Hawks stun Concord in 92 74 upset at Beckley
Beckley defeats Concord 92 to 74 as Andre White and Jeff Price lead Beckley with strong scoring while Concord struggles at the charity stripe. Beckley improves in conference play, while Concord drops to 7 losses on the season and travels to Glenville Saturday.
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Concord
Beckley College
Mountain Lions
Raleigh County Armory
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Blue Hawks
Tim Somerville
Andre White
Jeff Price
Glenville
Fairmont
Falcons
Cole
Johnson
Jones
Herndon
Marshall
Peoples
Brinkley
Welch
Mullins
White
Price
Watts
Hall
Perry
Hampton
Hairston
Northfork tops Big Creek 75 to 61 in tough upstart win
Northfork, defending Class AA champion, defeated Big Creek 75 61 as Maxwell scored 32 for the Blue Demons. Eddie Ivy 21 and Russell Todd 18 led Northfork, while Maxwell paced Big Creek with 32 points amid a 75 61 setback. The Owls move to 1 1 and set a Saturday doubleheader opener at Brushfork Armory against Bluefield.
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Russell Todd
William Wade
Benny Wilson
Hairston
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Henthorn
Walters
Todd
B. Wilson
Mullins
Woodson
Benton
T. Wilson
Lambright
Miller
Wildcats Triumph 69 47 In Cage Opener
Spanishburg Wildcats debut with a 69 to 47 victory over Talcott Pirates as Bledsoe and White lead with 19 points each and Meadows adds 15. Yates leads Talcott with 25. Wildcats grab 19 rebounds by Bledsoe and 10 by Wood.
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Mike Bledsoe
Clifford White
Wildcat
Ronnie Meadows
Pirates
Harry Yates
T. Holloran
Talcott
Bledsoe
Wood
Spanishburg
Yates
Holloran
Meadows
Wykle
Hedrick
Jackson
White
Lambert
Griffith
Calfee
Garden Gains 71 64 OT Victory Over Pocahontas
Garden's Jeff Atwood scored 32 points and helped defensively as Garden defeated Pocahontas 71 to 64 in double overtime. Bohon made key plays including a late buzzer shot to force OT and a blocked shot to start the second extra period. Garden improves to 3-3, next at Haysi then home to Honaker.
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Pocahontas
Green Dragons
Indians
Joe Bohon
Bohon
Dragons
Jeff Atwood
Warriors and Rotem Lead Bluefield Recreation basketball divisions
In Bluefield Recreation League action the Warriors top Division A at 6 0, Super Stars 5 1, Rockets 4 2, Crumpler 2 3, Kersey 0 5. Rotem leads Division B 4 2, Mustangs 3 3, Bluefield Supply 2 3, Coca Cola 2 3, Carter Machinery 0 6. Rockets beat Kersey 64 39 with J Berry 14 and R Salpho 13.
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Rotem
Rockets
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J. Berry
R. Salpho
J. Bailey
Tim Buford
Phillips
Bluefield Supply
Tommy Pritchett
Twyman Banks
W. Carr
Supply
Butch Crews
Super Stars
Bill Jeffries
Darrell Saunders
Stanley Trigg
Opie McKinney
J. Neely
Paul Dodson
Carter
M. Pendleton
D. Cook
R. Garrett
Mustangs
Crumpler
Coca Cola
Carter Machinery
Fairview Falcons Rout Graham For 24th Win Of Season
The Fairview Falcons defeated Graham 55 to 47 to move to 24 wins on the season. Curtis Smalls led Fairview with 19 points, followed by Billy White 14 and Mike Hartson 12. Graham's Mark Foperly had 14. Hartsey grabbed 12 rebounds for Fairview. The 8th grade game ended 36-24 with S Gray scoring 15 for Graham. Fairview visits Bramwell Monday.
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Fairview
Falcons
Curtis Smalls
Billy White
Mike Hartson
Mark Foperly
Don Sharrock
Hartsey
Steve Hagerman
S. Gray
Jim Taylor
Bramwell
Allen Seeks New Three Game Super Bowl Format
Washington Redskins coach George Allen proposes a super three game Super Bowl with home-field games and a Rose Bowl finale. He argues the plan would boost gate receipts and fan interest, though he notes it likely wouldn’t have affected Super Bowl XI outcome.
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Washington Redskins
George Allen
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Minnesota Vikings
Glenwood Edges Oakvale For Fourth Straight Win
Glenwood defeated Oakvale 42 to 35 Thursday at Oakvale in junior high action. Russell Shrader led Glenwood with 12 points while Oakvale’s Tom Bailey scored 16. Glenwood next faces Fairview seeking a fifth win.
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Russell Shrader
Ron Gallimore
John Norton
Chuck Jones
Rodney Matson
Tom Bailey
Tim Cottle
Larry Mullins
David Hall
Bruce Alexander
Brian Wiley
Mike Meadows
Lloyd Mullins
Brenden Curren
Phillip Surface
Fairview
Tigers Postponed Game Shifts Local Schedule
The Princeton-Oak Hill game at Collins High School is postponed and will be made up later in the season. The Tigers still play at Nicholas County Saturday night. Pocahontas hosts Whitewood Saturday while Honaker game is moved to a later date.
