Beaver Edges Mount View In Tight 66 60 Victory
Beaver upsets Mount View 66 to 60 as Nick Amaker pulls down 12 rebounds and Sammy Jones posts 22 points. Marco Dowell, off the bench, sparks Beaver with clutch second half baskets and free throws to seal the win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Martin
Sammy Jones
Marco Dowell
Beaver
Beavers
Dowell
Mount View
George Sawyers
Carl Jackson
Powell
Jackson
Gravely
Sawyers
Thomas
Bushnell
R. Jones
Joyce
Amaker
Martin
Smalls
S. Jones
White
G Hurt
Goff Sets Scoring Record in Bearcats Win at Grundy
Brad Goff became Grundy High School's alltime scoring leader with 1 005 career points by scoring 31 against Virginia High Friday night. The Bearcats defeated Virginia High 78 to 70 as Goff's 1 000th point halted the game briefly. Hess 12 and Farmer 10 supported Goff, while Sneed 29 and Worley 21 led Virginia High.
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Grundy
Brad Goff
Grundy High School
Virginia High
Bearcats
Goff
Sneed
Worley
Hackley
Tender
Carter
Jenkins
Hess
Farmer
Rife
Church
Keene
Mullins
Green Dragons Triumph Over St. Paul 69-55
Garden built a large halftime lead and dominated St. Paul 69 to 55 as five Garden starters scored in double figures. Standouts included McClanahan 16 Hall 14 Lester 13 Hylton 10 and Shortridge 12 with 17 rebounds. Reedy led St. Paul with 16 points while Kilgore and Banner added 14 and 10. Garden also won 47-31 in the Jayvee game and hosts Richlands next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden
Green Dragons
St. Paul
Mark McClanahan
Wayne Hall
Bobby Lester
Larry Shortridge
John Hylton
Shortridge
Regan Reedy
Phil Kilgore
Stan Banner
Richlands Tonight
Banner
Reedy
Kiser
Lewis
Kilgore
Gregory
Ward
McClanahan
Hall
Lester
Hylton
C. Harman
J Harman
Bolton
Elkins
Cobras Rally Past Indians In 83 75 Victory
Whitewood hosts a Friday night matchup as Council Cobras erase a 7-0 deficit to beat Whitewood 83-75. Rick Austin led with 23 points, Jim O'Quinn added 20, Marty Bostic 13, while Terry Maxwell poured in 29 for Whitewood and Rocky Cole had 19.
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Whitewood
Council Cobras
Rick Austin
Jim O’quinn
Marty Bostic
Greg Tiller
Terry Maxwell
Shawsville Tops Bland In High-Scoring District Clash
Shawsville shot 64 percent from the field to roll past Bland 77 to 63 in the Mountain Empire District. Bland's Victor Groseclose led all scorers with 27 points while Theron Newberry and Mark Compton added 18 and 12 for Bland.
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Bland
Shawsville Swanees
Mountain Empire District
Victor Groseclose
Theron Newberry
Mark Compton
Shawsville
Trussel
Linkous
Reid
East
Reese
Young
King
Twine
Shawver
Ollis
Huff
Vishneski
Groseclose
Newberry
Foster
Hoge
Compton
Mullens Defeats Liberty Behind Stewart's 32 Points
Mullens surged to a 92-75 victory over Liberty as Willie Stewart sat out much of the second half but still scored 32. Mullins shot 61 percent and dominated the boards 38-27 while Terry Echols added 13 and Tom Halsey 11. Ron Allen led Liberty with 17 points.
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Mullens
Willie Stewart
Liberty
Mullins
Rebels
Stewart
Echols
Wilson
Thomas
Halsey
Caldwell
Kirk
Lookabill
Finney
A. Wilson
Cook
Kelly
Allen
Buchanan
Lester
Rase
Henderson
Griffith
Daniel
Farley
Hall
Totals
George Wythe Triumphs Past Christiansburg in NY District Clash
George Wythe Maroons held off Christiansburg 54 to 47 in the New River District game. Steve Lester led with 19 points and 10 rebounds, Ernie Smith added 15, Chris Crockett 11, while David Cox scored 20 for the losers. Wythe improves to 11-9 overall and 9-4 in the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wytheville
George Wythe Maroons
Christiansburg
New River District
Steve Lester
Ernie Smith
Chris Crockett
David Cox
George Wythe
Cox
Chapin
Linkous
Cochran
Callahan
Beechler
C. Crockett
Wood
Lester
S. Crockett
Smith
McPeak
Herndon Nips Bramwell In Late Bittersweet Win
Jesse Lester hit a last second jumper to lift Herndon 84 83 over Bramwell. Thaxton scored 35 for Bramwell while Rose added 31, with Lusk 24 and Gentry 16 for Herndon. Bramwell led late but Herndon shot 59 percent and edged the Millionaires in a tight battle.
