Montgomery Upset, Stratton Cops 1st Tourney Win
Montgomery Greyhounds of the Class AAA tournament fall 67 58 to East Bank Pioneers in Cedar Grove opening round. Charles Taylor leads Montgomery with 20 points while East Bank stars Jim Butta and Lonnie Thompson each add 4. Buckhannon defeats Summersville 71 58 in the other AAA sectional with Eddie Bell scoring 21 for Summersville.
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Duffy Kirk
Reggie Daniels
Bill Pugh
Ross Hutchins
OK Buchannon
Romano, Kruk Pen A Ras
Regional AA boys hoops ignite early week upsets and wins
Stratton High School beat Shady Spring as Roy Martin led with 24 points in a 106- lead surge. Mullens Rebels edged Baileysville 63-46 behind Sid Elliott 23 and Merlin Brown 18, while Lookout, Fayetteville, Hinton, Peterstown and Mullens posted sectional wins. Lookout and Fayetteville advance to finals. Hinton faces Peterstown. Mullens meets Pineville Oceana winner Saturday.
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Local tourney pairings and results from Summersville Princeton and more
Regional boys basketball action across sections 8 to 13 in Summersville Princeton Bluefield Oak Hill Peterstown Oceana Pineville Stoco Stratton Lookout Fayetteville and regional games at Montgomery Hinton and Beckley Ree. Matoaka led by five with a 31-23 halftime edge while Peterstown teammates posted 20 16 and Preservati 17. Lookout poured 36 by halftime and Gauley Bridge trailed 24 at the break.
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Ansted Highlanders, Trap Hill win Region 7-A games
Ansted Highlanders beat Washington District 75-55 to reach the Region 7-A final against Trap Hill, while Trap Hill edged Ravenswood 68-62 in overtime. Athens beat Herndon 58-50 at Princeton as Greenville rolled over Excelsior of War 61-47.
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Doug Eades
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Dick Dunn
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Rain Delays New Orleans Open Start
Heavy morning rain drenched the city park course forcing a delay to the $20,000 New Orleans Open. Puddles covered the 6,700-yard layout and, even if play resumes, the refreshed schedule calls for rounds after today with 18 holes then on Saturday and Sunday and finals Monday.
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