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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 ('hiss B All State Football Team for 1953 was prepared hv Roy M. Hawley, rhairman of the Class B Ali-State Select - n Board which canvasses the ballots submitted by coaches, officials, sports writers and sportscasters. These selections cover ('lass B schools only.(Comprising the hoard this year in addition to Hawley were John McGinnis of Sistersville, coach of the state, ('lass B champions; AI 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 WWVO, Pineville, representing radio stations. and Joseph M. Handlan of Parkersburg, secretary.)By ROY M II AWI I V, Chairman ( ia.ss B All-State Selection Board■ MORGANTOWN. W Va . Jan 16 .1 (Special)- Both of the 195't state : Class B finalists, champion Sisters-ville and runnerup Romney, plac-Second Team SelectionsENDS — Sidwell, Paden City, and Alexander, Chapmanville.TACKLES — Chute, sistersville and I lannary, Sharpies. NGl'ARDS — Dygert, Vinson, and N. Eisher, Sissonville.CENTER — Kirk. Burch.RACKS — Wable, Sistersville;1 Shamblin, Sissonville; Nicely. Hu pert; 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 r 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, hack. 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-; town, backs.There were no repeaters from last year’s first team, but guard Noble Fisher of Sissonville placed high on the list for the third straight year. Fisher was a second team I choice both as a sophomore andsenior and made the first teamGeorge Strager's Sistersville team Ilast year. fto the championship on the basisTwo boys from Monongah who j of his fine punting and blocking' made the 1952 first team as rep-.as well as ball-carrying. Jones led I resentatives on the then state Class I the state in scoring 167 points and B champions also received high! Sawyers the outstanding high1 honors again Back Jim Demus is! school player in the state.Hartman of Romney, which hadj another outstanding back in Roger| Parker, quarterbacked Dick McKlon this season’s second team and end Dennis Jones is a third-team choice.There was an outstanding array j wee's perennially fine team throughHrof backs and ends particularly lts ifl.RamP winning streak. The second team backfield con- thr(.w 17 touchdown passes sisting of Monongah’* Demus. Bob sneaked four times for TDs Wable of Sistersville, Joe Nicely • season. Another quarterback, of Rupert and Glenn Shamblin of Domico of Masontown, round: Sissonville might easily be substituted for the first.Sistersville and Sissonville each had two outstanding hacks, however. with Mikes and Jones respectively rated better. Mikes ledand this; Bill; out Ithe Class B All-State backfield j Domico was a triple threat for Bob Murphy* Preston County;teamMcElweeconsiders Sam LyonsHonorable MentionENDS McClain, KingoodMiller. Sissonville; Spaulding, Bramw'ell; McPherson. GreenBank; Joseph, Ronceverte; Dayton, Bridgeport; Sarver, Vinson; Boothe, Crichton; Brown, Cowen. Stover, Clear Fork; Freeman, Hurricane ; Reed, West Milford.TACKLES Branson, Moore field; LeDane, Musselman; Mills. Harpers Ferry; Sanford, Rainelje; Morgan, Bailey.sville; Brinkley. Bridgeport; Freshour. Walton;Nicholson, Webster Springs; Williams, White Sulphur; Woods, Hurricane; Oxley, Hurricane.(.1 ARDS St. MarysBell, 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( I NTF.RS B Keister. Romney, Spiker, Mussel man; Harris, Green Bank; Harrison, Sissonville; Hilton, Meadow, Bridge; Carrfpbell, Lumberport; ; Osborne, Ansted; Kaminsky, Mon ongahBACKS Houge Pennsboro Barham, Hurricane; Lester. Crum. McDaniels, Teter, Bridgeport; Myers, Bristol; Green. Baileysville; I Sheets, Renick Jackson, Marlin-tor Orndorff, Green Bank; Horn, Harpers berry, Daniel*, Mussel-j man, Means Farmington; Thornton. Winfield, Burks. Winfield; Highlander, Alderson; McIntyre. Lumberport; Burke, Crichton; San-, ford, Meadow BridgeThird 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 of Elizabeth and Willard Straight of Paden 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 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 con-, scientious and a good student.Members of the First Class B All-State will be honored together j w ith the Class A first-team selections at the state sports writers’ Victory Awards Dinner in Parkers-1 burg next Thursday, Jan. 21.ENDS — Prieater, Farmington, and Jones, Monongah.TACKLES — Hess, Bridgeport, and Wharton. Middle-bourneGUARDS — W'addv, Petersburg, and Taylor, Crichton. CENTER — Sponaogle, Bun h B \( k8 Parher, Romne\ . Flynn, Glen Rogers: Green, Hal leysville, and Lambert, Clrele-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; Keesecker, Musselman; Gouzd, Farmington, Thompson, Fort Gay.TACKLES Rardin. Ravenswood; Bryant, Meadow Bridge, D. Fisher, Sissonville; Brown, Glen Rogers; Baker, Sistersville.GUARDS - Williams, White Sul !phur; Miller, Sistersville; Wil-shire, Ronceverte; Summers, i Ridgeley,CENTERS Zuerari, Masontown; Hodge, Lewisbm g, Pereyn-^ki Sharpies.HACKS Mauck. Mu elman Yoho, Middlebourne, Gilley, Baiieysville; Satterfield, Cameron, Shreves, Sistersville; Suck, Rav-enswood; Watkins. Lumberport; Bumgnrdnrr, Elizabeth, Payne, Winfield; Mason, Musselman, Fe-well, Winfield.NOW SHOWING!-TODAY lt;5, TOMORROW-PALACEPOUCH HISWtftoPLUSll PLUSUBullet Streaked~] j rmi Adventure!H Villi1• ^ rvi_i noSUNDAYANDMONDAY■sfeAUOf [i A UN III OttlMIAN KKJftAMGrand oie oprYJimmy S DickensandH5« C!rmntrv Bovs
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