Prep Scores Highlight West Virginia and Southwest Virginia Games
West Virginia teams posted varied results including Roanoke Patrick Henry 35 Bluefield 14 and Greenbrier East 15 Princeton 6. Notable clashes featured Oakvale 0 Liberty 24 and Nicholas County 7, plus Bridgeport 0 Meadow Bridge 6 and East Hardy 20 Fairmont West 13. Southwest Virginia showdowns included Grundy 36 Marion 0 and Gate City 28 John Battle 6, with several overtime or close scores across the region.
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West Virginia
Roanoke
Patrick Henry
Bluefield
Greenbrier East
Princeton
Ferns
Oakvale
Liberty
Baileysville
Big Creek
Mount View
Jefferson
Broad Run
Frankfort
Central Preston
West Fairmont
Nicholas County
Oak Hill
Greenbrier West
Shady Spring
Gilbert
Williamson
Webster County
Pocahontas County
Richwood
Valley Fayette
Circleville
East Hardy
Fairmont West
Bridgeport
Lincoln
Grafton
Notre Dame
Orksby
Washington Iron
North Marion
Philip Barbour
South Harrison
Tyler County
Johnson Central
Wayne
Vinson
Milton
Hamlin
Fort Gay
Barboursville
Huntington
Huntington East
Buffalo Wayne
Ceredo-Kenova
Boyd County
Ripley
Hurricane
Pine Grove Valley
Rivesville
Elkins
Fairmont East
Musselman
Hampshire
Calhoun County
Parkersburg Catholic
Grundy
Marion
Harlan, Ky
Garden
Wise
Haysi
Hurley
Jonesville
George Wythe
Radford
Giles
Roanoke Catholic
Narrows
Galax
Honaker
Rich Valley
Gate City
John Battle
Fayetteville Routs Oakvale in Prep Football Showdown
Fayetteville blanked Oakvale 26-0 as William White scored twice and Bruce Powers and Rob Hanley added touchdowns. Oakvale managed 46 rushing yards by David Stauffer. Fayetteville improves to 3-0. Also notes World Series game times and Saturday schedule for local high school games.
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Fayetteville
William White
Oakvale
Bruce Powers
Rob Hanley
David Stauffer
Carmen Stauffer
Johansson Back in Stockholm for Marathon Return
Ingemar Johansson, greeted by 10,000 at the stadium, recalled his 1959 homecoming after defeating Floyd Patterson. The former heavyweight champion, now 49, ran the Stockholm Marathon, finishing long after winner Bill Rodgers. Johansson, still proud to be Swedish, plans a second marathon start Sunday among about 16,000 runners.
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New York
Ingemar Johansson
Stockholm
Johansson
United States
Thurdsay
Floyd Patterson
Bill Rodgers
Sweden
Johannson
Chapel Hill
N.C
Tar Heels
North Carolina
Dean Smith
al Wood
Atlanta Hawks
James Worthy
Worthy
Wise Hands Haysi Easy Win in Prep Clash
Wise dominated Haysi 42 4 in a Friday prep game. Scott Church scored twice and threw two TDs to pace the Indians. Mike Osborne caught two TD passes and added three extra points. Haysi's Joey O Quinn scored on a 48 yard pass from Bob Kiser as the Tigers posted nine first downs and 189 rushing yards. Wise improves to 4 4 1.
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Haysi
Wise
Scott Church
Mike Osborne
Indians
Joey O’quinn
Butch Kiser
Bob Kiser
WIHA
Buchanan
Osborne
Church
Kiser
J. O'Quinn
Abercrombie Too Much For Mt. View
Danny Abercrombie ran for two touchdowns as Big Creek beat Mount View 26 0 on Friday night. He scored from five and 22 yards. Chris Poletti added a 40 yard punt return score in the second quarter and Joe Wilson connected with Leon Guyton on a 12 yard score in the fourth.
