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WV high school hoops lore noted by Wheeling writer
Doug Huff, West Virginia’s 1971 Sportswriter of the Year, catalogs extreme high school basketball records. He highlights 1918 Shinnston 136 Weirton 0, Danny Heater’s 135 in 1960, and 159 straight wins by Passaic from 1920 to 1925, among many feats. He also reports on Hoops statistics work and WVU grant support.
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Dan Hose Wheeling
W. Va
UPI
U.S
Shinnston
Weirton
Burnsville
Danny Heater
Widen
Montcalm
West Virginia
Doug Huff
Wheeling Intelligencer
Bennie Fuller
Arkansas School For the
Fuller
Randy Patti
Kansas City
Kans
Rosedale
Bishop Meige
Dwight Jones
Houston
Tex
Wheatley
Whitewood
Rocky Gap
Virginia
Dequincey
Grand Avenue
Cameron
Audrey Memorial
Jerry Lucas
Golden State Warriors
Middletown
Ohio
Lew Alcindor
Kareem Abdul Jabbar
Milwaukee Bucks
Power
N.Y
Passaic
N.J
Huff
West Virginia University
Marshall University
WVU