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Bramwell
Jesse Lester
Herndon
Lester
Dewayne Thaxton
Tolby Rose
The
Millionaires
Bill Lusk
Ken Gentry
Tim Woody
Fink
Lusk
Woody
Gentry
Thaxton
Fuller
Rose
Keezan
Tabor
Smith
Centre Alumnus Homer Rice Led Bengals Coach Career
Centre College product Homer Rice, a Little All-America quarterback in the late 1940s, later served as a coach for the Cincinnati Bengals, shaping early team strategy and development.
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Homer Rice
Cincinnati Bengals
Centre College
Patrick Henry Beats Graham 57-54 In District Thriller
Patrick Henry edges Graham 57 to 54 in Southwest District play. Patrick Henry led by Tony Byrd with 19 points while Graham’s Tim Moore scored 18. Graham built a 14-12 first quarter lead, but PH answered to lead 29-24 at halftime and 43-35 through three. Graham narrowed late but PH held on. Jayvee PH also won 51-35.
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Martin
Billy White
Sawyers
Jones
Amaker
Gravely
Mount View
Andrew Thomas
Jackson
Jerry Powell
Dowell
Beaver
Glade Spring
Patrick Henry
Graham Gmen
Tim Moore
Estel Singleton
John Quintier
Tony Byrd
Graham
Moore
Boone
Eton
Quintier
Sherrock
Byrd
Johnson
Watson
Welch
Foster
Edmondson
Arrington
Ferris
Patrick Heary
Rouwus
Northfork Blue Demons edge Beckley 72 70 in tense finish
Northfork Blue Demons, top AA team, rally from late deficit to beat Beckley Flying Eagles 72 70 at Brushfork Armory. Russell Todd scores 32, Kenny White and Walter Smith contribute, and Todd seals win with two late free throws as Beckley misses final bonus. Jayvee Beckley tops 71 70.
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Brushfork Armory
Jennings Boyd
Northfork Blue Demons
Beckley
Flying Eagles
Northfork
Russell Todd
Kenny White
Todd
Eagles
Mike Ross
Blue Demons
Rick Wilson
Wilson
Demons
Logan
Princeton
O'Neil
O'dell
Ross
Borders
Kidd
Cdgerton
Flynn
Brown
Foster
Smith
Spencer
White
Oceana Beats Pineville In Wyoming County Clash
Oceana top four in double figures to beat Pineville 70 67. Clay Morgan spearheaded with 25 points, Wes Toler 16, Chris Davis 14, Binky Morgan 12 as Oceana eroded a first half deficit with a strong fourth period. Pineville leaders Phil Cooke and Terry Wright each scored 20.
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Oceana
Pineville
Wyoming County
Indians
Clay Morgan
Wes
Toler
Chris Davis
Binky Morgan
Phil Cooke
Terry Wright
Curt Warner
Gesans
Bird Flare Upsets A&M Fans as ISU Win Looms
Indiana State star Larry Bird scored 37 as the 2nd ranked Sycamores beat New Mexico State 91 89 in overtime. Bird toppled into the stands chasing a layup and a clash with Aggie fans followed. No ejects. one student treated for a facial cut.
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Las Cruces
N.M
Indiana State
Larry Bird
New Mexico State University
Aggies
Aggie
Sycamores
Bird
New Mexico State
Jeff Coy
Coy
Keith Griffith
Kob-Tv
Albuquerque
Griffith
Wolfpack rally past Hokies for 97 88 win in NC
North Carolina State led by as many as 15 after trailing 10 in the first half to defeat Virginia Tech 97 88 in Charlotte. Whitney 27 points, Austin 17, Warren 16 powered NC State as Hokies Solomom led VT with 26 in the loss.
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Charlotte
N.C
Hawkeye Whitney
Clyde Austin
Tony Warren
North Carolina State
Virginia Tech
N.C. State
Whitney
Kendal Pinder
Wolfpack
Solomon
Price
Robinson
Reid
Ashford
Henson
Schneider
Hillenbrand
Bryan
Scott
Pinder
Watts
Austin
Warren
Jones
Matthews
Nevitt
Parzych
Furman Upsets No 4 North Carolina Behind Daniel’s 29
Furman defeats North Carolina 83 to 70 in a Friday night college basketball upset. Al Daniel scores 29 as Furman shoots near 55 percent and guards a 73 40 lead late. NC state vs Virginia Tech followed in the North South doubleheader.
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Charlotte
N.C
Furman
al Daniel
North Carolina
Paladins
Daniel
North Carolina State
Virginia Tech
N.C. State
Walsh steps in as Nuggets interim coach after Brown resigns
38-year-old lawyer Donnie Walsh becomes interim head coach for the Denver Nuggets as Larry Brown resigns for health reasons. Brown, 38, cited chest pains and tension, plans to stay with the team briefly in a scouting role before severing ties.
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Denver
Donnie Walsh
Walsh
Denver Nuggets
National Basketball Association
Larry Brown
Nuggets
Brown
Carl Scheer
North Carolina
American Basketball Association
NBA
San Diego
Scheer
Borg Advances To Richmond Tennis Classic Quarterfinals
Top seed Bjorn Borg crushed Pat DuPre 6 1 6 2 while Guillermo Vilas defeated Tim Wilkison 6 2 6 2 in Richmond. Other quarterfinal matches pitted John McEnroe against Ilie Nastase and Brian Gottfried against Arthur Ashe as DuPre fought to press Borg with six early break opportunities.
