Oklahoma star Sam Bradford leads AP Football Player of the Year vote
The AP Football Player of the Year ballot shows Sam Bradford of Oklahoma leading with 27 votes, edging Tim Tebow of Florida who has 17 and Colt McCoy of Texas with 2. Michael Crabtree of Texas Tech has 1 vote in the tally.
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AP Football
Sam Bradford
Oklahoma
Tim Tebow
Florida
Colt McCoy
Texas
Michael Crabtree
Texas Tech
Muncy Named AP All Group AA Receiver for 2008
All-state Tazewell senior Matt Muncy earned second-team honors on Virginia's 2008 All-Group AA football list released by The Associated Press. The 6-foot-4, 205-pound receiver and back posted 17.1 yards per catch on 32 receptions, plus 817 rushing yards at 5.8 per carry during a 9-3 Bulldogs season and scored 104 points, accounting for 35 percent of the team's total.
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Matt Muncy
Virginia
Associated Press
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College men basketball schedule and high school pairings
Tonight's games feature Radford at West Virginia Hampton at Virginia and Marshall at Dayton all at 7 p.m. High school boys include Jaeger at Burch Princeton at George Washington Summers County at Mount Hope Marion at Richlands Twin Valley at St. Paul. Girls include PikeView at Princeton Summers County at Midland Trail Greenbrier West Tournament with Bluefield James Monroe Greater Beckley Christian and Greenbrier West. Consolation at 7 p.m. Championship around 8 30 p.m.
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Radford
West Virginia
Hampton
Virginia
Marshall
Dayton
Jaeger
Burch
Princeton
George Washington
Summers County
Mount Hope
Marion
Richlands
Twin Valley
St. Paul
PikeView
Midland Trail
Greenbrier West
Bluefield
James Monroe
Greater Beckley Christian
Patterson, Meeks pace Kentucky in rout of Tennessee State
Patterson led Kentucky with a career high 33 points and 11 rebounds while Jodie Meeks added 32 as UK beat Tennessee State 102-58. Ohio State freshman B J Mullens scored 18 as No. 15 OSU defeated UNC Asheville 83-59. Notre Dame’s Luke Harangody had 23 points 13 rebounds in an 81-49 win over Savannah State. Wake Forest improved to 11-0 with a 95-54 win over East Carolina.
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Huntington High
Patrick Patterson
Jodie Meeks
Kentucky
Tennessee State
Ohio State
B.J. Mullens
Buckeyes
UNC
Asheville
Luke Harangody
Notre Dame
Fighting Irish
Savannah State
Wake Forest
East Carolina
Landesberg Wins ACC Rookie of the Week Again
Sylven Landesberg of Virginia earned ACC rookie of the week for the third time this season. The freshman led the Cavaliers in scoring against Longwood and Auburn, averaging 21 points and 7.5 rebounds.
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Sylven Landesberg
Virginia
Cavaliers
Longwood
Auburn
Giants Run Game Powers OT Win Over Panthers
Derrick Ward ran 215 yards on the Giants season high 301 as New York beat Carolina 34-28 in overtime. The Giants stated their identity as a run-first team with a 34-28 OT victory.
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New York Giants
Derrick Ward
Giants
Carolina Panthers
Princeton Tigers Open Season Against George Washington
Princeton coach Ernie Gilliard brings a youthful Tigers lineup to a road test versus an undefeated George Washington team. He cites the benefit of a season-opening game before the holiday tournament and notes two seniors aboard with several promising underclassmen ready to prove themselves. The team hosts the First Community Bank Holiday Classic at PSHS gym, with Bluefield and Princeton commonly meeting for the title.
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Princeton Tigers
George Washington
Gilliard
Princeton
Austin Harris
Brandon Lafferty
Tigers
PSHL
PSHS
Bluefield
Tazewell Bulldogs look to improve with defense emphasis
AZEWELL Va. Lee Walker in his fifth year as Tazewell boys basketball coach cites defense as the key to turning around an 0-4 start after losses to Oak Hill Academy Hurley and Kentucky foes Phelps East Ridge. He notes players' effort and the new regional playoff format could spark a return to basketball tradition in the area.
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Azewell
Lee Walker
Tazewell
Walker
Bulldogs
Oak Hill Academy
Hurley
Rebels
Kentucky
Phelps
East Ridge
Princeton
Bluefield College
Future of Mount View girls hoops in jeopardy
Mount View coach Harold Smith faces a shrinking roster as his girls basketball team falls to seven players after starting with 14 at practice. The Mount View squad has dropped four straight games by margins of 67 34 19 and 23, with only two players having prior organized basketball experience.
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Wyoming
Harold Smith
Smith
Mount View
Bluefield
Bland County routs Rural Retreat in non-district game
Kyle Kennedy led Bland County with 22 points including five of the Bears ten 3-pointers in a 68-35 win over Rural Retreat at Rocky Gap High School. Kris Kennedy added 17 points with four 3s, as Bland County improves to 3-3 and prepares to face George Wythe in the Fort Chiswell Christmas tourney.
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Ocky Gap
Kyle Kennedy
Bland County
Bears
Rocky Gap High School
Kris Kennedy
Aaron Blankenship
George Wythe
Fort Chiswell
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