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Ft. Gay Wins; King InjuredBy S. J. EasterlingBUCKHANNON—Pine Grove Valley's dream of a first-ever state basketball championship came to a crashing end here Saturday and Fort Gay made off with the Class A title.Fort Gay won by 52-46 in the girls statehigh school tournament.♦ * *PINE GROVE VALLEY’S Toni King, perhaps the best player in the state, took a hard fall in the fourth quarter and was taken to a hospital on a stretcher.When Pine Grove Valley had King, it enjoyed a 44-41 lead with 5:19 remaining. That's when it happened. King went high for a rebound and tumbled to the floor, screaming in pain from a back injury.The turn of events shook the entire Pine Grove- team as a doctor treated King for some 15 minutes on the floor before it was decided to take her to a hospital. The extent oi the injury was not immediately known.When piav resumed, Fort Gay moved out front with a string of seven straight points. Pine Grove Valley managed only five points after the untimely departure of its star, who pumped in 30 points Friday night in a 65-48 semifinai victory over 'Talcotl.Kim Doe led Fort Gay’s drive to its 22nd win, and the championship with 26 points on top of the 22 she contributed Friday when her team eliminated Masontown Valley, 41-40.Sherry Damron and Jeanette Ratcliffe fired in 16 and 10 points for Fort Gay to join Doe as Class A all-tournament players.King, who had 19 points and 13 rebounds before her crashing exit, also was named to the all-tournament team, along with teammate Susan McNeely. McNeely scored 18 points against Fort Gay as Pine Grove Valley finished 16-4.Julia Feather and Rosann Shaffer of Masontown Valley and Talcott’s Mary Carol Meadows completed the all-tournament cast.Fort Gay lost just two games during its championship season.FORT GAT (IS)Damron 6 4-6 16, Salmon* 0 0-0 13 0-2 26, Finley 0 0*1 0, RetcllHc -Totals 23 6*14 52.PINE GROVE VALLEY (44)Nice 1 1*2 3, Brown Q OO 0, Me4*13 18. HaughJ 3 0-0 6, Rfne 0 0-00 3-7 19. Totals 19 8-22 46 Fort Gay 12 1* 1P.G. Vill«y 12 T3 1Total foulS-Fort Gay 14 PG Va Technlcaf*8rtwn. A-650.NFL PlayoffsSaturday's GamasNFC Divisional PlayoHMinnesota 35, Washington 20 AFC Divisional PlayoffOakland 24. New England 21 Sunday's Garni!AFC Divisional PlayoffPittsburgh a I Baltimore. 2 p.m.NFC Olvisional PlayoffLea Angeles at Dallas, 5:30 p .m. Sunday, Dec- 26NFC ChampionshipLos Angeles or Dallas at MinnesoUAFC ChampionshipPittsburgh or Baltimore at Oaklanlt;p.m.Sunday, Jan. 9Super a owl XIAFC Champions vs. NFL Champ If 3:30 p.m.NoChai NorthfcBy S. J. EasterlingBUCKHAN.NON-There is no in Class A A basketball.Northfork, the king of boys b served notice on the girls here St the Demons breezed to a 56-28 vie Montgomery Valley to win the f the first state girls high scholt; ment played in years.
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Charleston, West Virginia, US
Sun, Dec 19, 1976
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