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i • G uardsSophia had something to show the Stoeo Indians, out it got by them too quick.The Blue Hawks' quick guards ignited the offense in the second half as Sophia outdistanced Stoco 59 - 54 in a Class AA, Region 3, Section 4 semifinal game Thursday night.The Hawks, now 7-14, face the Trap Hilt Wildcats in the sectional final at the Raleigh County Armory at 8 tonight, The Wildcats breezed past Shady Spring 72 - 59 in the evening’s second game.Penetration was the key word for the Sophians as they outmanuevered the Indians the entire second half. The Hawks, 12 points down early in the third period, ran off 14 straight to take the lead for good.Stoco senior A! Hamlet canned a layup to open the quarter, but that turned out to be the only basket the Indians got in the entire period.From a 37-25 deficit, Sophia ended up with a 39-37 edge by the close of period three.A hnskpf nnrierneat.h hvHawks' Xleft in the quarter.The Hawks kept their momentum going in thelast period. Sophomore Terry Trotter fed Bryant, Allen rolled around Hamlet for a layup and Richard Blackburn got a tip-in for a 45-37 Sophia lead with 5:40 left.Sophia had as much as an 11-point cushion, 50-39. The Indians cut it down gradually, with junior Scott White’s tip-in making it 56-54 with 1:35 to play. But the Hawks scored again and stalled the bail the rest of the way.“They beat us,” said Stoco coach Earl Arbaugh. “We were flat on the zone and went to the man-to-man and just stood,”“Our guards are fast,” said Sophia coach Bob Douglas. “I didn’t play man-to-man all year. I thought I’d run them (Stoco) — they got tired.” In the second game, Trap Hill overcame another shaky start and went on to take complete control of the game.With senior Rick Wills getting seven points, theTlcrofc u/ptp tin hv
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Beckley Post Herald
Beckley, West Virginia, US
Fri, Mar 05, 1976
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