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kFRANK SHORTJIMMY KISERKiser Is Captain Of AllBy KEN CLAYMercer TeamJimmy Kiser, Beaver’s steady guard, heads the voting for this year’s Daily Telegraph All Mercer County team The team is selected by votesfrom area coaches, officials and members of the news media and tabulated and evaulated by the Daily Telegraph’s Advisory Board.Members of the board includeK. M. lt;Ernie) Hicks, Richlands, president, G. E. (Big Boy) Brown, War, secretary, l^mbert Arrington, Bluefield,I Sonny Phillips, Mullens. Ken Clay, Daily Telegraph Sports Editor, Frank Spraker, Grundy,V. I. (Stubby) Currence, board chairman.Kiser, Bluefield’s leading scorer with a 16.3 points pergame, for Coach Chuck I Gilbert's Beavers.Jimmy is a dependable player. He’s smart on the court and usually he iust takes charge.” iGnbert said.He • ill make some college a fine little guard,” I-ambert said.Kiser is a 5’U” senior and lie's also an outstanding football and baseball player.Beaver placed two other players on the All Mercer County team in guard Jerry Neal and forward Fred Martin.Neal, a 5’H” senior, that averaged 14.4 points per game for the Beavers this season and he usually teamed with Kiser to form lt;»ne of the top backcourts in the areaMartin, a 61” junior forward, averaged 10.8 points and seven rebounds for the Beavers this season.Martin was Beaver’s defensive specialist this season and lie usually had to guard the opposing team’s top offensive player.Princeton placed two starters on this year’s team m center Dave Steele and forward Hobart Taylor.Steele, a 6’5” senior, averaged 19 points and paced the Tigers in rebounding with 15 per game this season.Steele, an excellent college prospect, will make some teaman excellent shooting forward.Taylor, a 6’3” senior, averaged 14 points and 12 rebounds a game this season.B r a m w e 11 ’ s Mr. Everything”. Frank Short, averaged 17.2 points and 12.4 rebounds per game for the Millionaires this seasonTim Farley, a 6'6” seniorcenter from Spamshburg, was named to this year's team.Farley averaged 22.5 points and 16 rebounds per game for Coach Paul Haynes’ Wildcats.Farley led the Spanishburg team to a 19-0 regular season record.Matoaka is represented on this year's team by Timmy Cecil, the smallest big man inthe area.Cecil, a 5'11” senior center paced the Indians in scoring this season and he was also the team’s leading rebounder.Oakvale’s Steve Collins didn’t receive the votes as expected because he missed part of the 1973-74 season and he didn't make this year’s team.JERRY NEAIAll Mercer CountyKiser i Cant, i Beaver 511’ SrJimmy Kiser i Capt.)Beaver5‘irSrDavid SteelePrinceton6’5”Sr.Tim Far levSpanishburg6*6”SrFrank ShortBramwell6’2”SrHobart TaylorPrinceton6*3”Sr.Jerry NeaiBeaver5*11”SrTimmy CecilMatoaka511”SrFred MartinBeaver6*1”Jr.KANSAS CITY (AP) - Top-seeded Fairmont, W Va. State, after blowing most of a 19-point lead, used the late free throws of !**rmen Battle and Dave Moore for a 92-88 victory over Cameron. Okla.. State in first-round play of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics basketball tournament Tuesday night.Third-seeded Gardner-Webb,\ t ....... -1 1INo 7 Midwestern Texas faced Defiance of Ohio in the night's final first-round games.Earlier games saw Indiana, Pa., upset No. 11 Azusa Pacific. fUf., 79-74; No H Augustana, 111 . thrash Wartburg, Iowa, 8564, No. 13 Missouri Western down Monmouth. N J , 96-84; No. 12 Northwestern, l,a., rout Millersville, Pa., State, 95-76, and No 15 Hastings, Neb., beat Roger Williams, HI. 96411 Fairmont held a six-point advantage over Cameron with three minutes. 24 seconds remaining Hon powdrell and Jerry Davenport hit consecutive flaskets for Cameronto narrow the Falcons' lead to two points at 86-84 with 1.39 remaining.Daryl Gainey hit a Fairmont free throw and Battle followed with two more to open up a five-pomt margin again. Battle, who led all scorers with 25 points, also had 11 rebounds and four blocked shots, Rafael Palomar sank 24 points for Cameron and teammate John Moody 23 Fairmont had five players in double figures and sent only six players to the i floor.TIM ( ECU.Falcons In NAIADefeat Cameron Opening RoundiFREDM
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield, West Virginia, US
Wed, Mar 13, 1974
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