Blues maul Towson in Holiday tourney rout
Bluefield State crushed visiting Towson State 110 to 94 at Brushfork in the Greater Bluefield Holiday Basketball Tournament. Keith Oakes led Bluefield with 23 points and 11 rebounds as the Big Blues shot 70 percent and built a 64 point first-half lead before holding off Towson’s late charge.
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Bluefield State
Towson State University of Maryland
Todd
Chase Williams
Bluefield
Blues
BSC
Oakes
Graham
Virginia
Harris
Chuck Lawler
Towson
Allen
Stewart
Tucker
Awler
Marrs
Teed
Holle
Willams
D Jones
Thomas
Blankenship
What
Gray Downs Blue Behind Mike Dunn
Gray defeats Blue 28-24 in the Blue Gray classic at Cramton Bowl as Duke quarterback Mike Dunn scores once and passes for another. Dunn’s 43-yard pass to Chris Hill sets up a go ahead touchdown after Blue takes a late lead, with Hill and Mayberry among key scorers.
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Tom Rozantz
William & Mary
Louisville
Nethan Poole
Dunn
Blue
Gray
Gray Poole
Rozantz
Henderson
Ray
Anderson
Klue
Spagnola
Smith Shea
Blue - Mayberry
Shea
Mayberry
Hill
Blue Gray
Gant
Smith
Poole
Teevens
Marler
Chronister
Gray Schoepter
Cobras Crush Twin Springs in 80 to 44 Victory
Council Cobras avenged an earlier 15 point defeat by Twin Springs, dominating 80 to 44 in a non district game. Four Cobras scored in double figures led by Greg Tiller with 24 and Marty Bostic 14. Terry Hartsock led Twin Springs with 20 points.
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Council
Council Cobras
Twin Springs
Skip Barton
Titans
Cobras
Black Diamond
Greg Tiller
Marty Bostic
Jeff Mathis
Rick Austin
Terry Hartsock
Hartsock
Porter
Dean
Stearns
Penley
R. Keith
Hillman
T. Keith
Dockery
Taylor
Tiller
Austin
O'quinn
Bostic
Mathis
Bedwell
Farmer
Breeding
Hale
Tigers Edge Grundy For 6259 Win At Mercer County
Princeton built an early 19 point lead then withstood Grundy’s late rally to win 62 59 at home. Lee Walker led Princeton with 21 points, Allen Williams 16, Mark Edwards 19 while Grundy’s Brad Goff converted 15 of 19 free throws and Steve Farmer added 10. The Tigers improved to 24 9. the Golden Wave fell to 9 9.
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Ray Lynch
Grundy
Princeton
Mercer County
Tiger
Lee Walker
Allen Williams
Mark Edwards
Brad Goff
Steve Farmer
Golden Wave
Walker
Tigers
Cowboys Open Playoffs With Falcons In NFC Clash
Dallas, defending champions, must elevate play to win a third Super Bowl as they host Atlanta in the NFC wild card. Denver visits Pittsburgh in the AFC opener. Los Angeles hosts Minnesota. Houston plays New England. Landry praises Atlanta’s defense and blitzing style as key playoff testing starts today.
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Hal Bock
Tom Landry
Dallas Cowboys
NFL
Landry
Cowboys
Atlanta Falcons
Denver
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
Minnesota
Houston
New England
Falcons
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Concord Rallies to Beat LMU in Bluefield Tourney
Concord College overcame a 12 point second half deficit to topple Lincoln Memorial University 75 48 in first round action of the Greater Bluefield Invitational at Brushfork Armory. Will Johnson led Concord with 21 points followed by Randy Jennings 17 and Will Frye 15 as Concord surged with 17 straight points to seize control and pull away in the final minutes. LMU struggled with 39.5 percent shooting in the first half and out rebounded 48 29 but could not match Concord’s second half accuracy.
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Concord
Scott Frye
Bradfork
Concord College Mountain
Will Johnson
Bluefield
Don Cuppett
Mountain Lions
Lincoln Memorial University
Concord College
Don Christie
Greater Bluefield
Will
Christie
Jones
Lincoln
Joey Fitzwater
Randy Jenning
Johnson
Jennings
Lions
Steve Marcee
SMU
Fitzwater
Frye
Dan Hibbard
Marcee
Ken Lowry
Ron Edwards
Graham
Lincoln Memorial
Lowry
LMU
WVU athletic director choice sparks state tie debate
The columnist argues West Virginia University passed over Sam Huff for athletic director, hiring a national figure tied to WVU president Gene Budig. The piece mocks the outsider pick, notes Huff’s lack of interview, and questions state loyalty while wishing the appointee luck. It also covers Dale Solomon’s Virginia Tech prospects and pro sports pay trends with quotes on salaries and recruiting.
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Sam Huff
Leland Byrd
Sam
Huff
Byrd
WVU
Gene Budig
Nebraska
Budiz
State University
West Virginia
Budig
West
Dale Solomon
Virginia Tech
Solomon
NCAA
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Penn
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Ellinghagsen
Hall
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Oh Mate
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Keith Brown
Dave Marler
Mississippi State
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Rosewall
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Pfister
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Dallas
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