Richwood upsets Mount Hope 81 68 in key schoolboy tilt
Richwood High School defeated Mount Hope 81 to 68 with Mike Barrett scoring 33 and Buford Chambers 26 as Richwood built a decisive fourth quarter run. Barrett shot 65.2 percent, while Chambers added strong defense and scoring. Mount Hope led briefly in the first half but Richwood pulled away after halftime, aided by rebounding and late surge to seal the win for their 12th victory.
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Richwood High School
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Buford Chambers
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Chambers
Lumberjacks
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Raiford Woods
Teddy Spadaro
Otha Payne
Woods
Gary Blake
Steve Milroy
Bucky Frame
Roger Williams
Jim Travis
Charles Gwinn
John Husk
David Wills
Steve Martin
Ronnie Taylor
le Charles Thomas
Donald Anderson
Bill Honaker
George Ross
Bill Calloway
Two BC Games On Tap Hinton Plays Stoco
Eight games feature tri county and Raleigh County League action led by Sophia vs Pineville and Mark Twain vs Trap Hill. Pineville seeks its 10th win as Simmons faces Woodie and Maynard while Stoco aims to rebound at Hinton after losing to the Coal City club earlier.
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Flying Eagles
Wyoming County
Mullens Rebels
Steco
Hinton Bobcats
Sophia
Pineville
Mark Twain
Trap Hill
Surveyor
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Clay
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Man
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Woodie
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Benny Milam
Cook
Milam
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Pryor
East Beckley
Byrd Prillerman
Harold Wiley
Wiley
Evan Maynard
Bill Cole
Cole
Wildcats
Stoco
Summers County
Hinton
Bobcats
Coal City Lads
Leonard Mullens
Bill Seigler
Buddy Thomas
Thomas
Dick Leftridge
Hinton Boys
North and South Place 5 Each In Top Ten
West Virginia high school basketball rankings split evenly with five teams from the north and five from the south in the top 10. Beckley leads the south with Huntington and South Charleston also in the top 10, while Weirton and Triadelphia head the north alongside Elkins, Grafton, and Wheeling.
Davis & Elkins Star Bob Ferrell Out With Academic Ineligibility
ELKINS W Va UPI Bob Ferrell the nation's second leading small college scorer from Davis and Elkins is sidelined by academic difficulties. The 6 3 senior from Clarksburg was ruled ineligible at the start of the second semester after scholastic probation. Ferrell scored 23 points in an 80 76 win over Potomac State last Wednesday but his league average of 30 7 dropped with the setback.
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Dancy Twins
Lonnie
Connie
Eugene Belcher
Belcher
Shady Spring
Conley
Conley High
Elkhorn
Wyoming
Mullens
Blue Devils
Sharples
William Crews
William
Conleyans
Clay
Fayette County Memorial Auditorium
Pirates
Fayetteville
Fred Miller
D&e
Ferrell
Senators
Wesleyan
Buckhannon
Mel Greer
West Virginia
Rivlin Sees Marshall Aiming To Beat Miami Ohio Tonight
Marshall coach Jule Rivlin says his team is ready to end a 23 year drought by defeating Miami of Ohio in Oxford. He notes a similar outlook to the 1938-39 win here and points to improved offense after an 89-76 upset of Western Michigan.
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Oxford, Ohio
UPI
Jule Rivlin
Marshall University
Miami
Ohio
Big Green
Rivlin
Huntington
Marshall
Western Michigan
Turley Eyes Return as Arm Heals for Yankees
Bob Turley says his pitching elbow feels fine after removing bone chips and opening a Fort Lauderdale camp. He returns as a key Yanks asset with Roy Hamey hopeful on a comeback, while the club signs rookies and farmhands and races to complete 22 contracts.
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United Press International
Bob Turley
New York Yankees
Yankees
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Turley
Yankee
Roy Hamey
Kelley Resigns as Colgate Head Football Coach
Alva Kelley has stepped down as Colgate University head football coach with extreme reluctance. A former Cornell star and Brown coach, Kelley led Colgate to a 5-4 season last year including wins over Harvard Princeton and Yale, after two poor prior campaigns.
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Hamilton
N.Y
UPI
Alva Kelley
Colgate University
Kelley
Cornell
Brown University
Harvard
Princeton
Yale
Colgate
WV high school basketball ratings by UPI board
West Virginia high school basketball rankings by the 20 member UPI Board of Coaches show Beckley first with 13-0 record and 196 points, Weirton second at 16-0 with 183, Huntington third, Triadelphia fourth, and Elkins fifth through Feb. 2. Second Ten lists Logan, East Bank, Sophia, Stonewall Jackson, Richwood, Matewan, Martinsburg, Buckhannon, and a four-way tie among Flemington, Charleston, Milton, and St Joseph's.
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UPI
West Virginia
United Press International Board of Coaches
South
Beckley
Huntington
South Charleston
Princeton
St. Albans
Weirton
Triadelphia
Elkins
Grafton
Wheeling
Logan
East Bank
Bearcats
Fairmont East
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Wildcats
Wheeling Central
Moundsville
Bellaire
Ohio
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Fayetteville
Toronto
Parkersburg
Wellsburg
Wheeling Linsly
Weston
Easton
Beckey
Mullens
Big Creek
Dunbar
Nitro
Sophia
Stonewall Jackson
Richwood
Matewan
Martinsburg
Buckhannon
Flemington
Milton
Huntington St. Joseph's
W. Va
UPID
UPI Board of Coaches
Huntington St. Joseph’s
Man
Beckley College's Fayetteville turnout sparks talk of move
Sports By George Fayetteville lauded 1300 Fayette Countians for Beckley College Blue Hawks win over Davis & Elkins drawing strong support from Memorial Auditorium backers. Coach Joe Cook called Fayetteville turnout a success while predicting Beckley may relocate most games to Fayette County for better backing.
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Morris Harvey
Joe Cook
Beckley College Blue Hawks
Fayette
Morris Harvey-Beckley College
Rec
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Beckley College
Beckley
Fayetteville Memorial Auditorium
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Mullens
Woodrow-Mullens
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Lawrence Wiseman
Butch Easterling
Jerry Wiley
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Giants
Bane Sarrett
Ron Cimala
Hindsley
Karbonit
Barksdale
Colts Purchase Jim McDaniel
Houston Colt .45s buy outfielder Jim McDaniel from the Denver Bears. McDaniel led the American Association in homers and RBIs last season and had a 10 year pro career with 259 homers. He started as a pitcher with Cleveland in 1950 before moving to outfield.
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UPI
Houston Colt .45S
Jim McDaniel
RBI
American Association
Denver Bears
McDaniel
Cleveland
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh
Denver
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