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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1964
Page
7
Stratton High School improved to 4-0 by defeating Shady Spring 65 to 48 on Thursday night. Bulldogs dominated, extending their perfect start while handing the visitors a second straight loss.
James Collins poured in 43 points to lead the Wildcats past Mark Twain 93 76 on Thursday night. Trap Hill sparked an early 21 9 run as the visitors built a commanding lead and never looked back, with Collins hitting 16 field goals and 11 free throws as Greg Terry Danny Knight added 18 and 17 respectively for Trap. Mayhem led the losers with 33 as Mark Twain drops to 1 6 while the Wildcats improve to 1 3. Stratton and Shady Spring also posted wins in region play.
Marshall University fell to The Citadel 96 to 84 after leading by 11 at halftime. Marshall fouled out Katz Whetsel and Hicks as The Citadel shot 26 free throws to Marshall's 14, and outscored the Herd at the line. The teams traded leads until late, with Danny Mohr scoring 23 for The Citadel and Jim McCurdy 19. Marshall next plays West Virginia Wesleyan on Jan 2.
Two West Virginia Conference basketball games are scheduled for tonight with West Virginia State facing Alderson Broaddus and Concord visiting Fairmont. Glenville defeated Concord 93 to 83 as Clark Dilly scored 41 and Jimmie Davidson added 25 for the losers. In a non conference upset, Shepherd beat Catholic University 71 to 66 with Gary Phalen scoring 25 for the winners.
BLUEFIELD Beckley Junior High School opened the 1964 65 basketball season with a 52 33 victory over Bluefield in a defensive game Coach Ross Irle called awfully good The win was Beckleys 19th straight over Bluefield blue Eaglets led 15 7 after the first quarter 21 11 at halftime and 33 19 after three periods John Wooton led scoring with 17 points Phil Luchini added 11 Larry Williams had 13 and Ron Goodwin 12 for Bluefield now 3 2 on the season credited with the loss.
Baltimore Colts star Lenny Moore, aged 30 in 1963, crowned most valuable in the NFL by NEA voters. Moore edged John Unitas for the honor, credited with a dramatic comeback year including a 52-yard TD reception and late-game scores. Johnny Morris set a new NFL receiving record, followed by Jim Brown in the voting.
Utah and West Virginia meet in the sixth annual Liberty Bowl at Convention Hall Atlantic City New Jersey moving indoors for a pre Christmas festival telecast at 12 45 p m EST. Utah seeks school record wins and WVU relies on McCune to spark upset hopes.
Defenseman Harry Howell of the New York Rangers is listed as doubtful for tonight's NHL clash with the Montreal Canadiens due to flu symptoms pending a doctor's report.
Woodrow Wilson visits Oak Hill as Beckley meets its first AAA foe, while Glen Rogers and Fayetteville pursue unbeaten records against Bramwell and Sophia. Oceana eyes a fourth straight win at Welch, and Pineville hosts Baileysville in the Wyoming County matchup. Other area games include Mount Hope at Seth and Mullens versus Alumni as Princeton travels to Graham Virginia.
West Virginia considers replacing the current three classes AAA AA and A with a single class for football and basketball. Supporters say it would simplify play while opponents warn smaller schools would be left out. SAAC officials say a statewide referendum would be needed, and current sentiment locally is not supportive.
Raleigh Register defended the regular season crown in the Al Braun Volleyball League last night at the Beckley Recreation Building by defeating the Beckley Pickups 15-4 and 15-6. Orkin beat Veterans Hospital 15-4 and 15-6, Independents toppled the Jaycees 16-14 8-15 15-8. standings show Raleigh Register 8 2, Pickups 7 3, Jaycees 6 4, Veterans Hosp. 2 8, Independents 4 6.
In Green Bay Drake’s John Putnam and Benedict’s James Chandler, two strong running backs, have signed to join the Packers for the upcoming season.
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