Stratton Hosts Gary District As Season Opens
Stratton and Gary District foe anchor a crowded opening night as high school football returns with seven local games. The Mullens Rebels visit Stoco Indians, Meadow Bridge seeks revenge on Fayetteville Pirates, and Oak Hill faces Gauley Bridge in a slate that includes Stratton hosting the Gary District squad and Byrd Prillerman traveling to Sophia for Raleigh County League action.
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Mark Twain
Beckley JV
Sophia Gridiron
Jv's
Coal City
Stoco Indians
Mullens Rebels
Coalfield
Stratton Bulldogs
Gary
Byrd Prillerman
Sophia
Blue Hawks
Rayleigh
Oak Hill
Gauley Bridge
Meadow Bridge
Dhamns
Fayetteville
Pirates
Lookout
Pt. Pleasant
Pineville
Big Creek of War
Stratton
Fighting Bulldogs
Gary District
Bulldogs
Stoco
Rebels
Mullens
Indians
Fayetteville Pirates
Oak Hill Red Devils
Gaul
Pineville Minutemen Open Grid Season vs Big Creek
Pineville High School hosts Big Creek of War tonight to begin the 1959 football season. Coach Sante Boninsegna’s team, with six lettermen back, eyes a fresh start after two losing campaigns, while Big Creek, coming off a rules suspension, brings a senior loaded squad.
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Pineville
Sante Boninsegna
Regu
Pineville 1959 schedule with 1958 scores in parentheses
Pineville’s 1959 football slate lists Sept 4 at Big Creek with DNP, Sept 11 vs Sem. 11-Man at home DNP, Sept 18 vs Northfork Elkhorn at home 0 19, Sept 25 at Mullens 12 44, Oct 2 at Open, Oct 7 Oceana at away 0 32, Oct 16 at Gary 0 34, Oct 23 Open, Oct 30 at Stoco 24 6, Nov 6 at Welch 0 40. Last season record 3 6 defeat Glen Rogers 13 0 and Pem broke Va 19 12.
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Pineville
Big Creek
DNP
Northfork-Elkhorn
Mullens
Oceana
Gary
Stoco
Welch
Glen Rogers
Pembroke
Minutemen Eye Strong Run With Returning Trio
Wyoming County’s Lars led team optimism as three regulars Tom Tilley David Blankenship and Sam Bowers return to carry the load. Senior back David Blankenship also poised to see ample action after two strong seasons. Disappointing schedule change drops Glen Rogers and Pembroke Va. with Pineville stepping in to fill matches.
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Lars
Minutemen
Tom Tilley
David Blankenship
Sam Bowers
Wyoming County
Glen Rogers
Pembroke
Pineville
Bolt Playing 'Jolly Game' With Poor Results
Kansas City AP report on Tom Bolt once known for temper flare ups. He says he is in a jolly game with poor results as he enters the Kansas City Open, seeks a Ryder Cup spot, trails Jackie Burke by 57 points, and aims to win the 72 hole event ending Labor Day.
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Kansas City
Tommy Bolt
Bolt
Jackie Burke
Panthers Face Tough 1959 Season With Few Deep Options
Bernard Evans returns four regulars and eight lettermen for Byrd-Prillerman, but the coach says the 1959 squad is short on depth and strength. Quarterback Houston Ross leads a fast backfield, while center Cecil Brand and backfield standout Charles Lawson provide experience. Evans fears injuries could cripple the team as they open at Sophia Blue Hawks in a 10-game Raleigh County League schedule, with Stratton and Mark Twain added.
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Byrd-Prillerman High
Bernard Evans
Houston Ross
Gwinn Henry
Charles Lawson
Huvester Berger
Cecil Branch
Rudolph Clements
Robert Brown
Samuel Thomas
Blanford Hannah
Robert Cooney
George Christian
Lawrence Buster
Sherman Ross
Kenneth Hughes
Charles Donald
Jeffrey Lawson
Kenneth Moore
Curtis Eldridge
Joe Rogers
Robert Anderson
Panthers
Sophia
Sophia Blue Hawks
Blue Hawks
Ross
Evans
Cecil Brand
Lawson
Stratton
Mark Twain
Raleigh County
Panthers Schedule Recall 1959 Grid Join
The 1959 Panthers open September with Sophia at home and Marsh Fork away. Trap Hill and Stratton travel, Excelsior and Clear Fork visit, Kimball and Park Central also away. Home games host Sophia and Liberty with Mark Twain closing. 1958 finished 5 1 2.
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Trap Hill
Stratton
DNP
Excelsior
Clear Fork
Kimball
Park Central
Local Coach Grieves Losses of Key Players and Birth Records
A football coach laments missing two of his best halfbacks due to lost birth certificates and also futures for two tackles as their families face uncertain circumstances. The fragment hints at roster issues and recruitment pressures affecting the team.
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Greenhorns
Action in First Game Authors Defeat Beckley IV
The Mark Twain Authors opened the 1959 grid season in Raleigh County with a 33 13 victory over Beckley Woodrow Wilson J V. John Kerzie Marshall Ross and Wayne Casey led the offense with three Casey passes for touchdowns and a 50 yard completion to Richard Fox. Wayne Shifflett scored twice and added an extra point as Twain scored in every quarter. Kinzer led Beckley with two touchdowns for 12 points.
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Mark Twain
Raleigh County
Woodrow Wilson High School
John Kerzie
Marshall Ross
Wayne Casey
Wayne Shifflett
Blaine Kinzer
Shifflett
Richard Fox
Beckley Jayvees
Hungate
Yazell
Chamorro
Horrocks
Long
Martin
Thomas
Spielman
Kinzer
Phipps
Hindsley
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Aleigh Register
Beckley
Stoco-Mullens
Scotty Ogle
Lloyd Adams
Daron Sammy Bowers
Tomvid Blankenship
Back Tilley
Joe Wright
Sophia High School Blue Hawks
Sophia Field
Byrd - Prillerman
Sam Thomas
Rudolph Hoskins
Fountain Christian
Tyrone Mitchell
James Moore
Leonard Mullens
Rudolph Clemens
Johnny Moore
Miles Logan
Robert Early
Man
Area R
McDowell County
Bowers
Joe Osborne
Blankenship
Tilley
Scott
Beattie DeBord
Ogle
DeBord
Randall Bennett
Ray Beymer
Butch Cline
Harold Cook
Gred Garrett
Cecil Eller
Fred Crowe
Fred Garrett
Dallas Mullens
Dale Slider
Raymond Snuffer
Jerry Tilley
Buck Waggoner
Northfork Elkhorn
Stocoe
Boninsegna
Quality Lumber and Supply Co
City Ave
Beatrix of
Holland
By John Hochmann
Netherlands
U.S
Beatrix
George McLaughlin
Marsh Fork
Liberty
Tench, Fox
Powell
Milam
Zeigler
Blackburn
Couch
Casey
Kerzick
Smith Beckley
Vidovich
Cimala
Shifflet
Fox
Tench
H.P. Royal Scott Motor
Shell Lake Boat & Trailer
Evinrude
H.P Lark
New Motor Guarantee
Thompson Boat
Beckley Bank
Keatley
Prince St
Pas
George Mitchell
Robert Earley
Johnnie Moore
Rudolph Heston
Soph Stanley Davis
Soph
Frosh Leonard Mullens
Frosh
Philco
Haqts
Beckley Music & Electric Co
Nygens
Tr Tahoe
Eadquarters
America
Nygen
W. Neville St
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