Nine-Game County Basketball Showdown Tonight
In Wyoming County and Raleigh County leagues, Glen Rogers hosts Pineville, Beckley faces Stoco, and Shady Spring meets Trap Hill as tri county action winds down for the holidays. Sophia travels to Kingston and other games feature Oceana Montgomery and Meadow Bridge alumni.
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Wyoming County
Glen Rogers
Coal City
Beaver
Glen Rogers Owls
Pineville Minutemen
Beckley
Flying Eagles
Stoco Indians
Shady Spring
Tigers
Trap Hill Wildcats
Raleigh County
Sophia
Blue Hawks
Fayette County
Kingston Mountaineers
Oceana
Montgomery
Meadow Bridge
Eaglets Win Third Straight as Alumni Top Rebels
The 1956 Mullens Rebels lost 82-78 to an alumni team featuring 1955 champions and other former stars led by Bob Tabscott and Dave Miller. The six-game tri-county docket saw Richwood, DuBois, Herndon and Beckley junior high winners, with Mt. View and Lookout also posting results. Willie Akers led the Rebels with 21, Tabscott 16, Cook 13, Miller 10, while Jack Clement had 21 for Lookout and Mills 26 for DuBois.
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Richwood
Lookout
White and
Stephens
Park Central
Major Reed
N. Fitzsimmons
Dan Free
Roy Davis
Otis Johnson
Nat Wittick
Wilmer Austin
Larry Huff
Don Jones
Harry Johnson
DuBois
Charles Mills
Robert Lewis
William Hunter
Ray Harper
Dennis Banks
Lee Tucker
Norval Wright
Stanford Wills
Calvin Walker
Cliff McGee
Joe Wallace
Nutter and Parks
W. Arrington
Charles Cook
Sidney White
Charles Woody
Wesley Wall
Willie Lucento
Eddie Whitt
Herndon David Cook
B. White
Frank Harrison
H. Blankenship
Junior Woody
Harry Morgan
Rodney Bishop
Herndon
Arrington
Scott Princeton Jr
Clowers
Christian
Sandigo
Taylor
Shepard
iCullop
Byrd
Stoxford
Beckley Jr. ‘Flanagan
James
Wikle
Sparks
Ragland
McMillan
Shrewsbury
River
Princeton
Beckley
Sophia Jr. B. Blackburn
Jim Hannon
Jack Monk
Oley Mills
John Young
Joe Pinturff
Mt. View Jr
Bill Workman
Junior Miller
Ken Price
David Hughes
Jim Farley
L. Morehead
Bill Morehead
Arthur Aliff
Jim Salters
Sophia
Mt. View
Mullens Rebels
Lewis D’antoni
Nuttall High Generals
Sophia Junior High
Bob Tabscott
Dave Miller
Terry Penn
Vernon Hurt
Flying Eagles
Bob McClain
Alber Cook
Jan Caldwell
Clarence York
McClain
W. Va. Tech
Tabscott
William and Mary
Albert Cook
Miller
Willie Akers
Rebels
Ronnie Cook
Wilbur Blankenship
Reds
Grads
Jay McKenzie
Jack Clement
Labout
Rosers
David Cook
Bernard White
Beckley Junior High
Ned Ragland
Walter Wikle
Tiger Cubs
Hoop State Beckley at Stoco and more week two matchups
Schedule lists multiple high school basketball games including Today's Hoop State Beckley at Stoco Alumni at Oceana Pineville at Glen Rogers Trap Hill at Shady Spring Sophia at Kingston Forest Hill at Meadow Bridge Saggarby Pax at Talcott Conley at Buffalo Alumni at Montgomery with several sports pairings and records.
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Hoop State
Beckley
Stoco
Oceana
Pineville
Glen Rogers
Trap Hill
Shady Spring
Sophia
Kingston
Forest Hill
Meadow Bridge
Sagg
Pax
Talcott
Conley
Buffalo
Montgomery
Local High School Basketball Preview From Coalfield Conference
Pineville-Glen Rogers shows 3-0 and 2-0 records as Mullens travels to Accoville to face Buffa l. Stoco struggles with three straight tough foes while Glen Rogers scales high scoring with over 100 points across three outings. Be wary of Mullens through Oak Hill and Fayetteville matchups as coaches Lou Gibson and Jerome Van Meter pursue early season wins.
