Whitewood and Poca Share Division B Lead After Upset
Division A remains unchanged at the top while Division B crowns co leaders Whitewood and Poca following Pocahontas upset loss to Hurley. Northfork leads with a 100 record, beating Princeton earlier, and Beaver eyes the top three via quality points. Upcoming key games include Princeton vs Northfork at Brushfork and Mount View at Beaver.
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Poca Indians
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Blue Demons
Beckley
Tigers
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Beavers
Oak Hill
Big Creek
Owl
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All-Star Game Draws Celebrities And Big Money To Cleveland
NBA All-Stars, 23 owners, front office staff, coaches, 200 reporters, and comedian Bob Hope descend on Cleveland for the 31st East-West All-Star Game weekend. The influx is expected to generate 1 to 1.5 million dollars in new money and boost the city’s image as a major league destination.
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National Basketball Association
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NBA
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Greater Cleveland
All Area Big Eight adds three newcomers this week
Jimmy Miller of Princeton misses the weekly All Area Big Eight list for the first time this season while Ronnie Kennedy of Pocahontas remains a constant. Newcomers Jeff St Clair Princeton Mike Boyd Northfork and Chris Justus Hurley join the honor roll.
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Ronnie Kennedy
Pocahontas
Jeff St.Clair
Mike Boyd
Northfork
Chris Justus
Hurley
Parkersburg
Jimmy
West Virginia
Kennedy
Mike Eades
Jesse Fields
Mike Dent
Beaver
Oak Hill
James DeWitt
Fields and Boyd
Eades
DeWitt
St. Clair
Dent
Kenny White
J.R. Horn
Garden
Billy Lusk
Herndon
Steve Lester
Wytheville
Tim Dotson
Whitewood
Randy Godfrey
Matoaka
Blaine Farmer
Danny Abercrombie
Big Creek
Weekly All Area teams face lobby and weather excuses
The column notes coaches fans and voters lobby for players on the weekly All Area teams. The author, staying home in cold weather, recalls eye checks and mail bills while recounting verbal pressure from readers and anonymous critics urging inclusion. He questions reader reach and mentions ballots and barbershop chatter.
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Elliot Blaydes
Dr. Blaydes
Concord Lady Lions cruise past Bluefield State 69 45
Concord improves to 3-8 behind Janet Foster's 23 points and 10 rebounds. The Lady Lions use a fast break and pressure defense to pull away in the second half, outscoring Bluefield State 37-20 after halftime. Foster shines alongside Bev Cook and Lisa Maynard as Concord snaps a losing stretch.
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Jesse Fields Named AP Player Of The Week In West Virginia
Northfork High School star Jesse Fields, a 6-4 junior and key starter for the Blue Demons, is tapped AP state high school basketball Player of the Week. He totaled 27 points and 15 rebounds against Mount View, then 24 points and 21 rebounds in a 69-57 win over Baileysville as Northfork pursues an eighth straight state title. Honor mentions include Martinsburg’s Sidney Williams and Robert Taylor plus numerous regional standouts from across the state.
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Northfork
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Mount View
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Robert Taylor
Williams
Bulldogs
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Bulldog
Waynesboro
Graham Seizes Phoenix Open as Start Boosts Schedule Pivot
Australian veteran David Graham won his sixth U.S. tour title in the Phoenix Open, the first win of his season and first early in the year. He plans to be selective about upcoming events Crosby and San Diego, focusing on courses where he believes he can win and aiming for majors, especially the U.S. Open, where he thinks he can improve.
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Phoenix
Ariz
David Graham
Crosby
San Diego
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Graham
Augusta
Bugel Named Redskins Offensive Coordinator
Washington announces Joe Bugel 40 becomes offensive coordinator and will coach the offensive line. Bugel, formerly with Houston Oilers for four seasons, had been linked to Bum Phillips Saints move and coached at Western Kentucky Navy Iowa State and Ohio State in earlier years.
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Redskins
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New Orleans
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Towa State
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Marshall Triumphs Over VMI In Southern Conf Victory
Marshall rallied to a 63-53 win at Virginia Military Institute as Laverne Evans hit a crucial three point play with 6 2 minutes remaining, sealing the Thundering Herd’s road victory while VMI squandered a six point first half lead and had five turnovers in six possessions.
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Thundering Herd
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