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Brushfork
Matoaka
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Jaeger
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Honaker
Parimutuel Clerk Hits Ticket Jackpot at Fair Grounds
New Orleans AP report: clerk Mary Blurton punched the wrong exacta ticket for a bettor at the Fair Grounds. The $3 ticket, bought after she couldn’t sell it, paid $2,609.40 on Swinging E.J. and Ojo Rojo Kid, with Blurton noting she spoke to about 300 potential buyers but none bought.
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College basketball scores from Thursday by Associated Press
AP lists numerous results with teams such as Caro Spartanburg Sumter Baker William Jewell Purdue Iowa Massachusetts Connecticut Maritime Purchase Tenn Wesleyan Tusculum Wofford Limestone Cumberland Campbellsville Arkansas Tech Fairfield Hawai Ohio State Wisconsin Angelo St Tarleton State Kings NY Madison St Thomas Aquinas Nyack Morris Alderson Broaddus Hamilton Eisenhower Sacred Heart CW Post Morris Edward Waters Bryan Maryville Hawai St Mary's Geo Mason Radford Snemandoan Wis Parkside Purdue Christian Bros Trevecca Adrian Defiance Jamestown ND Dickinson Bismarck Doane Peru St McNeese St Louisiana Col Beckley Concord Sanford Baptist West Texas State Oklahoma City William Carey Millsap Miss Valley Alcorn St Delaware Maine Alpight Delaware Valley Elizabethtown Lebanon Valley Mayville Valley City Texas Southern Southern U Hardin Simmons McMurry Yankton NW Iowa Livingston Mississippi Co N Alabama Tennessee State Birmingham Southern Benedictine Dillard Stillman Alabama A&M Albany St Ga Campbell Pembrose St Ark Monticello Quacmlla Bapt Ga Southern Stetson Liberty Baptist Hampden Sydney Liberty Baptist Washington Col Hampden Sydney Liberty Baptist.
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Girls Midget League Basketball Results
In Bluefield Recreation play the Golden Eagles routed the Hillbillies 38 to 0 led by Terry Wolford with 20 points and Mandy Turner 16. The Warriors edged Hot Shots 14 to 10 led by Dee Dee Thorpe with 12 points. Jaycees won by forfeit over Leopards. Boys games saw the Eagles beat the Knicks 24 to 18 with Denham 16 and Heldreth 4. Mullins led the Knicks with 10. Bucks beat Bluewell 39 to 16, Demons over Montcalm 20 to 10, Mounties topped Celtics 14 to 10, and Bullets defeated Bramwell 26 to 19 with Curtis 10 and Barnhill 13 for Bramwell.
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Terry Wolford
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RK. Heldreth
Terry Mullins
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Teddy Marchell
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Bluewell
Tony Brooks
Gordon Bailey
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Bobby Dye
Kevin Cruise
J. Stock
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Celtics
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Steve Christy
Brian McIntosh
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Bramwell
Theodore Curtis
Randy Barnhill
John Thomas
Five Tied For Lead In Tucson Golf Tourney
Tom Watson joined four others at 67 in the unfinished first round of the Joe Garagiola Tucson Open. Craig Stadler led at 68 while several prominent players struggled on the frost delayed day at Tucson National. Play resumes Friday morning with 30 of 153 players unable to finish.
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Joe Garagiola
Tucson National Golf Club
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Alan Tape
Andy North
Gil Morgan
Gary McCord
Craig Stadier
Joe Inman
Tommy Aaron
Jim Dent
Rik Massengale
Jerry McGee
Artwall
Bobby Wadkins
Jett Hewes
Cramies Coody
Bruce Lietzke
Dave Hill
George Archer
Don Bes
Jim Wiechers
Gibby Gilbert
R C Benson
Dave Stockton
Phi Rodgers
Duke Butler
Lyn Lott
Babe Hiskey
Kermit Zarley
Butch Barra
al Geiberger
Ed Sneen
Bill Mallon
Gene Liftier
Homero Blancas
Bo Sapo
Ch Chi Rogrigguer
Morris Hatalsky
Matoaka edges Bramwell in OT 77 75
Matoaka Indians beat Bramwell 77 75 in overtime behind Bobby Graves 23 and Anthony Combs 22 points. Bramwell led early then matched late as Dwayne Thaxton sent game to OT with a late basket. Matoaka improves to 3 1 while Bramwell falls to 1 2 in a tight nonconceived boys basketball clash.
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Anthony Combs
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Dwayne Thaxton
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Graham
Webster
Ed Brooks
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Mike Marunich
Pearson Denies Retirement Ahead of Western 500
Riverside AP reports 42 year old stock car star David Pearson denies retiring before the Western 500 season opener. He jokes about a prepared statement then insists he has no plan to retire and remains the NASCAR Winston Cup favorite. Also noted is James McDougald finishing 1976 with 1,018 rushing yards, first ACC 1,000 yard rusher.
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Pearson
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Wake Forest
Reds Named Team of the Year by Philadelphia Writers
The Cincinnati Reds are designated The Team of the Year by the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association to be honored at a banquet on January 31. Ace reliever Rawly Eastwick will accept. The Reds finished 102 60 to win the National League West under Sparky Anderson.
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