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Pineville
Owls
Pax
Clear Fork
Jaeger
Glen Rogers
Jaeger Bulldogs
Stoco
Lou Gibson
Jerome van Meter
Woodrow Wilson
Coal City
Mullens
Oak Hill
Hart
Williams
Lemons
Alexander
Shady Spring
Johnny Rogers
Tigers
Athens
Sophia
Trap Hill
Marsh Ork
Spartans Explain Tactics to Fans in Rose Bowl Open Practice
More than 3,500 fans attended East Los Angeles Junior College to watch Michigan State reveal play sequences for UCLA ahead of the Rose Bowl. Duffy Daugherty explained quick kicks and fakes as assistants watched, while UCLA held a brief defensive scrimmage.
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Pasadena
Calif
Michigan State
UCLA
Spartans
East Los Angeles Junior College
Big Ten
Duffy Daugherty
Daugherty
Baptist, Johnstown Post Third Triumphs
First Baptist and Johnstown Baptist remained tied for first in the Church Basketball League after both winning at the Rec Building. Johnstown beat Catholic 40 to 33 after trailing 18 to 14 at halftime. First Baptist crushed First Methodist 32 to 9, holding the Methodists scoreless well into the second half.
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First Baptist
Johnstown Baptist
Rec
Johnstown
Catholic
First Methodist
Methodists
How They Stand Cas Last Night's Results
Memorial Baptist 37 Methodist Temple 27 Johnstown Baptist 40 Catholic 33 Presbyterian 52 Christian 28 First Baptist 32 First Methodist 9
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Methodist Temple
Johnstown Baptist
Catholic
Presbyterian
Christian
First Baptist
First Methodist
L Pet
Johnstown
1St Baptist
Memorial Baptist Catholic
Methodist
Christian Methodist Temple
Methodist Memorial Baptist
Johnstown Presbyterian
1St
Baptist
Terps Face Sooner Challenge In Orange Bowl Build Up
Maryland prepares for the Orange Bowl meeting with Oklahoma on January 2 in Miami. Coach Jim Tatum emphasizes a stronger offense to complement a stingy defense as Eddie Teague notes the need to score to beat the high scoring Sooners. Maryland finished the season with 211 points and a 57 point defense while Oklahoma totaled 365 points and allowed 54.
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Miami
Bud Wilkinson
Oklahoma
Maryland
Jim Tatum
Florida
Terps
Washington, D. C
Eddie Teague
Sooners
Nebraska
Oklahoma A & M
Syracuse
Wilkinson
Tatum
Teage
Billy Pierce Earned Run King Of 1955 AL
Chicago’s Billy Pierce led the American League in earned run average at 1.97 with a 15-10 record for the White Sox in 1955. He allowed 45 earned runs in 206 innings, while Tommy Byrne, Herb Score, Billy Hoeft, and Whitey Ford shared the pitching honors. Score led in strikeouts with 245, Ford tied for most victories with 18, Hoeft had seven shutouts, and Ford tied for most complete games with 18. For the first time in the league, no pitcher won 20 games.
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New York
Billy Pierce
Chicago White Sox
Pierce
Hal Newhouser
Detroit
Tommy Byrne
New York Yankees
Herb Score
Cleveland
Billy Hoeft
Whitey) Ford
Yankees
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Philadelphia Phillies
Byrne
Hoeft
Tigers
Ford
Bob Lemon
Boston
Frank Sullivan
Early Wynn
Indians
Sullivan
Bob Turley
Steve Gromek
Memorial Baptist and Presbyterian Share No 3 This Week
Six of six Memorial Baptist opponents points came in the final five minutes as Memorial Baptist beat Methodist Temple 37 27 while Presbyterian routed Christian 52 28 to tie for third place at 2 1. The night’s top scorers included Russell Shannon 18 for Christian Charcoal Bryant 16 for Presbyterian Ralph Farrar 12 for First Baptist and Mike Meadows 13 for Memorial Baptist with Bob Smith totaling 25 points for Memorial Baptist.
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Presbyterian Baptist Smith
Williams
Tanner
C Light
Flynn
Reitz
Ch. Bryant
Leeber
MecNeish
Farrar
C. Bryant
Pierce
Christian Methodist
Lovell
Hall
Dix
Shannon
Kittle
Rose
Elkins
Tucker
O'Dell
Lowe
Ramsey
Ash
Lews
Presbyterian
Baptist
Memorial Baptist
Methodist Temple
Christian
Bob Smith
Russell Shannon
Charcoal Bryant
First Baptist
Ralph Farrar
Mike Meadows
WVU Athletes Linked to Fairmont Night Spots Under Probe
WVU coach Art Lewis denied knowledge of reports that members of the 1955-56 basketball and 1955 football teams frequented Fairmont night spots. Beacom, Fairmont city director, sent a letter to WVU officials outlining the claim but named no individuals.
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Fairmont
Art
Lewis
West Virginia
Miami Beach
Fla
WVU
J. Patrick Beacom
Morgantown
West Virginia University
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