Tigers Rally Past Greenbrier East 75 36 in Princeton Tilt
Princeton High School powered to a 75 36 victory over Greenbrier East as Ralph Ball led with 23 points and 12 rebounds. Allen Williams and Lee Walker added 12 apiece, while Ball credited pressure defense for breaking the Spartans’ rhythm. The win moves Princeton to 15 3 ahead of Wednesday’s showdown with Northfork at Brushfork Armory.
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Gene Heston
Dwayne Repass
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Edwards
Races Heading Down To The Wire In West Virginia Basketball
West Virginia high school basketball nears its final week with Princeton atop Class AAA, facing Greenbrier East and then Northfork at Brushfork Armory. Beckley, Bluefield, and Bluefield State also figure prominently as season tournaments loom and injuries affect key players.
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Charleston Daily Mail
Honaker Nips Castlewood 60-59 For CVD Title
Honaker edged Castlewood 60 to 59 to win the Clinch Valley District title and earn a Region D berth in Ervington. Mike Dye hit the winning layup. Randall Wilson led Honaker with 20 points while Steve Hale added 17 and Johnny Poole scored 22 for Castlewood. JV result: Council nips Honaker 56-53.
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Musick
Nicklaus Fires Final Five Birdies For Inverrary Win
Jack Nicklaus clinched the Jackie Gleason Inverrary Classic by after five consecutive birdies on the last five holes. The PGA announced he moved into second place on the 1977 78 money list in golf.
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Record of Sunday and Tuesday NBA and college matchups
A crowded slate lists Sunday NBA results including Denver over Philadelphia 124 115 Seattle 118 104 Boston 94 New Jersey 92 Atlanta 119 Buffalo 117 Milwaukee 122 and Washington 121 Golden State 0 Portland 100 Chicago 99 Seattle 99 Philadelphia 97 Detroit 127 Los Angeles 124 plus Monday Cleveland at Houston and Tuesday San Antonio at New York Denver at Indiana Boston at Atlanta Buffalo at New Orleans Phoenix at Chicago Seattle versus Kas at Omaha Washington at Milwaukee Philadelphia at Portland. The text also provides pairing East Regions with March 34 at Cheyney Pa Cheyney State 217 vs Adelphi NY 17.6 and Hartwick NY OJ vs Philadelphia Textile 174 New England Regions at Merrimack College Mass Merrimack 205 vs Bryant RI 193 and Bridgeport Conn 17.9 vs Sacred Heart Conn 194 South Regional at Florida Tech Orlando Fla Florida Tech 232 vs Augusta Ga 20 6 and Florida A M 72 5 vs Livingston Ala177 North Andover fh Atlantic Regional at Towson State Baltimore Towson State 263 vs Albany State Ga 8 and New York Tech 193 vs Elizabeth City NC State 197 at Southwest Missouri State Springfield Aan Southwest Missouri State 204 vs Columbus Ga 196 and Mississippi College 214 vs Lincoln Mo 195 North Central Regional March 2 2 at University of Wisconsin Green Bay Wisconsin Green Bay 251 vs South Dakota State 16 11 and Augustana 0 17 10 vs Chapman Ralph 194
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Kentucky Clinches SEC Championship
Kentucky tops Georgia 78 67 to clinch the SEC title outright as Jack Givens and Rick Robey lead with 15 points each. Truman Claytor opened strong with four straight 15 footers, finishing with 12 points while Kyle Macy added 10 as the Wildcats built a 19 point first half lead and withstood a late Bulldog rally. Walter Daniels paced Georgia with late resistance but fell short. Kentucky regains the No 1 ranking in the AP poll.
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Locals Do Well In Men's Event at Tazewell High
The first round of the First Tazewell Men's Invitational Boosters Basketball tournament at Tazewell High saw local teams perform well. Warden's Market Bluewell beat Mohawk Tire 114 to 64 as C D Jeffries scored 30. Southwest Virginia Coal edged Bristol Lincoln Mercury 94 to 91 led by Wayne Steele with 32. Thompson Brothers Bluefield defeated Deskins Tazewell 117 to 67 led by Ricky Gaither with 3. Tonight Carter Grocery meets Cleveland Va Bluefield Community Hospital faces Warden's Market and Southwest Virginia Coal plays Bellamy Furniture.
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Jennings 40 Leads General Victory Over Athens 98 72
Randy Jennings scored 40 to lift Division B leading Montcalm General to a 98 72 win over Athens on the Trojan home floor. Randall Basham added 21 for Montcalm as Will Robinson 15 Mike Jennings 12 and Mike Shrewsbury 10 supported. Athens trio Tim Duncan 19 Danny Weitzel 17 and Oscar Farley 14 paced the Trojans. Montcalm improves to 16 1 while Athens drops to 3 12 with next games set locally.
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Mount Hope Topples Matoaka Behind Jones Offensive
Big Earl Jones scores 39 as Mount Hope beats Matoaka 79 to 66 at home. Mike Lee fouls out in the third quarter, leaving Matoaka short on offense while Rex Penn adds 16 and Lee leads Matoaka with 24. Mount Hope outscored 30 to 18 in the final period to pull away.
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Grundy and Gate City reach finals in Southwest District tourney
Grundy's Golden Wave edged Virginia High in overtime 85 81 to reach the Southwest District final at John Battle High School in Bristol. Gate City defeated Richlands 74 68 in the other semi, with Seaver leading Gate City and Compton pacing Grundy in a high scoring evening. Virginia High's Darrell Wilson had 24, while Grundy's Donny Compton scored 21 and Brad Goff 13.
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Junior Pirates Take Tourney Win at Hinton
Peterstown Junior High defeated Gap Mills 37 14 Monday night in the Bluegrass Tournament at Hinton. Peterstown led 19 4 at halftime and added 18 more in the second half. Jeff Cline topped Peterstown with 16 points while J Hinkle scored seven for Gap Mills.
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Twin Rams and Redskins player share birthday offset
Center Rich Saul of the Los Angeles Rams is 15 minutes older than his twin brother Ron Saul, a guard for the Washington Redskins.
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Classified Ad Deadlines for Bluefield Daily Telegraph
The paper lists deadlines for reader ads and corrections: 1:30 P.M. for next day Monday through Friday, 4:45 P.M. Friday for Sunday, and Saturday 11 A.M. to 12 noon for corrections only. Ads are not started in Monday papers. The paper accepts one day incorrect ads unless Sunday issue shows an error and the office is closed, then two days allowed. Clients should read their ad the first day it appears.
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