Northfork Blue Demons Top Beckley in Brushfork Armory Clash
Northfork Blue Demons defeat Beckley Flying Eagles 71 to 61 at Brushfork Armory. Spencer scores 25, Kidd limited to 14 due to zone defense, Beckley offense stifled by Northfork pressure and bench rotations. Northfork improves to 5-3 as Beckley drops to 4-3.
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Robert Foster
Jesse Fields
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Beavers Bow To Logan In Friday Night Basketball
Logan tops Bluefield 75 to 54 as Steve Terry scores 29 and Steve Zappia adds 20. Bluefield struggles at the line and Logan pulls away after a slow start, outscoring 38 to 18 over the middle frames to seal the win.
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Stanley Martin
Beavers
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Steve Terry
Steve Zappia
Terry
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Kenny Ross
Fields
Gary Sizemore
Ellis
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Totals
Tigers crush Pineville as Princeton handling 85 to 48 win
Princeton led by Jimmy Miller with 24 points and Mike Eades 18, as the Tigers opened with pressure defense and pulled away for an 85 to 48 victory over Pineville. Keith Cook led Pineville with 16 points while nine Princeton players scored.
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Cagers
Jimmy Miller
Mike Eades
Eades
Jess St. Clair
Bill Harman
Keith Cook
Gary Davis
Jimmy Muller
Murray
DeWitt
Harnsburger
Jenkins
Graham
Lynch
McGraw
Lambert
Laxton
Mitchell
Kevin Cook
Horn
Pirates Rally To Beat Spanishburg In Narrow Victory
Peterstown Pirates, ranked No 1 in Class A, erased a 14 point first quarter gap to defeat Spanishburg 57 to 50. Steve Newberry led with 22 points, Jimmy Jackson added 21, while Bob Suttle scored 14 for Spanishburg. Peterstown dominated rebounding 24 to 13 and shot 36 percent to Spanishburg's 35.
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Spanishburg
Peterstown
Jackson
Suttle
Owls Rally Past Montcalm in Mercer County Battle
Oakvale Owls topple Montcalm Generals 80 to 71 as Heston scores 23 and Saunders 19. Bailey adds 14, Oakvale outrebounds 25-23 and shoots 37 percent. Montcalm led by Farmer 19 Belcher 18 Donald 16, but fall short despite 42 percent shooting. Montcalm junior high won 35-29.
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Tracy Saunders
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Mercer County
Tommy Bailey
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Richlands Blue Tornado Triumph Over John Battle 74-56
Richlands tops John Battle 74-56 in a Southwest District game as Jack Richardson leads RHS with 25 points and 12 rebounds. Tim Rasnake adds 21 and Dwayne Robinson 10, while Jeff Cumbo scores 17 for Battle and Jim Posey 14.
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Blue Tornado
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Maroons Top Narrows In NRC Clash 76-59
George Wythe defeats Narrows 76 to 59 as Greg McPeak and Chris Crockett lead with 17 points each. Narrows’ Todd Oney bags 26, Billy Johnston 10. Lane ignites early Maroon surge with 8 points and 4 rebounds in the first period. George Wythe improves to 9-4 overall and 7-3 in the NRC while Narrows falls to 8-3, 6-3.
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Chris Crockett
Steve Lester
Lee Lane
Todd Oney
Billy Johnston
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S. Hutton
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Jayvee
Eagles Keep unbeaten record with 88 57 win over Rocky Gap
Mount Rogers topped Rocky Gap 88 to 57 in a Mountain Empire District game. Kenny Klimaitis led Mount Rogers with 32 points while Hershell Blessing added 26. Terry Huffman scored 20 for Rocky Gap as the Eagles pulled away after a 25 22 second quarter had the hosts briefly in front.
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Jayvee
Dragons Fall Short as St. Paul Tops Garden 66 63
St. Paul rallied in the second half to defeat Garden 66 to 63. Stan Banner led St. Paul with 30 points and 11 rebounds while Tim Kiser and Jim Ward added 13 each. Garden was led by Roger Dye with 21 points as Garden finished 6-5 on the season.
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Roger Dye
J.R. Horne
Paul Bolton
Jewell
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Harman
Beavers
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Jayvee
West Liberty 83 56 over Bluefield State women basketball
West Liberty defeated Bluefield State 83 to 56 as Sherry Salyer led BSC with 19 points and 11 rebounds while Rae Anne Ponzo scored 20 for the Hilltoppers. Dana Perry added 11 points for BSC and BSC's Salyer also grabbed 11 boards. Bluefield State hosts West Virginia State next at Brushfork Armory.
