Matewan Tops Welch In Fourth Quarter Rally
Matewan outscored Welch 19-12 in the final period to win 71 42 at Welch Armory. Charles Ingram and Walt Gregory led the Maroon Wave with 22 and 17 points, while Greg Hatfield, Everett Curry and Lowell Davis contributed 19, 17 and 18 for Matewan as Welch suffered its sixth loss in 16 games.
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Welch
Matewan
Charles Ingram
Walt Gregory
Greg Hatfield
Everett Curry
Lowell Davis
al Foddrell
Matewar
Davis
T Davis
Greg’ry
Sodérell
Hatfield O'rd
Lamb’rt
Harris Bo
Varney
Rod'rt
Wims
Caroino
Bland Rips Rocky Gap In Tourney
The Bland Rockets beat Rocky Gap 64 to 47 in the Virginia Group III District I semifinal at Giles High School Pearisburg Friday night. Bland led 30-16 at halftime and outscored Rocky Gap 21-13 in the fourth quarter to advance. Terry Akers and Jimmy Gross led Rocky Gap with top scoring efforts.
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Bland
Rocky Gap
Bland Rockets
Jerry
Giles High School
Pearisburg
Rockets
Balecap
Eagles
Terry Akers
Jimmy Gross
Bramwell Pounds Park Central 84 to 59 in Hoops Rout
Bramwell Millionaires toppled Park Central 84 59 as Jerry Martin led with 22 points and Dennis Hood added 18. Bramwell moved to 12 7 while Park Central dropped to 9 7 ending a five game win streak with key players Fred Parnell and James Hanley in double figures.
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Bramwell
Millionaires
Walloped Park Central
Jerry Martin
Dennis Hood
Jay Barringer
Bruce Wright
Fred Parnell
James Hanley
Park Central
Thundering Herd
Hood
Wright
Walter Burton
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Fred Pannell
Arthur Brown
Scholastic Cage Results Across Multiple Schools
A diverse set of high school and college basketball results shows Roanoke area teams like Staunton, Northside Gretna, Altavista, and Waynesboro posting wins and losses. Notable scores include Amherst 47 Dunbar 62, Roanoke Catholic 4 Woodberry Forest 56, and Mount Hope 83 Buffalo of Wayne 72. College results list DePaul 9, St. Leo 7, and Washington & Lee Centre 65.
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Albemarle
Natural Bridge
Waynesboro
Amherst
Dunbar
Northside
Gretna
Langston
Southside
Blairs
Altavista
Staunton River
Tumsiall
Nelson County
Vinson Crump
Buffalo of Wayne
Mount Hope
Greenbrier West
Stock
Sophia
Clarksburg
Washington Irving
Daksburg
Victory
Marion Nets Smyth County Final Bid as Hurricanes Roll
Marion High School advanced to the Smyth County final by routing Saltville 82-51 while Chilhowie edged Rich Valley 55-45. Rich Valley and Saltville set a consolation game for tonight and the Scarlets Hurricanes meet Chilhowie for the title at 8:30. Jeff Snider led Marion with 20 points and 13 rebounds.
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Marion
Saltville
Chilhowie
Rich Valley
Marion High School
Scarlet Hurricane
Smyth County
Hurricane
Jeff Snider
Shakers
Snider
Martin Lee
Bob Hicks
Pairings Set In SC Tourney
Davidson and East Carolina, the top two seeds, will play night opening games in Charlotte next Thursday. Davidson faces the No. 8 finisher at 7 p.m. and East Carolina meets the No. 7 finisher at 9 p.m. in the Southern Conference tournament.
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Richmond
Davidson
East Carolina
Charlotte
VMI
William and Mary
Richmond and
Furman
George Washington
Citadel
Owls rally past Meadow Bridge 104 92 in Glen Rogers
Glen Rogers Owls overcome Meadow Bridge 104 to 92 as Ken Price scores 37 and Bob Peck 23 with Charlie Hill adding 22. Meadow Bridge led through three quarters before Glen Rogers 58 percent shooting in the fourth carried the comeback for their fourth win in 18 games.
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Ken Price
Bob Peck
Charlie Hill
Glen Rogers Owls
Meadow Bridge
Glen Rogers
Owls
Gilbert
Donald Gwinn
Keith Walker
Ramblin Reds face Greenbrier in season finale
Bluefield College travels to Greenbrier Military to close the regular season with a 7 14 record after a three game win streak and a 67 60 victory over Madison on Feb 15. Greenbrier beat Ramblin Reds 70 69 earlier in the campaign.
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Bluefield College
Greenbrier Military
Ramblin’ Reds
Bluefielders
Madison
Northfork Defeats Coaldiggers 56 39 in Welch Armory
Northfork Blue Demons upset Gary Coaldiggers 56 39 as Stafford Spencer led with 16 points and Herbert Walker added 14. Northfork improves to 13 5, while Gary drops to 11 5 in Area Division A standings. Northfork outscored Gary 24 9 at the foul line and controlled rebounds 47 20.
