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Champion Sisiersville, Runner-Up Romney Dominate Class R All-State Football Team(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following resume of the official Class B All State Football Team for 1T53 was prepared by Ko\ M. Hawley, chairman of the Class B Ali-State Select n Board which canvasses the ballots submitted by coaches, officials, sports writers and sportscasters. These selections cover Class B schools only.(Comprising the hoard this year in addition to Hawley were John McGinnis of Sistersville, coach of the state Class B champions; A! Strimer of Parkersburg, representing officials; Morris C. Shawkey of the Tyler Star-News, Sistersville, and Bill Blake of the West Virginia News. Ronceverte. representing newspapers) Jack Shipman of WWYO, Pineville, representing radio stations, and Joseph M. Ilandlan of Parkersburg, secretary.)By ROY M. HAWLEY, Chairman C'ia.ss B All-State Selection BoardMORGANTOWN. W Va , Jan. 16 (Special* Both of the 1953 state Class B finalists, champion Sisters-ville and runnerup Romney, plac-Second Team SelectionsENDS — Sidwell, Parien City, and Alexander, Chapmanville, TACKLES — Chute, Sistersville and I lannary, Sharpies. NGl'ARDS — Dygert, Vinson, and N. Eisher, Sissonville.CENTER — Kirk, Burch.BACKS — Wable, Sistersville; Shamblin, Sissonville; Nicely, Rupert; Demus, MonogaJh.ed three men on the sixth annual All-West Virginia Class B first team announced tonight, while five Other schools are represented on the honor eleven.Sistersville placed Robert Fistier iat an end position, James Sutton at center and Kenneth Mikes in the backfield. Romney had Sam Lyons, an end, David Green, a tackle, and Eddie Hartman, back The other first team selections were Jack Dent of Winfield, tackle, Claredon Foutty of Elizabeth and Willard Straight of Paden City, guards; Ray Jones of Sissonville and William Domico of Mason-i town, backs.There were no repeaters from j last year’s first team, but guardsenior and made the first teamGeorge Strager’g Sistersville team Ilast year. jto the championship on the basisTwo boys from Monnngah who;of his fine punting and blocking! made the 1952 first team as rep-, as well as ball-carrying. Jones led j resentalives on the then state Class the state in scoring 167 points and B champions also received high! Sawyers the outstanding high honors again Back Jim Demus is! school player in the state, on this season’s second team and: Hartman of Romney. which had!end Dennis Jones is a third-team another outstanding back in RogerParker, quarterbacked Dick McEl* There -was an outstanding array -wee's perennially fine team throughofbacks and ends particularly. its ifi.jjame winning streak.The second team backfield con-. thrPw j7 touchdown pus es slating of Monongah’s Demus, Bob tncaked foui times for TDa Wable of Sistersville, Joe Nicely SPason. Another quarterback, of Rupert and Glenn Shamblin of £)omico of Masontown, rounds Sissonville might easily be subfti- the class B All-State backfield.i triple threat forHrandthisBillouttuted for the first Sistersville and Sissonville had two outstanding backs, ever, with Mikes and Jones spectively rated better. MikeseachhowledDomico was a Bob Murphy’s team.McElwee considersPreston CountySam LyonsHonorable MentionENDS McClain, KingoodMiller, Sissonville; Spaulding, Bramwell; McPherson, Green Bank; Joseph, Ronceverte; Dayton, Bridgeport; Sarver, Vinson; Boothe, Crichton; Brown, Cowon. Stover, Clear Fork; Freeman, Hur-jricane; Reed, West Milford.TACKLES Branson Moore (field; LoDane, Musselman; Mills. Harpers Ferry; Sanford, Rainelje, Morgan, Baileysville; Brinkley, Bridgeport; Freshour, Walton; Nicholson, Webster Springs; Williams, White Sulphur; Woods, Hurricane; Oxley, Hurricane,Gl ARDS Mrjtr.fi St MarysBell, Marlinton, Jones, Harpers [Ferry; Shenal, Farmington; Ply-maic. Buffalo; Chandler, West Milford; Reed, West Milford, Thompson, Clear Fork; Sampson, Lum-jberport; Hylton, Musselman;1 Poundstone, Farmington, Sloan, Burch CENTERS Keister. Romney; Spiker, Mussel man; Harris, Green Bank; Harrison, Sissonville, Hilton, Meadow Bridge*; Canrfpbell. Lumberport; Osborne, Ansted, Kaminsky, Mon-on gahBACKS Houge Pennsboro, Barham, Hurricane; Lester, Crum; McDaniels, Teter, Bridgeport; Myers, Bristol; Green, Baileysville; Sheets, Renick, Jackson, Marlinton; Orndorff, Green Bank, Horn, Harpers berry, Daniels, Musselman; Means Farmington; Thornton. Winfield. Burks. Winfield; Highlander, Alder son; McIntyre, Lumberport; Burke, Crichton; Sanford, Meadow Bridge.Third Team Selectionsblocked three punts and returneda pass interception for a touch-i down during the campaign. Jack] Dent, at 200 pounds the All-State's heaviest player and only junior, sparked Winfield to a 9-1 record and kicked 19 of 26 extra-point attempts.The guards. Claredon Foutty of Elizabeth and Willard Straight of Paden City, were among the out ! standing players in the tough Little Kanawha Conference. Foutty is a strapping six-footer rated a fine college prospect, while Straight packing 170 pounds on a 5-7 framewas a veritable chunk of dynamite all season.The All-State renter. James Sut ton of Sistersville, never made a bad pass to the backfield all year. Coach Strager praises him also for his leadership ability on and off the gridiron, Sutton being very conscientious and a good student.Members of the First Class B All-State will be honored together with the Class A first-team selections at the state sports writers' Victory Awards Dinner in Parkersburg next Thursday, Jan. 21.NOW SHOWING!-TODAY d TOMORROW-j /POUCH HISENDS — I* Hester. Farmington, and Jones, Monongah.TACKLES — lliss, Bridgeport, and Wharton, Middlebournec. i IRD8 Waddy, Patenhurg, and Taylor, Crichton. CENTER — Sponaaigle, Bureh BACKS — Parker, Romney; Flynn, Glen Rogers; Green, Baileysville, and Lambert, Cirele-vllle.Particular Mentionof Romney the best end he’s ever coached. Lyons caught 10 touchdown passes and also played outstanding defensive hall Boh Fisher of Sistersville, a small hut scrappy player, excelled on defense, was a fine blocker an an above-average receiver.Captain of the Romney team and All State tackle is David Green, who got the Pioneers Into the state playoffs by blocking an extra point try by Farmington to save a Romney victory GreenENDS Howard, Rupert; Sabol-| ovich, Lumberport; Keeseeker, Musselman; Gouzd, Farmington, Thompson, Fort Gay.TACKLES Hardin. Ravenswood, Bryant, Meadow Bridge, D. Fisher, Sissonville; Brown, Glen Rogers; Baker, Sistersville.Cl urns u lllia e Sul*Iphur; Miller, Sistersville; Wil-shire, Ronceverte, Summers,, Ridgeley.CENTERS 7,ti' arl, Masontown, Hodge, Lewisburg; Pereyn-ski. Sharpies.BACKS Mauek Mu lt;’lman. Yoho, Mlddlebourne, Gilley, Baileysville; Satterfield, Cameron, Shrevea, Sistersville; Stick, Rav-enswoorl, Watkin . Lumberport; Bumgnrdner, Elizabeth; Payne, Winfield; Mason, Musselman, Fe-well, Winfield.run stnvMt mum mmGOUT MALLAQ m XX LOURPLUSH PLUSIl• j Bullet Streakedy ■-'fatAdventure!hSUNDAYANOMONDAYGrand ole OPRYJimmyTk* _1
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