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Sherry Salyer
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Dana Perry
Rae Anne Ponzo
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Chris Bruckner
Salyer
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Brushfork Armory
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Blevins
Princeton Juniors Edge Matoaka In Tight Friday Clash
Princeton Junior High beat Matoaka 47 46 as Scotter Guill scored 27 points to lead Princeton. Matoaka, now 3 2 on the season, was paced by Thomas Jessee with 18 and Jody Coomes with 17.
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Princeton Junior High
Scotter Guill
Thomas Jessee
Jody Coomes
Record Night Scores From The Record p.m. Sanctioned by AP
Edmonton at Pittsburgh and Detroit at Minnesota pace a dense slate with many West Virginia and Ohio Valley college and high school results. Notable wins include Logan over Bluefield and Princeton over Pineville while Mount View Triumphs over Man to highlight the local scene.
Knights Triumph Over Man With Balanced Scoring
Mount View Golden Knights prevail 54 38 as Gravely 16 Younger 13 and Stickens 11 lead three players in double figures. Man’s Hillbilles remain at 5-3 with Vance 19 and a 33 23 rebounding edge for Mount View.
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Mount View Golden Knights
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Maurice Gravely
Pete Younger
Kermit Stickens
Larry Vance
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Younger
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Sundberg Seals 16-Year Texas Ranger Pact with TV Role
Texas Ranger catcher Jim Sundberg has reportedly signed a 16-year contract worth 5 million dollars. The deal includes a broadcaster role after his playing days. Sundberg will remain with Dallas as part of the agreement.
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Texas Ranger
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Mercer County Junior High and High School Bowling Standings
In the Mercer County junior high league Fairview Central Bramwell Glenwood Spanishburg Oakvale Montcalm and Pn High share results with top series by Lisa Duncan of Central 131 155 286 and Dwayne Riffle of Glenwood 167 160 327. In the high school league Matoaka leads Bluefield Bramwell and Princeton 6 6 6 4 8 0 2 with Kim Mills posting high girls series 162 122 284 and Mark Stowers of Bluefield high 142 201 343 aided by Bryan Wiley of Oakvale reaching 342 in boys play.
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Oakvale
Montcalm
Lisa Duncan
David Stevenson
Dwayne Riffle
Matoaka High
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Oakvale High
Kim Mills
Mark Stowers
Bryan Wiley
Lions Deliver Late Rally In 77 66 Mountain Lions Win
GLENVILLE Concord grabbed the lead early and never relinquished as the Mountain Lions toppled Glenville 77 to 66. Will Johnson led Concord with 33 points and 16 rebounds, while Randy Jennings added 18. Concord shot 52 percent to Glenville’s 41, and both teams pulled 43 rebounds. Concord improves to 9-6 overall, 4-2 in WVIA C, with a trip to Fairmont next.
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Eddie Davis
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Frye
Will Johnson
Fitzwater
Ellis
Davis
Doug Watts
Don Bullett
Wills
Gilliard
Forbes
Anderson
Smyth
Thomas
Herndon Tops Matoaka In Tight Scholastic Clash
Herndon held off Matoaka 74 to 72 as Jeff Fink and Billy Lusk led scoring for the winners with 12 and 25 points respectively. Randy Godfry and David Moye added 20 each for Herndon while Ken Gentry scored 24. Matoaka, now 4-5, missed a final shot at the buzzer.
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Jeff Fink
Herndon
Randy Godfry
David Moye
Bruce Rogers
Gary Graham
Billy Lusk
Shrewsbury
Lee
Ken Gentry
Gilbert
Coleman
Matoaka Aw
Giles Tops Radford 63 in NRC Clash at New River District
Giles outlasted Radford 63 53 in a New River District game. Curtis Woods led Giles with 21 points, followed by Stanley Montgomery 15 and Mike Davidson 13. Radford high scorer John Osborne totaled 22 before a stalled second half defense by Giles. Giles improves to 4-8 overall and 3-6 NRC.
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Radford
River District
Curtis Woods
Stanley Montgomery
Mike Davidson
John Osborne
Grundy Grabs Abingdon 86 76 In District Hoop Clash
Grundy University’s Golden Wave defeat Abingdon 86 to 76 in a Southwest District boys basketball game. David Church leads Grundy with 24 points and 13 rebounds as Jeff Hess adds 20 and Ricky Mullens 17. Trudell Hiller paces Abingdon with 27 points.
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Golden Wave
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Trudell Hiller
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Craft
Lester
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Gillespie
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Thayer
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Bearcats Top G-Men in 66-44 Southwest District clash
Virginia High defeated Graham's G-Men 66 44 at Bristol minus top scorer John Quintier. The G-Men trailed 31 by halftime as Don Sharrock led Graham with 18 points. For the winners Mike Pender scored 24 and Oakley Clay 14.
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