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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 2011
Page
11
Bluefield State guard Hickman Simmons scored 19 points but the Blues lost 76-57 to West Virginia Wesleyan in the opening round of the WVIAC tournament. Concord trailed Alderson-Broaddus before dropping 91-86 in another close outing.
The schedule lists girls regional finals PikeView at Westside and Independence at Summers County both at 7 p.m. Boys Class AAA regional semifinals feature Princeton vs Greenbrier East at 6 p.m and Woodrow Wilson versus Nicholas County at 7:45 p.m. College games include Connecticut at West Virginia and Marshall at Texas El Paso. Women’s WVIAC tournament at Charleston Civic Center opens with West Liberty against Concord at 8:30 p.m.
Greenbrier West Cavaliers stunned Bluefield 45 44 with a last second banked shot by Chase Fitzwater after a quick in bounds pass from Josh Martin. Bluefield season ends at 13 10 as Cavaliers advance to Section 2 final in Class AA Region III.
Bluefield State pitcher Cody Pruett earned WVIAC Pitcher of the Week for a complete game no hitter with 13 strikeouts against Paine College. Concord's Keith Morrisroe captured Player of the Week after going 8 for 10 with six RBIs and nine runs, including two doubles, a triple, a homer and two stolen bases as the Lions swept Urbana.
Bluefield College seniors Rob Wright and Byron Carpenter gain second team All-AAC recognition while Melvin Henderson makes the All-Freshman team. Kia Gilliard secures third team All-ACC honors and earns a spot on the All-Defensive squad.
Virginia Tech forward Jeff Allen earns ACC Player of the Week marking his third honor this season and fourth in his career. He averaged 17.5 points 11.5 rebounds and 2 assists in wins over Wake Forest and Duke including an 18 point 15 rebound double double versus the Blue Devils.
Bluefield State star Shikhar Kapur continued solid play by winning three matches last week, helping the Blues split two decisions. He beat No. 1 opponents in a 5-4 loss to Charleston, won 8-1 in a doubles victory over Mercyhurst, and contributed to a doubles win.
St Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright spoke of acceptance after his Tommy John operation noting a peaceful mindset following the season ending injury. He expects to start rehab in under two weeks, - a day after the surgery as reported in the B section.
Dwight Howard pours in 30 points with 16 rebounds while Jameer Nelson delivers 23 of his 26 after halftime as Orlando tops New York 116-110. The Magic sweep a third straight win and extend their strong run to five of six, dropping the Knicks to 2-2 since Melo Anthony and Chauncey Billups arrived.
The University of Charleston hired West Virginia recruiting operations coordinator Pat Kirkland as head coach on Tuesday replacing Tony DeMeo who retired in February after six seasons. Kirkland comes from WVU where he spent five seasons coaching tight ends fullbacks defensive secondary and outside linebackers.
PikeView surged to a 16-2 start and rolled to a 74-51 win over Summers County in a Class AA Region 3 Section 2 semifinal at Princeton Senior High School. Will Webster opened with two 3s, Tommy Symns and Josh Blankenship added early baskets, and Shady Spring and Greenbrier West wins earlier fueled the Panthers. The Bobcats struggled with seven first-half turnovers as PikeView built a 36-22 lead and focused on defending Hartwell and McKinney.
PikeView heads to Westside with a state tournament berth on the line. Coach Karen Miller says road trip will be tough, with Westside likely hosting strong fan support as the Renegades aim to stay focused on their goal.
Boston College senior night nerves calm as Reggie Jackson scores 20 points. He leads BC with a 19-2 first half run to beat Virginia Tech 76 61 in Blacksburg. Hokies suffer due to five Tech seniors playing their final home game.
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