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Richmond
Bjorn Borg
Sweden
Pat DuPre
Guillermo Vilas
Argentina
Tim Wilkison
John McEnroe
Ilie Nastase
Brian Gottfried
Arthur Ashe
DuPre
Stanford
la Jolla
Calif
Manuel Orantes
Borg
Princeton Beats Greenbrier East 58 40 in Texas- style thriller
Princeton Tigers overpower Greenbrier East Spartans 58 to 40 as Lee Walker leads with 18 points and Eddie McKay contributes a 20 foot jumper at the opening. Williams tabs 14 rebounds while Miller adds 10 points as Princeton climbs to 9-2.
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Ray Lynch
Princeton
Allen Williams
Princeton Tigers
Greenbrier East Spartans
Tigers
Williams
Spartans
Lee Walker
Jimmy Miller
Eddie McKay
Walker
Doug Beard
Tim Calhoun
McKay
Greenbrier East
Narrows Over Galax In New River District Thriller
Narrows sprinted to an 82 47 victory over Galax as four players hit double figures led by Keith Lucas with 24 points. Todd Oney and Wayne Evans contributed 18 each, Steve Thornton 14, while Galax’ Mark Quesenberry had 27 in the loss. Narrows improves to 11-5 on the season.
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Narrows
New River District
Galax
Bill Patteson
Keith Lucas
Todd Oney
Wayne Evans
Steve Thoronton
Mark Quesen
Hamden
Sornet
Carico
Taterend
Cues
Underwood
Lucas
Oney
Thornton
Evans
Simpkins
Gautier
Cook
Johnston
Peterstown Pirates roll past Talcott 69 to 52 in league win
Peterstown with four players in double figures led Talcott 69 to 52 Friday night. Joe Brown 16, Mike Smith 14, Steve Newberry 14, and Jimmy Jackson 11 fueled a 68 percent first half and 56 percent second half. Wynes led Talcott with 17. junior high also won 59 to 35.
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Talcott
Peterstown Pirates
Joe Brown
Peterstown
Mike Smith
Steve Newberry
Jimmy Jackson
Pirates
Wynes
Smith
Newberry
Jackson
Brown
Robertson
Ballard
Edens
Miller
Huffman
Lane
Mann
Big Creek wins three in quadrangular wrestling meet
Big Creek Owls defeated Huntington East 32-21 Scott 53-10 and Logan 46-18. Huntington East had two wins and Logan one. Individual results include forfeit wins and several decisions with wrestlers from Big Creek, Huntington East, and Logan across weights from 98 to 185 pounds, noting several pins and a few forfeits in the event.
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Logan
Big Creek Grapplers
Owls
Huntington East
Scott
Big Creek
Ritchie
Shandor
Reese
Collins
Wingo
Drew Gast
Atkins
Pecemey
Easley
Bello
Doll
Rowe
Michaels
Foster
Watkins
Russell
Beavers
Baylor
Minor
Wooley
Maske Big Creek Scott
Gibson
Fitchie
Price
Thornsbury
Holston
Smoot
Miller
Kitchens
Bender
Bvyler
Unlimited Wooley
Pi Riley
Creek
Belle
Dot
Curry
Crane
Canterburry
Scarbe
Meade
Moore
Jaeger Triumphs Over Hurley 69 53 in Friday Night Showdown
Jaeger leapt to a second win of the season behind Charles Walker's 26 points as Hurley struggled with turnovers. Hurley outshot the Cubs but trailed 69-53 with David Hart and Jeff Workman reaching double figures. The Cubs also won the earlier preliminary 57-36 and will reschedule the snowed-out game with Hurley for Wednesday.
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Ad- Burress
Hurley
Jaeger
Charles Walker
Cubs
David Hart
Jeff Workman
Jackie
Matoaka Clips Montcalm in high-scoring win
Matoaka led by Mike Davis with 45 points powering a 90 to 78 victory over Montcalm. Davis hit 18 field goals and 9 free throws as Matoaka built a strong early lead, with Dale Lucado pacing Montcalm's effort and Rod Shrewsbury adding 16 for the losers.
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Matoaka
Mike Davis
Matoaka Ito
Montcalm
Davis
Indians
Kenny Clisso
Dale Lucado
Rod Shrewsbury
Montcalm Cariing
Scott
Mack
Clisso
Beavers
Graham
Moye
Angle
Rogers
RK. Shrewsbury
Lucado
Blevins
Conley
O'Donnell
J Shrewsbury
Jons Matoaka
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St. Paul Garden
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Walter Smith
Jesse Fields
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Rich Yonaker
al Wood
John Virgil
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Tiger
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J Walker
Heston
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NEW York
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John Robinson
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O.J. Simpson
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