Wreckage Found of Plane Carrying SWC Officials
Wreckage found near Wimberley Texas believed to be a small plane missing since Friday carried two Southwest Conference basketball officials. Jerry Neely and Bill Horlen died in the crash. Civil Air Patrol and Ft. Sam Houston helicopter crews located two bodies after bad weather hampered searches.
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Wimberley
Jerry Neely
San Marcos
Texas
Bill Horlen
San Antonio
Edinburg
Civil Air Patrol
Ft. Sam Houston
Montcalm dominates Matoaka 78 60 in scholastic clash
Montcalm jumped to a 35 22 halftime lead and held on for a 78 60 victory over Matoaka. Randy Jennings led Montcalm with 27 points on 13 of 14 free throws, while Randall Basham added 23 and Mike Shrewsbury 10. Matoaka, led by Mike Davis with 17, struggled at the line converting 6 of 12. Montcalm improves to 13 1, next facing Herndon at Brushfork Armory. Matoaka drops to 8 4 and hosts Spanishburg then Oceana.
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Montcalm
Matoaka
Generals
Randy Jennings
Randall Basham
Will Robinson
Mike Shrewsbury
Mike Davis
Joe Allen
Mike Lee
Herndon
Brushfork Armory
Spanishburg
Oceana
M— Montcalm
R. Jennings
Basham
Shrewsberry
Robinson
M. Jennings
Mark Lee
Hartwell
Davis
Brooks
Phillips
Scott
Whitewood Rally Stuns Council in CVD Clash
Whitewood roared back in the final period to beat Council 67 to 42 in Clinch Valley District action. Joe Maxwell led Whitewood with 23 points followed by Terry Maxwell with 20 and Rocky Cole 14 as the Indians improved to 11-1 in league play while Council dropped to 7-8 overall and 7-6 in the district.
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Whitewood
Clinch Valley
Council
Indians
Cobras
CVD
Joe Maxwell
Terry Maxwell
Rocky Cole
Jeff Brown
Mike Nuckles
Robbie Tiller
Concil
Haysi
Big Creek
Tse Whitewood
J. Maxwell
Cole
Brown
T. Maxwell
Mullins
Herndon Dominates Athens In 95 75 Victory
Herndon led by Jesse Lester 29 and Mike Sandy 27 rolled past Athens 95 to 75 at home. Oscar Farley topped the Trojans with 19 as teammates Weitzel 16 Cottle 13 Spencer 11 Duncan 10 chased the Indians. Athens noted 33 of 48 free throws to Herndon 33 48.
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Herndon
Jesse Lester
Mike Sandy
Athens
Lester
Indians
Sandy
Tim Woody
Jeff Bailey
Oscar Farley
Trojans
Danny Weitzel
Tor Cottle
Billy Spencer
Tim Duncan
Carmen Stauffer
BO Athens
Bailey
Lusk
Woody
Mills
Weitzel
Cottle
Farley
Cook
Duncan
Spencer
Presley
NASA
White
Hagerman
Barber
Marshall Advances Past VMI 88-71 in SoCon Clash
Freshman Ken Labanowski scores 28 as Marshall beat VMI 88-71, despite key players out with flu. The Herd, trailing after a tight first half, pulled away after intermission behind strong 14 points from Harley Major and 13 from Danny Hall. VMI, led by Ron Carter and Dennis Johnson, kept pace in the second half but could not overcome Marshall’s early second-half surge.
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Strat Dou
Huntington
W.va
Ken Labanowski
Marshall
VMI
Herd
Keydets
Stu Aberdeen
Greg Young
Bun
Dave Montgomery
Ron Carter
Labanowski
Harley Major
Frank Steele
Danny Hall
Dennis Johnson
Montgomery
Aberdeen
Hall
Danny
Carter
Salmond
Lombard
Johnson
Kolesar
Goode
Nienaus
Shepherd Upsets Fairmont In WV Conference Clash
Joe Spencer's late layup lifted Shepherd to a 63-62 upset over league leader Fairmont. Shepherd trailed 37-28 at halftime but shot 76.2 percent in the second half as Spencer led with 20 points and Koepke added 14. Fairmont's Kevin Claudio had 18 and Paul Brownlee 16.
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Fairmont
W.va
Joe Spencer
Shepherd
West Virginia
Craig Battle
Spencer
John Koepke
Kevin Claudio
Paul Brownlee
Davis & Elkins tops West Virginia Tech 82 72 in WV Conference
Harold Cooper scored 16 points for Davis and Elkins College as they beat West Virginia Tech 82-72. John Morgan led Tech with 17 points. Tech stood 6-12 overall and 4-10 in the conference while D and E moved to 8-12 overall and 4-9 in the league.
