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Champion Sistersville, Runner-Up Romney Dominate Class B All-State Football Team(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following resume of the official ('lass B Allstate Football Team for 1S53 was prepared by Rov M. Hawley, chairman of the Class B All-State SeJect;'n Board which canvasses the ballots submitted by coaches, officials, sports writers and sportseasters. 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; A1 Strimer of Parkersburg, representing officials; Morris C. Shawkey of the Tyler Star-New s, Sistersville, and Bill Blake of the West Virginia News, Horceverte, representing newspapers) Jack Shipman of WWYO, Pineville, representing radio stations, and Joseph M. Ifandlan of Parkersburg, secretary.)senior and made the first teamGeorge Strager’s Sistersville teamj last year. [to the championship on the basis' Two boys from Monnngah who J of hi- fine punting and blocking imade the 1952 first team as rep-1as well as ball-carrying. Jones led | resentatives on the then state Class the state in scoring 167 points and B champions also received high I Sawyers the outstanding high | honors again Back Jim Demos is'school player in the state, ion this season’s second team andBy ROY M. HAWLEY, Chairman Cla.ss B All-State Selection BoardMORGANTOWN. W Va . Jan 16 (Special)- Both of the 1953 state Class B finalists, champion Sistersville and runnerup Romney, plac-Second Team SelectionsENDS — Siduell, Paden City, and Alexander, Chapmanville.TACKLES — Chute. Sistersville and Hannary, Sharpies. N(.t IRD8 — Dyiert, Vinson, and N. Fisher, Sissonville.( ENTER — Kirk. Burch.BACKS — Wable, Sistersville; Shamhlin, 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 Fisher at 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, hackThe 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-town, backs.There were no repeaters from last year's first team, but guard Noble Either of Sissonville placed high on the list for the third straight year. Fisher was a second team choice both as a sophomore andend Dennis Jones is a third-team choice.There was an outstanding array of backs and ends particularly. The second team backfield consisting of Monongah’s Demus. Bob Wable of Sistersville, Joe NicelyHartman of Romney, which hadj another outstanding back in Roger Parker, quarterbacked Dick McEl-! wee’s perennially fine team through its 16 game w inning streak Hr threw' 17 touchdown passes and1 sneaked four times for TDs this season. Another quarterback. Billof Rupert and Glenn Shamhlin of Domico of Masontown, rounds outSissonville might easily be substituted for the first Sistersville and Sissonville each had two outstanding backs, however. with Mikes and Jones respectively rated better. Mikes ledHonorable MentionENDS McClain, KingoodMiller, Sissonville; Spaulding, Bramw'ell; McPherson, Green Bank; Joseph, Ronceverte; Dayton, Pridgeport; Sarver, Vinson; Boothe, Crichton; Browui, Cowon, Stover, Clear Fork; Freeman, Hurricane; Reed, West. Milford.TACKLES Branson Moore field; LeDane, Musselman; Mills. Harpers Ferry; Sanford, Rainelle; Morgan, Baileysville; Brinkley, Bridgeport; Frcshour. Walton; Nicholson, Webster Springs; Williams, White Sulphur; Woods, Hurricane; Oxley, Hurricane.Gl ARDS Muu.fi St. MarvsBell, Marlinton, Jones, Harpers Ferry; Shenal, Farmington; Ply-male, Buffalo, Chandler, West Milford; Reed, West Milford; Thompson, Clear Fork; Sampson, Lum-berport; Hylton, Musselman; Poundstone, Farmington; Sloan, Burch CENTERS Keister, Romney, Spiker, Musselman; Harris, Green Bank; Harrison, Sissonville, Hilton, Meadow Bridge; Cantpbell. Lumberport; Osborne, Ansted; Kaminsky, Mon-ongahBACKS Hoi ige Pennsboro; Basham, Hurricane; Lester, Crum; McDaniels, Teter, Bridgeport,Myers, Bristol; Green, Baileysville; Sheets, Renick, Jackson, Marbn-ton Orndorff, Gree Harpers Ferry Dame man, Means Farming ton, Winfield, Burks, Highlander, Alderson;Lumber! ford, Mlt;ort; Burke, adow Hridi’richton; SanB Villi1mi ^ r\, i a , i ^1-^the Class B All-State backfield Domico was a triple threat for Bob Murphy's Preston County;team.McElweeconsiders Sam LyonsThird Team Selectionsblocked three punts and returned a pass interception for a touchdown 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 ofPaden City, w'ere among the outstanding 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 center, James Sutton 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.ENDS — Pricster. Farmington, and June*. Monongah.TACKLES — Hess, Bridgeport, and Wharton, Middlebournc.(if ARDS _ Waddv, Petersburg, and Taylor, Crichton. CENTER —- Spnnaaigle, Burch BACKS Parker, Romney; Flynn, Glen Rogers; Green, Bai leysville, and Lambert, Circle 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 Kornney victory GreenENDS Howard, Rupert; Sabo] ovlch, Lumberport; Keesecker, Musselman; Gouzd, Farmington, Thompson, Fort Gay.TACKLES Rardin. Ravenswood; Bryant, Meadow Bridge, D Fisher, Sissonville; Brown, Glen Rogers; Baker, Sistersville.Millsphur; Miller, Sistersville; Wil-shire, Ronceverte; Summers, Ridgeley.CENTERS — Zuccari, Mason town; Hodge, Lewisburg; Pereyn-ski. Sharpies.B \lt; h SYoho, Mlddlebourne; Gilley, Baileysville; Satterfield, Cameron, Shrevea, Sistersville, Suck, Rav-enswood, Watkin: . Lumberport; Bumgardner, Elizabeth; Payne, Winfield; Mason, Musselman, Fe-well, Winfield.NOW SHOWING!-TODAY TOMORROW-PALACEtttf / WAV tomTOPPLUSll PLUSH; ^ Bullet-Streaked^] Adventure! *SUNDAYANDMONDAY0 AIMS DAtiPKIfc (Sir, HAS IOUK AMJimmy DickensandHiu Counlrv Bovs
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