
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West Virginia
West Virginia University
Marshall University
College of Steubenville
Ohio
Charleston
W.va
Rich Semeta
University of Charleston
Eastern Kentucky
James “Turk” Tillman
Golden Eagles
Crosby, Ritchey win major college football honors
Arizona's Cleveland Crosby is a senior tackle and leading defensive scorer for the Wildcats, drawing NFL interest after 83 tackles. NC State center Jim Ritchey, All American, wins the Jacobs Blocking Trophy, awarded by the Greenville Touchdown Club in January for ACC linemen.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Pittsburgh
Arizona
Wildcats
Cleveland Crosby
Crosby
University of Arizona
Pitt
Mark May
May
Panthers
Clinton
S.C
North Carolina State
Jim Ritcher
Hinckley
Ohio
Jacobs
William and
Hugh Jacobs
Greenville
Jacobs Brothers
William P. Jacobs
Eagles Sweep Fries in 92 58 Victory at Rocky Gap
Rocky Gap Eagles coached by Charlie Puckett move to 1979-80 start with a 92 to 58 win over Fries. Kenny Klimaitis scores 30, Rich Hawkins adds 14 with six rebounds seven steals and five assists as the Eagles pull away in the third quarter. Mike Shaffner leads Fries with 23.
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Rocky Gap
Rich Hankins
Fries
Frankie Fortner
Hankins
Fortner
Eagles
Wildcats
Rocky Gap Eagles
Charlie Puckett
Kenny Klimaitis
Rich Hawkins
Mike Shaffner
St Paul edges Council 52 51 in district upset
St Paul defeats Council 52 51 in a Black Diamond District game. Cobras led 13 2 early but faded as St Paul’s Stan Banner scored 19, Ward 16, Reedy 10 to complete the comeback. Council’s Bostic 16 and Mathis 13 paced the losers.
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St. Paul
Stan Banner
Council
Cobras
Jeff Mathis
Banner
Jimmy Ward
Regan Reedy
Reedy
Kiser
Ward
Sifford
Jayvee
Haysi Rips Pocahontas 91 82 in shootout win
Haysi improves to 3-0 and leads Black Diamond District by defeating Pocahontas 91-82. Five starters reach double figures led by Adam Wampler with 24 and Ronnie Kennedy 31 for Pocahontas. Sutherland grabs 16 rebounds as Haysi shoots 51 percent and adds 43 total boards.
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Haysi
Black Diamond
Pocahontas
Tigers
Adam Wampler
Jeff Sutherland
Terry Woods
Royce Owens
Reed Owens
Larry Compton
Ronnie Kennedy
Kennedy
Mullin
Bowman
French
Dillon
Odham
Barnhill
Woods
Ro. Owens
Wampler
Sutherland
Re. Owens
Rasnick
Childers
Jayvee
Williamson halves blaze past Northfork 80 51 for boys basketball win
Williamson, ranked seventh AAA, defeated top-ranked Class AA Northfork 80 to 51 on Friday. Donald Hairston led with 26 points and 20 rebounds for Williamson, while Curtis Townes added 19 and Jimmy Barker 10. Northfork trailed 41-22 at halftime and failed to place a double figure scorer, as Quentin Crenshaw and Jesse Fields each had eight. Northfork falls to 0-1, Williamson to 2-0.
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Williamson
Northfork
Wolfpack
Blue Demons
Quentin Crenshaw
Jesse Fields
Donald Hairston
Curtis Townes
Jimmy Barker
Brown
Foster
Spencer
Boyd
Crenshaw
Fields
Glenn
Burnham
White & Williamson
Hairston
Schwartz
Barker
C Townes
Fletcher
Heflin
R Townes
Watson
Mullens Rebels Reach Christmas Tourney Final in 72 50 Win
Mullens defeats Pineville 72 to 50 to reach tonight's championship against Lenore Rangers after Lenore beat East Preston. Mullens stars Jerry Thomas 21 points Eddie Cordell 18 and Terry Echols 15 while Pineville's Laxton and McGraw lead with double figures. East Preston and Pineville to clash in consolation at 7 p.m.
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Mullens Agate
Mullens Rebels
Pineville
Lenore Rangers
East Preston
Mullens
Jerry Thomas
Terry Echols
Eddie Cordell
Lacy
Thomas
Echols
Cordell
Finney
Lookabill
Longanacre
Rangers reach Mullens invitational final with 66 55 win
Lenore Rangers defeated East Preston Eagles 66 to 55 to advance to the Mullens Christmas Tournament final against host Mullens. Key scorers included Hall 32 points for Lenore and May 8 points for East Preston, with Lenore holding a steady fourth quarter to pull away.
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Mullens
Lenore Rangers
Preston Eagles
Purdue Beats SMU In Kentucky Invitational Opener
Purdue rode 16 points from Edmonson Carroll and Hallman to an 85-60 win over SMU as Kentucky scheduled California in the nightcap. SMU trimmed early deficit to within 9, but Purdue pulled away in the second half with Carroll finishing strong and Branson's late scoring.
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Lexington
Keith Edmonson
Joe Barry Carroll
Annette Hallman
Purdue
Southern Methodist
University of Kentucky
Holiday Bowl halftime shows Indiana leading BYU
At halftime Friday night Indiana led Brigham Young 17 to 14 in the second annual Holiday Bowl.
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Indiana
Brigham Young
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