St Albans poised to clinch Class AA title with Barboursville win
West Virginia high school football near final weekend highlights St Albans Red Dragons needing a win over Barboursville to secure the first Class AA crown. Elkins' hopes end after a 33 14 loss at Cumberland. Class A and B races include Bridgeport Nitro Webster Springs Monongah Elizabeth St Marys and others as playoff pictures sharpen. Local rivalry games and near misses shape the closing action across the state.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
St. Albans
Red Dragons
Barboursville Pirates
Elkins
Monongah
Elizabeth
Monongah Lions
Paden City
St. Marys
W. R. Fugitt
West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission
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Fugitt
Charleston
Oak Hill
Beckley
Wheeling
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Stonewall Jackson
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Fairmont West
Fairmont East
Hinton
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Washington Irving
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Dunbar
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Warwood
Weirton
Wildcats
Issac Thompson
Bob Jeter
Jeter
Red Riders
Lleghany
Tigers
Bob Walker
Ronnie Scites
Racing Deaths Total 103 in 1955
The death of Jack McGrath in a 100 mile auto race at Phoenix Ariz yesterday raised the 1955 fatalities in the sport to 103.
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New York
Jack McGrath
Phoenix
Ariz
Beckley Edges Oldest Rival Hinton 16-14 in 1954
Beckley Flying Eagles hold a 16-14 edge in the long streak against Hinton Bobcats after a 16-14 win in 1954. The annual clash at Woodrow Wilson Stadium closes the season, with Beckley aiming for a fourth straight one-loss year and the Wilson Trophy on the line. Senior captains are listed, and a historic series recap shows Hinton leading in the 1920s before Beckley surged in recent decades.
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Beckley
Flying Eagles
Bobcats
Montgomery
Mullens
Lewisburg
Mr. Hope
Princeton
Stoco
Shady Spring
Oak Hill
Alderson
Woodrow Wilson
Tony Pauletto
Jams Starr
Tony Mollish
Jim Ritter
Pat Blymyer
Steve Vermillion
Carl Atkinson
Bill Turner
Darold Walls
Ernie Gray
Howard Hurt
Don
Dave Farris
Calvin Fitzpatrick
Frank Green
Bucky Fisher
Jim Barr
Ronnie Wright
Hank Bauer
Jerry Miller
Sammy Thies
Hinton-Beckley
Temple Defense Shapes Early Second Half Call
Temple faces a 5-3-2-1 setup as Delaware plans two common answers. Rate four options for the 0-0 tie: quick pass to an end after a fake dive, dive by halfback with guards and tackles tight, dive by halfback with linemen spread, and a deep pass down the middle.
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Temple
Delaware
Mexico and U S Tied In National Nag Show
New York report on the National Horse Show international jumping event where the U S and Mexico each have four wins after two final international jumps. Captain Billy Steinkraus rode Saxon Woods to win to force the tie with Mariles on Chihuahua II in Madison Square Garden amid recent rider injuries and car crash setbacks. Riviera Wonder retains open jumper title and Chappaqua and Jazz Session lead the hunter division with 14 points each.
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New York
United States
Mexico
U. S
Billy Steinkraus
Ace
Knight Owl
Westport
Conn
Nauti
Eal
Harrisburg
Humberto Mariles
Eva Valdez
Steinkraus
Madison Square Garden
Saxon Woods
Mariles
Riviera
Board President Backs Faurot Amid UMO Football Turmoil
Cape Girardeau Missouri bold move shows James Finch, president of the board of curators, expressing full confidence in Don Faurot as Missouri football coach and athletic director amid petitions seeking his ouster during a losing season. Finch says the board is all for the present Missouri athletic program and will not change it.
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Cape Girardeau
Don Faurot
Missouri
Faurot
James Finch
Finch
Marshall Gridder Out For Rest Of Season At Toledo
Marshall College's Big Green football team began prep for the MAC finale at Toledo without fullback and punter George Tomlin of Martins Ferry Ohio. Tomlin suffered an ankle fracture in the 20 12 victory over Youngstown here Saturday night ending his season. His punts averaged around 40 yards.
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Huntington
Marshall College
Big Green
Toledo
George Tomlin
Martins Ferry
Ohio
Xavier
Youngstown
Tomlin
Schoolboy Elite 7174 58 297 35 Oak Hill
Oak Hill Charleston reports a schoolboy elite event with 58 297 35 scores. Participants include potential young athletes from local programs as organizers note performance metrics and emerging talent.
WVU Focus Shifts to Pitt Clash After GWU Win
West Virginia coachs praised the Mountaineers for their 13-7 victory over George Washington, noting anxiety over next Saturdays Pitt game affected effort. WVU maintains a 11-game win streak, remains undefeated, and claims Southern Conference title as Richmond defeats Davidson. Other outlines include Marshall, Morris Harvey, Shepherd, Bethany, and local conference results shaping next weekend action.
