Football forecast predicts more upsets this week
Bob Wills notes a drop in forecasting accuracy to .758 after 18 correct, six wrong, two ties. He lists eight upset candidates and predicts Beckley over Logan, Oak Hill over Hinton, Charleston over Mt. Hope, and Cowen over Richwood among others, plus several nonconference or regional matchups and a note on WVU Frosh over W&L.
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Richwood-Hinton
Ansted-Lookout
Conley-Kimball
Glen Rogers-Kingston
Welch-Mullens
Rupert-Meadow Bridge
Beckley-Logan football game has no advance sale
There is no advance sale for the Beckley Logan football game tonight. Gates at Logan open at 6 45 PM with no reserved seats. Student admission is 50 cents and adults pay 1 dollar. Beckley stands are left of the main entrance. Parking is plentiful near the field. Radio stations WWNR and WJLS will broadcast the game.
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Beckley- Logan
Logan
Beckley
WWNR
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Hamill resigns as Weirton High coach and AD
Carl R. Hamill, longtime Weirton High School football coach and athletic director, resigns effective May 30 citing ill health. He will continue as physical education instructor. During his tenure his teams won 175 games, 33 losses, 14 ties, with six unbeaten squads and multiple state titles. Weirton also won the 1950 state baseball crown and narrowly missed the state basketball finals.
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Associated Press
Weirton
Carl R. Hamill
Weirton High School
Hamill
Hancock County School Board
West Virginia
Wheeling
Morgantown
Conley Rallies to Beat Bluestone
Conley High Blue Devils overcome a 6-0 halftime deficit at Mullens to defeat Bluestone 21-6. Hayes, Hall, Warner and C. Lomax starred as Conley moved for 11 first downs to six. The Devils gained 208 rushing yards and 45 passing yards while Bluestone totaled 60 rushing and 20 passing.
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Bluestone High
Bramwell
Conley High
Blue Devils
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Bluestone
Wilson
Conley
Charlie Hayes
Warren
Lacey
Hayes
Hall
Warner
C. Lomax
Coe
Flying Mt Hope Oak Hill Strive Against Top WV Foes
Flying Mt Hope Oak Hill Stratton face Beckley Flying Eagles and Logan Wildcats in a slate of 20 games. Mt Hope and Oceana meet tough tests after seven straight wins and an unbeaten Oceana, while Oak Hill hosts Hinton in a Coalfield Conference clash. Byrd Prillerman sits 7-0 as Shady Spring hosts Sophia Blue Hawks in homecoming battles.
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Bobcats
Red Devils
Bill Moore
Charleston
Mt. Hope
Lions
Mustangs
Oceana
Mullens
Indians
Stoco
Glen Rogers
Jim MccNeish
Sophia
Shady Spring
Blue Hawks
Marsh Fork
Hedgecock
Byrd - Prillerman
Stratton
Dubois
Excelsior
Cowen
J. R. van Meter
van Meter
Bill Turner
Ralph Beckett
Johnny Marks
Charley Farley
Johnny Ward
Ed Worrell
Bob Vogt
Bob Dunham
Beckett
Julius Caldwell
Bob Davis
Louis Webb
Bob Crews
Logan
Dunbar
Wildcats
Ray Frye
Gene Leeson
Bo Adkins
Whitey Estep
Estep
Leeson
Angel
Dunar
Rowdy Toten
Curtis Noe
Fred Jeffrey
Warren Stapleton
Tom Townsend
Jeffrey
Carl Baisden
Irmuth Curry
Dave Stephenson
WVU
Exstar
Wyoming
Hinton Bobcats
Richwood
Byrd Prillerman
Tigers
Sophia Blue Hawks
WVU Freshmen seek third win over winless Washington and Lee
West Virginia University freshman team, bolstered by Mt. Hope standout Jack Stone and other regional players, aims for its third win as Washington and Lee, still winless, visits for a 6 15 p m game at Woodrow Wilson High. Injured and missing players on both sides set stage for a big Raleigh County night with ceremonies and 46 guest teams invited.
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Washington and Lee
Woodrow Wilson High
Little Mountaineers
West Virginia
Vo’ & L’s Brigadiers
Gene Corum
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Raleigh County
Local Football Scores From Grafton to Huntington
Scores list includes Grafton 14 Morgantown 7 and Charleston Catholic 20 Gauley Bridge 13 with several other West Virginia games. Beav er and Coal City marked as sites with multiple matchups. surrounding towns such as Huntington Douglass and Mullens Conley noted along with a Negro game pairing and Ohio teams Wellston and Fairland. Additional late entries mention Marsh Fork Trap Hill DuBois Excelsior Meadow Bridge Crichton Summersville Fayetteville Union Frankford Hillsboro Green Bank Lincoln Genoa Princeton Tazewell Va Richwood Cowen Seth Alderson Rupert Van Clear Fork Saturday.
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Genoa
Lincoln
Ceredo-Kenova
Seth
Rupert
Alderson
Van
Clear Fork
Princeton
Tazewell
West Virginia University
Grafton
Morgantown
Ravenswood
Eliabeth
Charleston Catholic
Gauley Bridge
Belington
Unions
Clarksburg
Roosevelt-Wilson
St. Mary’s
East Bank
Marlinton
Greenbrier Colonels
Mullens Conley
Bluestone
Huntington Douglass
Buffalo
Accoville
Fort Gay
Fairland
Ohio
Wellston
Wahama
Beaver
Coal City
Marsh Fork
Trap Hill
DuBois
Excelsior
Tazewel
Richwood
Cowen
Fairmont Upsets D and E 21 to 12
Fairmont State defeated Davis and Elkins 21 to 12 to climb to 4-1 in conference play, while Andy Gussie left early after a muted passing attack. West Virginia Tech travels to Waynesburg College for a first-time meeting since 1932, and Potomac State visits GWU B team at Keyser as action across the state continues.
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Waynesburg College
Waynesburg
Tech
Geneva
Quantico Marines
Niagara
Mt. St. Mary’s. Tech
Shepherd
Morris Harvey
Keyser
Potomac State
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