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BearsrBrucetonRowlesburg,, Newburgfgrab Preston winsYou can watch Preston Countv basketball games from now until when, but vou'd still be crazv in trying to predict the outcomes Surprises are as common as buckwheat in the Free States and last night's cage action was no exception.Highly-regarded Aurora had to hang on for life to edge Masontown Valiev HO-57. Terra Alta shockedTunneltonRowlesburgtook a 76-7560-52 Newburg upset72-53 and Brucetonthriller fromKingwood. Aurora wasthe onlv teamw inning on a foreign court The Bears again paced b\ All State candidates Dannv Adams andwGary Dixon held a commanding 4430 halftime edge Or rather, it seemed commanding Joe Jackson’s Pioneers pulled back to within five points after three periods and took a 65-63 lead „r • a . * u r q ■ 1with two minutes remaining •lt; *»But Aurora used a free throw nonoblqb 1 advantage to erase the deficit and £',vn*rd take its fifth straight win \damsPv leshad 27 ponts Dixnn IK and DavcvoavsV rantz 10firepower as Bruceton knocked off a strong Kingwood team 76-75 Wotring ,i junior guard, pumped in 31 points and grabbed 15rebounds.Despite his performance.Kingwood still led 75-73 with justseconds remaining That’s when Bennett scored a goal and was fouled With the pressure on. he cooly sank the winning point Bruceton is 4-0 while the Stags are 1 3 Kddie Pool led King wood’sscoring with 21 points Dannv Burgoyne and Allen Myers combined for 49 points to lead Newburg in an upset of Rowlesburg.The Lions used a strong fourthto null a wav from thequarter to pull away River Lions, whogot 20 pointsfrom Mike Davis and 10 from LeftvWLikensNe * bur q 77Pat McMillen scored 20 forNescii Davis IV,is lee12Ie1001I1Valiev while Steve Smith had 14 I ,°’v,sT Of AlVpHM 70-0 4M 41*1 I4 13 10 0 1 0 0-0 /o 1*1 1 7-4 401 I0 0 70-1 0N»c hois Bur qoy n* B TeetsTurner VI yer s t hamber \ A TeetsTotals♦Q670061123ft pHIS IS14 16 784 4 40 1 05 10 210 0 0 023IS IS '70ii s*Sc ore by quartersTerra Alta took an earls lead and Rowlesburqbuilt on it to defeatpoints and Jim Hall 11gradually built on it to Tunnelton. which reached the stale playoffs last spring Jerry Kirk led a balanced Topperattack with 16 {xunts while JohnBeckman had 13 Kerrs Sisler 12and Jeff Phillips 10BrittonValley 6’had 13 foiLam Johnson hit♦q101II4fI32RogerTunnelton while 12 [Hunts and 1 )ale Wolfe !2Greg Bennett provided theheroics and Kand\ Wotring tinVW V.iienT aylor WilesSm «th I utterM All PokeTotalsScore by periodsAurora V alleyOfficais v-nqie and Lattaniift 00 00 00 0 0 0 2 1 4fi3 Ipts2061481166/Tunnelton 57. *9Wiles ?Garlit/ IWolfe fcL John n 6Britton 6D John n 1Bolyard 7TotHs Slt; ore by quartersTerra AltaT unneltonft 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 M 0 1pts441212131425 2 / 52K inqwood»qPoof |Burnside 6Brown 0Sterling 4Hayes 4Shaffer 5Hartley 4Peaslee 0Totals Jlft S 67 3 12 7 72 4I 2 0 0 0 7Pts21141101011I013 71 75Sc ore by qua r1er s BrucetonK i ng a oodOttic «a»s * ur / ah and h in14 1 2124 7710 IS 14IS S9Aurora --Jtgft ptsDurst3. 1 8G Duonf0 0 18Adams•H 14 V* 'an!/30 0 10C r aw for d3i-l ;Totals71u if ;o14 to1014 7014 14muIf18 67Terra Alta 60)*9ft pt%Bee hman4S 7 13* ,rt.44 10 16Sisler44 8 1?Phillips1I 4 S 10M ashieli| 3 9T otafs1874 14 6011 171416 601 141414 S 7Bruceton 7 6)ft ptsBennett43 6 ISC Gr*/*40 1 17f vans77 5 6Wofr irsg119 17 )1Dotson40 0 1P G r e / at0 2 4Ale ■ ander00 0 0T otals3114 30 7674 101426 7670 If1411 IS
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Morgantown Post
Morgantown, West Virginia, US
Wed, Dec 20, 1972
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