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West Virginia
George Washington
Davidson
the Citadel
Virginia Tech
Richmond
William and * Mary
Washington and Lee
Furman
Virginia Military
Danny Giovanelli Faces Perez After Vejar Withdrawal
New York lightweight Danny Giovanelli steps in for Chico Vejar at St Nicholas Arena replacing the scheduled bout with Danny Jo Perez. Giovanelli, fighting his second main event in eight days, recently beat Paolo Melis in Rome and seeks a decision over Perez after Vejar’s lip injury altered the card.
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New York
Danny Giovanelli
Giovanelli
Danny
Chico Vejar
Danny Jo Perez
St. Nicholas Arena
Paolo Melis
Italy
Baileysville Rough Riders Announce 1955 56 Hoop Schedule
Baileysville High School Rough Riders unveiled a 20 game basketball schedule for 1955 56 with opening game set for December 7 against the Herndon Indians in Herndon.
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Baileysville
Baileysville High School
Rough Riders
Riders
Herndon Indians
Herndon
School schedules requested for Woodrow Wilson hoop slate
Schedule request from Raleigh Register Sports Dept invites high schools to mail basketball timetables. Readers may note home and home games with Herndon, Trap Hill, Saeger, Gilbert, Pineville, Glen Rogers, Burch, Lenore, Matewan, and Oceana, including dates from December to February.
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Woodrow Wilson
Raleigh Register
Herndon
Trap Hill
Saeger
Gilbert
Pineville
Glen Rogers
Burch
Lenore
Matewan
Oceana
Jaeger
Ocean
You Be The Quarterback ANSWER 4 Deep pass and run critique
A ranked play-by-play of quarterback options. Deep pass is labeled as having no special link to success or failure, while the dive plays rely on line splits and defensive loops. Quick pass suggests a completion behind the middle linebacker. The best call uses split line to mess with stunting and expose looping defenses.
Football Scores Sunday and Saturday Results
Holy Cross defeated Dayton 13 to 7. Scranton beat Kings of Pennsylvania 20 to 0. East Marshall won 20 to 12 over Youngstown. Waynesburg routed Wash-Jeff 50 to 13. Morris Harvey defeated Concord W Va 61 to 19. Salem W Va won 32 to 6 against Davis-Elkins. South Mississippi posted 39 to 6 over Memphis State. Louisville beat Morehead Ky 37 to 12. Carson-Newman 13 over Maryville Tenn 7. Elon defeated Newport News Apprentice 51 to 7. Southwest Texas A&M 13 beat Southern Methodis 2.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Mountaineers
Pitt
WVU
Russ Crane
George Washington
Richmond
Davidson
Marshall
Youngstown
Toledo
Northwest Ohio
Morris Harvey
Tech
Morehead
Emory
Thiel
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Fla
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Gerald Myers
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West Virginia State
Virginia State
Shaw University
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Scranton
Kings
Mississippi
Memphis State
Louisville
Carson-Newman
Elon
Newport News
Apprentice
W W L A C Standings Exclude Several Teams
Bethany Morris Harvey Bluefield State and West Virginia State were ruled ineligible for the conference championship in the W W L A C standings. The decision affects qualification and final standings for the season.
Red Devils Card 20 Cage Contests
Collins High School Red Devils announce a 1955-56 basketball schedule under Coach Clarence Fleet Parson. They open with Kingston December 7 at home and close February 27 at Kingston, with a slate that includes East Bank Beckley Montgomery Shady Spring Princeton Mt. Hope Fayetteville Gauley Mullens Lookout and Hinton among others.
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Oak Hill
Clarence
Fleet’ Parson
Collins High School
Red Devils
Kingston Mountaineers
Fayette County
Kingston
Fast Bank
Beckley
Montgomery
Shady Spring
Princeton
Mt. Hope
Fayetteville
Gauley
Mullens
East Bank
Gauley Bridge
Lookout
Hinton
Stoco
Two High School Games Moved To Thursday
Two of Friday's twenty scheduled high school football games have been moved to Thursday. The Stoco-Mullens game will be at Coal City Thursday at 7 30. Nicholas County High visits Richwood for the county championship tilt that night. Gauley Bridge plays Charleston Catholic at 2 p m at Laidley field and Alderson White Sulphur plays in Island Park, Ronceverte at 2 for the Greenbrier Valley Conference crown.
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Stoco-Mullens
Coal City
Nicholas County High
Richwood
Gauley Bridge
Charleston Catholic
Laidley Field
Alderson-White
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