WVU Should Play Only Top Teams At Home
West Virginia ends season with an upset over Syracuse amid calls to schedule only top notch opponents. The piece argues WVU can beat elite teams and should avoid games with weaker programs, noting Maryland and Duke among the surprises and highlighting the season’s top opponents.
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Mountaineers
Richmond
William & Mary
VMI
Mountaineer
New York University
Bucky Waters
Maryland
St. John’s Davidson
Penn State
Duke
Waters
Catholic Defeats Salvation 56 to 34 in Becktay Recreation
Catholic eased past Salvation Army 56 to 34. Vecellio, Fama and Smith led Catholic scoring while Central beat Temple 44 to 27 with Hairston 17 and Smith 15. Crab Orchard edged Memorial 37 to 32 behind Charlie Thompson 20 points. Next week Crab Orchard Calvary Temple and First Methodist meet Salvation Army.
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Salvation
Central
Crab Orch
Beckley Recreation
Floyd Vecellio
Bernie Alz
Joe Fama
D. Walker
W. Hairston
M. Smith
T. Knapp
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Crab Orchard
Memorial
Charlie Thompson
Thompson
Bob Short
Jack Covey
Sasemnes
Assembly
Calvary Ee
Methodist
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F. Vecellio
B. Paiz
E. Smith
J. Fama
Ll M. Perry
C. Lynch
Christian Crab Orchard
Campbell Littler Challenge Palmer For PGA Money Lead
Campbell and Littler, both seasoned veterans, finished first and second at Tucson last Sunday and moved into contention for the PGA tour money title. Campbell earned 9000 dollars to rise to 12100, trailing Palmer who led with 14412.50. Littler added 5000 dollars to reach 9961.45, while Billy Casper slid to fifth with 9675.00. Palmer did not play Tucson and will return at Doral.
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Arizona
Joe Campbell
Gene Littler
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Tucsons
Arnold Palmer
Professional Golfers Association
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Palmer
Florida
Arizona Sun
Billy Casper
Venturi
Catholic Tourney Opens Friday in Huntington
Weirton Madonna defending AA champions meet Charleston Catholic in the kickoff game of the 30th Catholic High School Basketball Tournament in Huntington. Tournament runs Feb 25 to 27 with schedule: 1:30 p.m. Weirton vs Charleston, 3:15 Wheeling vs Clarksburg Notre Dame, 7:30 Huntington St. Joseph's vs Morgantown St. Francis, 9:15 Parkersburg Catholic vs Bishop Donahue, AA semifinals Saturday 7:30 and 9:15, final Sunday 2:45. Class A games Saturday feature Fairmont St. Peter's vs Weston St. Patrick's at 1:30 and Martinsburg St. Joseph's vs Grafton St. Augustine's at 3:15. Class A final Sunday at 1 p.m. between winners.
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Richwood Edges Shady In Gridiron Style Tigers Fall Short 86-73
Richwood topped Shady Spring 86 to 73 at the Tiger gym as the Lumberjacks use their height and rebounding edge led by all state candidate Tom Milroy who scored 22. Huey Johnson led Richwood with 24 while Byron Chambers and Mike Green added 13 each. Shady’s Archie Burgess scored 17 with 16 and 11 from Jack Richmond and Jeff Robinson. Shady slips to 6-12. Richwood eyes another game before Friday with Beckley Flying Eagles.
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Byron Chambers
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Jack Richmond
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Ernie Williams
Jimmy Mullens
Jackie Rock
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Roger McMillion
Donald Jarvis
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Jerry Richmond
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Cecil Bryant
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John Smith
Jim Hurley
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Richmond
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Mt. Hope
Mustangs
Archie Burgess
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Area Basketball Leaders Named for Fayetteville to Herndon
Logan Montgomery Jaeger and players from Fayetteville Oceana and Shady Spring lead area basketball list through Van Welch Big Creek Stoco Clear Fork and Herndon Histon Jr as top names in current standings and team notes.
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Stratton
Montgomery
Baileysville
Saeger
Oceana
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Marsh Fork
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Welch
Herndon
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Richmond
Spanishburg
Beckley Junior High
Eagles Flying High
Celtics Clip Lakers to Stretch Division Lead
Celtics star Sam Jones scored 33 as Boston defeated Los Angeles 115 108 to widen the Eastern Division gap over Philadelphia to a game and a half. Bill Russell controlled the boards while Jones broke 21 after halftime to spark the rally. Elgin Baylor and Leroy Ellis led the Lakers with 23 each.
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Sam Jones
Boston Celtics
Jones
Celtis
Los Angeles Lakers
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Celtics
76Ers
National Basketball Association
Bill Russell
Boston
Lakers
John Havlicek
Elgin Baylor
Leroy Ellis
Royals
University of Dayton
Oscar Robertson
Beckley Eagles Host Logan In Regular Season Test
Beckley Flying Eagles seek their 10th straight win as they face Logan at home in a pivotal late season game. Coach Wiseman relies on J W McNeish John Beard Rusty Parsons Roger Wood and John Wooten to lead the attack while Aaron Gwinn and Albert Hughes provide depth off the bench. Logan brings a 10-8 mark and a tough home court to challenge the streaking team.
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Assu Ced
Bane Sarrett
Bill Karbonit
Logan
Eagles
Akers
Lawrence Wiseman
J. W. McNeish
John Beard
Rusty Parsons
Roger Wood
John Wooten
McNeish
Wood
Mac
Bluefield
Soph
Ce Ae Parsons
Ween
Sons
Rex Gwinn
Koe
Albert Hughes
Wildcats
Richwood Lumberjacks
Raleigh County Armory
Cats Attack Indians Seek Rematch With ACL Rival Stoco
Trap Hill and Stoco meet after a close 89-87 ACL campaign opener. Featured players include Jack Trystuck Ernest Dunford Micky Mc Graw Jerry Lambert Wayne Perdue for the Indians and Danny Knight De Birchfield Dallas Cooper Herb Copeland Millard Barron for Trap Hill. Other regional matchups involve Stratton versus Montgomery with Harry Mayo leading the Bulldogs, and Mount Hope, Fayetteville, and Oceanana area teams chasing wins amid season slumps and columned standings.
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Jack Trystuck
Ernest Dunford
Micky McGraw
Jerry Lambert
Wayne Perdue
Danny Knight
de Birchfield
Dallas Cooper
Herb Copeland
Millard Barron
Trap Hill
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