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Elkins
W.va
Harold Cooper
Davis & Elkins College
West Virginia Tech
West Virginia
John Morgan
Tech
D&e
Parkersburg
Fairmont
W.va. Wesleyan
Birefield
Glenville
Morris Harvey
Shepherd
W.va. State
Ne West Liberty
Salem
Wheeling
Alderson
Tornado Defeats Trojans in Southwest District Showdown
Greg Compton led Richlands with 17 points to power a 61-54 win over John Battle. Johnny McCall 12 and Craig Hunsaker 11 joined Compton, while Boo Chafin matched 17 for John Battle. Richlands outrebounded 43-36 and improved to 10-7 overall, 9-6 in district. Battle fell to 7-11, 6-11.
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Greg Compton
Richlands
John Battle
Compton
Johnny McCall
Craig Hunsaker
Eddie Harless
Boo Chafin
Billy Brooks
Tony Ashe
Blue Tornado
Trojans
Compton Snoring
Harless
Chafin
Tornado
Virginia High
Gate City
Richlands 1A
Ketron
Payne
Edes
Totals
Richlands — Hunsaker
Harness
Joan McCall
Cunningham
Joe McCall
Princeton Routs Hinton in Scholastic Basketball Action
Princeton jumped to an early lead and defeated Hinton 76 to 60 as Dwayne Repass and Allen Williams combined for 40 points. Princeton, led by a strong free throw performance and a rebounding edge, improved to 10-3 while Summers County dropped to 8-4.
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Princeton
Hinton
Dwayne Repass
Allen Williams
Tigers
Bobcats
Ralph Ball
Oak Hill
Talcott
K. Nelson
Bolen
McGuire
Ellison
Rogers
Patrick
D. Nelson
Ford
Salem Tops Concord 77 to 72 in WVIAAC clash
Mike Patterson led Salem with 23 points as the Tigers beat Concord 77-73 in Harrison County. Joe Crawford added 19, Mike Carey and Mike Crawford 10 each, while Concord’s David Brinkley led the visitors with 16 points. Salem built a 10 point halftime edge, then withstood a late surge by Concord.
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Central
Peterstown
Sam Jones
Russell Copley
Sam Gray
Fairview
Jim Cline
Northfork Elkhorn
Bramwell Bears
Poca Bramwell
Pocahontas
Bramwell
Silas Taylor
Isaac Graves
Damon Coleman
Glenwood
Mike Dent
Jim Taylor
Travis Hall
Mike Patterson
Salem
Concord
Harrison County
Ile Patterson
Sistersville
Tigers
Joe Crawford
Mike Carey
Mike Crawford
David Brinkley
Will Johnson
Eddie Ivy
Bernard George
Mike Jones
J. Crawford
Carey
Patterson
Davis
Waler
M. Crawford
Campbell
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Harlen
Waco
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CAP
Horlen
Joel Horlen
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Crystal City
Jacksboro
Keller
Southwest Texas State
Whitewood Rally Bears Council
Michael J. Hines
Monroe County
Curtis Ballard
Ramey Chevrolet, Inc
Tazewell
Virginia
General Motors Acceptance Corp
Bluefield
W. Va
Otter
Virginia Wendsford City
L. B. Smith, Inc
Circuit Court
Mercer County
Cecil Curtis Oakes
George Leftwich
Odell Oakes
Fiorrie Oakes
Howard M. Jarrett
Co. C. McGuire
Circuit Court of
Ora Lee Clark
Paul Junior Clark
Charles R. Smith
Commercial Bank
Ronald A Clyborne
Hazel Aliff
Law and Commerce Building
Federal Street
Cherry Street
Biuefield
Arnold's Garage
City of
Ronald A. Clyborne
North American Cab Company
David M. Katz
Nn Gibson
WVIAC
Alderson-Broaddus
Ron Peyton
Dave Gandee
Wheeling College
Peyton
Gandee
Ed Graham
Jack Youngblood
Jim Youngblood
The
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Andres
Cumberland Rd
Andre
Valentine
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Summers County
Robert Carter
Greg Gibbs
Greg Rogers
Gibbs
Kevin Nelson
Darrell Nelson
Repass
Daily Telegraph
Don Christie
Mountain Lions
Bluefield State College
Blues
Ivy
George
Brinkley
Fitzwater
D. Jones
M. Jones
IRS
H&r Block
Bluefield, VA
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Princeton, W.va
Bland St
Front St
Mercer St
Essary
Citizens of Supply
Bluefields
Home Center
Citizen
Monthruthurs
Citizens Building Supply
Bluefield Avenue
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