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Welch
Danny Abercrombie
Big Creek
Mount View
Abercrombie
Owls
Chris Poletti
Joe Wilson
Leon Guyton
Big Creek Mount View
Poletti
Honaker Tigers Dominate Rich Valley In Home Victory
Honaker, Va. Honaker Tigers crushed Rich Valley 62-6 in a Hogahgee contest. Steve Sauls ran for 156 yards on 16 carries scoring on 2, 47 and 33 yard TDs. Barry Miller pulled in two scoring passes from QB Joe Kendrick who also connected with Ricky Dye. Wysor Horton and Scott Dye added TDs.
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Honaker
Honaker Tigers
Rich Valley
Steve Sauls
Barry Miller
Joe Kendrick
Kendrick
Ricky Dye
Miller
Dye
Rich Valley Falls
RV HO
TOTA
Souls
Fuller
Sauls
Iller
Horton
Wyser
Rhea
Wave Rolls 36-0 as Grundy stays in chase
Grundy’s Golden Wave routed Marion 36-0 Friday night, boosting to 6-2 overall and 5-2 in the Southwest District. Justus and Stacy scored, with 30 second half points. Linemen Hurley and Justus anchored a stingy defense that held Marion to 20 yards in the third quarter.
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Grundy
Golden Wave
Larry Bradley
Marion
Gate City
John Battle
Abingdon
Mark Hurley
Ralph Justus
Hurricane
Wave
Ricky Blankenship
Bill Woolridge
Marty Stapleton
Narrows Triumphs Over Galax 27 7 in Rival Clash
Narrows led early then exploded for 21 points in the second quarter to defeat Galax 27 7. Stacy Billes ran for 63 and 14 yards for two TDs and 133 rushing yards on 13 carries. Bobby Williams added a 20 yard TD reception from Rocky Blankenship. Narrows totaled 368 yards to 183 for Galax.
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GALAX
Narrows
New River District
Stacy Billes
Green Wave
Bobby Williams
Rocky Blankenship
Carl Honaker
Bill Patteson
Nor Gal
Brown
Adkins
B.williams
Blankenship
Robertson
Billos
Honaker
Princeton season ends with loss to Greenbrier East
Princeton fell behind as Gary Bonds went 0 for 3 in passing. Guill completed 5 of 15 with two interceptions as Greenbrier East held Princeton to nine first downs. Kinzer led the Tigers with 49 yards on 14 carries, Christian had 39 on 11 attempts. Princeton finishes the season next Friday at home versus Beckley Flying Eagles.
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Gary Bonds
Greenbrier East
Princeton
Guill
Spartan
Kinzer
Tiger
Christian
Beckley Flying Eagles
Damron Heads Scoring Race
Fort Gay High School running back Steve Damron leads West Virginia prep football scoring with 166 points in eight games for 7-1 Vincent Vikings. Petersburg’s John Koontz trails by 31 points as top stat leaders are listed by The Intelligencer.
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Charleston
W.va
Steve Damron
Fort Gay High School
West Virginia
Damron
Vikings
Petersburg
John Koontz
Koontz
Power Sistersville
Doug Huff
the Intelligencer
Wheeling
Tim Henthorn
Brian Swisher
Joey Ferguson
Guyan Valley
Barry White
Frankfort
Harold Hairston
Beckley
Rick Lester
Gilbert
Dan Taylor
GW Tops Radford 33 13 in New River District clash
GW George Wythe improves to 3 0 with a 33 13 win over Radford as Donald Sessoms scores twice on a 23 yard pass and a 39 yard reception. Richie Johnson adds a 2 yard TD run and Steve Johnson 48 yard scamper as Bobby James recovers a blocked punt for a score.
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Wytheville
George Wythe
New River District
Radford
Donald Sessoms
Maroons
Mark Maquin
Richie Johnson
Steve Johnson
Bobby James
Hunter
Brescia
Sessons
Moquin
Johnson
James
Levy
Maquin
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Compton
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Tazewell
Virginia High
Richlands
Tigers
Chet Wysor
Bill Horton
Scott Dye
Greg Deel
Woolridge
Ricky Stacy
Wes Tindell
Justus
Stacy
Tindell
Moe
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Tops Radford
Cruise
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Beavers
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Buford
William Fleming
Pats
Pulaski County
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