Mount Hope vs Mullens in key Coalfield clash tonight
Raleigh Register details Friday night high school football across Mount Hope Mullens Hinton Princeton and Marsh Fork Tragic highlights include Mount Hope's strong backfield Led by Payne Otha Payne and Taylor and Mullens star back David Thompson with 42 points this season Mount Hope seeks league impact while Mullens aims to rebound after a 42-20 win over Sophia and a season 3-0 slate against Class AA foes.
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Otha Payne
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Jackie Jenkins
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Farley
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Caldwell
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Leander Courtington
Charley Stump
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Milburn Rhinehart
David Thompson
Rhinehart
Ray Caldwell
Mullens Gradsters
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Shady Spring
Gary
Jaeger
Marsh Fork Bulldogs
Stoco
Trap Hill
Byrd Prillerman
Clear Fork
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Marsh Fork
Two Harness World Records Set at Kentucky Futurity
Elaine Rodney clocked a world record 1 58 3 5 for 3 year old trotters in the Kentucky Futurity at Lexington. Bullet Hanover followed with a 1 56 1 5 standard for 3 year old pacers. Track rain aided the performance, with Clint Hodgins driving Rodney in both heats.
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Kentucky Weather
Elaine Rodney
Bullet Hanover
Herman Holland
Clint Hodgins
Pickpockets Hit Forbes Field During World Series Game
Pittsburgh police report at least five wallet thefts at Forbes Field during the World Series. Total taken amounts to 779 dollars. A San Diego man lost 456 dollars after a bump near the ballpark entrance.
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Forbes Field
San Diego
Calif
Ball Park
Houston Dallas Lead AFL Offense In Early Play
Houston and Dallas top the American Football League in total offense. In three games Houston’s Oilers rushed for 530 yards and passed for 612, averaging 380.7 per game. Dallas averages 345.5 with 456 rushing and 926 passing over four contests.
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My Dear Girl Seeks Jersey Belle Stakes Victory
My Dear Girl, 1959 filly champion, bids for a major 3-year-old crown in the $25,000 Jersey Belle Stakes at Garden State Park. Trained by Melvin Calvert, she has raced sparingly this year but recently won at Aqueduct and headlines a card with other stakes at Hawthorne and Tanforan.
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Pitt Clobbers WV Freshmen 48 to 0
Pitt freshmen overwhelmed West Virginia freshmen 48 to 0 at Moundsville. Richard Leeson scored three touchdowns including a 46 yard dash, with multiple Pitt players contributing on drives and passes to seal the win.
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Leeson
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Grigaliunas
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Dream Visioner Wins Michigan Daily Double at Hazel Park
A 76-year-old man from Sault Ste. Marie won the season’s highest daily double payout at Hazel Park, earning $1,256 on a $2 bet and $6,280 at the mutuel window after selecting horses 10 and 3 from a dream. He declined to be identified, gave only his age, and explained his dream guided his picks. Other winners also declined to be named, with some calling the 10 3 combo a long shot or a regular bet.
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Leading Maryland horse racing figures of 1958
The top jockey in Maryland for 1958 was apprentice Larry Reynolds with 87 wins. Trainer Bernard P. Bond led Maryland trainers in 1958 with 14 wins.
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Beckley Jayvees Edge Sophia High 14 13 in Narrow Win
Beckley Jayvees beat Sophia High 14 13 as seven points in the final quarter swung the game. Bevkley benefited from an aerial attack led by Wyant and Woods with multiple completions and a late drive finishing in a Ton Vidovich pass and Calfee rush for the conversion. Sophia suffered its fifth straight setback with Bauguess scoring twice and Shumate adding a late point.
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Munson C
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Oglesby
Caffee
Hendricks
Woodrow Wilson High School
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Rick Wyant
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Hopkins
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Utt
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Stone
Pat
Rush
Bauquess
Gravely Scores 2 TDs Eaglets Halt Colts Unbeaten Run
Beckley Junior High Blue Eaglets won their fourth straight game 13 6 at Mount Hope behind Herb Gravely who ran for 152 yards on 11 carries and scored both touchdowns six yards in first quarter and again later. Rudy Coleman added the point after and Mount Hope answered with Buddy Gilkerson five yard TD but failed extra point.
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Beckley
Rudy Coleman
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Mount Hope Rallies to Edge Beckley in Muddy Showdown
Gravely shone in his second game for Beckley with 152 yards on 11 carries as Mount Hope stayed alive late. Coleman and Short added steady gains, while a late fumble return halted Beckley’s rally as the clock expired, with Mount Hope securing a 6 0 0-6 victory.
Gravely Runs 61 Yards For Eaglets TD In Muddy Match
Gravely swept right end broke tackles and sprinted 61 yards untouched for the Eaglets score. Mount Hope opened the second half with a drive to the Eaglets 15 but was halted by the defense aided by a 15 yard penalty. Beckley and Short led a series to the 45 before a wet ball fumbled and Mount Hope recovered on the 34.
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Mount Hope
Beckley
Short
Coleman
Gilkerson
Ross Mayo
Thomas Harris
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