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Northfork
Demons
Welch Armory
Stafford Spencer
Herbert Walker
Ronald Spencer
Gary
Blue Demons
Walker
Teft
Bailey
Hall
Kelly
Orr
Watkins
Berry
Dillon
Pritchett Leads Beckley Past Beavers 76 65
Beckley Flying Eagles avenge earlier defeat as Tommy Pritchett scores 31 points and George Pierce leads with 23 in a 76 to 65 win over West Virginia Beavers. Beavers suffer fifth loss in 19 games while Beckley improves to 13 5.
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Beckley
Flying Eagles
Bluefield Beavers
Tommy Pritchett
George Pierce
Henry Dickerson
Bob Doolittle
Dave Culber
Danny Gaither
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Jackets Upset Morris Harvey In WV College Conf Semifinal
West Virginia State, led by Dave Hamilton with 23 second half points and 17 rebounds, upset Morris Harvey 92-89 to reach the WVCC final. Dewayne Freeman and Alan Hamilton added 18 each for State as Bobby Wesley paced Morris Harvey with 22.
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Charleston
W. Va
Dave Hamilton
West Virginia State
Morris Harvey
West Virginia
Fairmont
Alderson- Broaddus
Hamilton
State
Yellow Jackets
Golden Eagles
Racehorse State
Dewayne Freeman
Alan Hamilton
Bobby Wesley
Jim Hayes
Spike Conley
Roger Bartrum
John Eaton
Bartrum
Falcons Sweep Semi Final Round in State College Wrestling
Fairmont State College had all eleven wrestlers reach finals at the State College Conference tournament with a 79 70 team lead over West Liberty. In semifinals results Fairmont notables include Skeen at 123 bye and Nicholson 14 pinned Best, while Donohue and Spence won for Fairmont at 160 and 167 respectively.
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Charleston
W. Va
Fairmont State College
Falcon Grapplers
West Liberty
Fairmont
Price
Mayes
West Virginia State
Garlitz
Hughart
Alderson-Broaddus
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Best
Thorne
Alderson Penteen
Lackman
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Ee Fairmont
Brown
Spence
West Liberi
Viscomi
Pus Fairmont
Dillon
Cortese
Owls Defeat Cubs 65-37 At War Friday Night
Big Creek Owls dominate the Cubs 65-37 as Jaeger is held to three points in the fourth. Joe Young leads with 21 points, Tyler Guyton adds 15 and 13 rebounds. Ray Stanley contributes six assists as Big Creek notches its fourth straight win and seventh of 18.
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Cubs
Joe Young
Big Creek
Tyler Guyton
Owls
Jackie Webster
Young
Ray Stanley
Big Creek Laeger
Osborne
Guyton
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Oakvale Tops Athens 81 68 in regular-season finale
Oakvale Owls finish 7-13 as four players score in double figures led by Billy Comer with 25 and Marvin Neely 19. Jerry Murphy adds 19 and Roger Hall 14 while Murphy chips in 27 rebounds. Tom Bailey scores 40 for Athens, which falls to 5-13 in area play.
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Oakvale Owls
Trojans
Athens
Tom Bailey
Oakvale
Billy Comer
Jerry Murphy
Marvin Neely
Roger Hall
Owls
Bailey
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Kyle
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Fields
Neely
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Oceana Indians snap losing streak with 64 59 win over Man Hillbillies
Clifton Walls scored 16 as Oceana improves to 10 8 by edging Man Hillbillies 64 59. Bill Durbin adds 15, Tom Stewart 12 points and 10 rebounds. Ron Brown leads Man with 17 points.
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Oceana
Oceana Indians
Man Hillbillies
Clifton Walls
Bill Durbin
Tribe
Madison
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Indians
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Neil Pollard
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Pineville Defeats Herndon 86 63 In District Play
Pineville Minutemen pulled away in the third period led by Butch Downs and Hallie Frye to beat Herndon Indians 86 63. Frye scored 25, Downs 18 as Pineville improved to 12 6 while Herndon slipped to 8 12 with Sizemore and Adams leading their scoring.
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Butch Downs
Indians
Hallie Frye
Downs
Jim Sizemore
Frankie Adams
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Graham Tops Pocahontas In Junior High Tournament
Graham Junior High led by Mike Caldwell and Dale Gillespie defeated Pocahontas 38 in the Tazewell County Junior High tournament at Richlands High School to reach the finals. The Little G-Men face Tazewell for the junior high title with an 8:15 p.m. game. In the other semifinal, Richlands edged Graham 47-45.
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Graham Junior High
Mike Caldwell
Dale Gillespie
Pocahontas
Tazewell County
Richlands High School
Little G-Men
Tazewell
Bulldogs
Richlands
Graham
Caldwell
Gillespie
Little Indians
Joe Shrader
Sherman Green
Bruce Remines
Pocahontas Graham
Howel
Steele
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Ramsey
Cere
McGhee-Wilson
Wheeling Leads Wrestling Tourney After Semi finals
Wheeling High tops West Virginia State High School Wrestling Tourney after Friday semi finals with 30 team points and three finalists. Charleston Stonewall Jackson trails with 22 points and two finalists while John Marshall Morgantown and Dupont share third with 21 points and two finalists. Beckley Nitro have 19 points and two finalists as defending champion Wirt County enters finals with one finalist who did not advance. Construction matches start at 1 p.m. and finals at 2 p.m.
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Wheeling
Charleston
Stonewall
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