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winning streak for Boston tried to shoot over the zone, butKenova KeensTemple scored tfie first three scTc■* tothState Class A trownBy EDDIE WILESHI NT1NGTON W V., t I I(’credo Kenova, a team whosecoach said he expected a .500 record, is the West Virginia Class \ \ high school basketball (hamptonship lor the secondtime.\LL TOl RNEYThe Wonders tripped scrappyPineville 48 44 in the champion ship struggle here Saturdaygiving C K a 23-3 record “I thought I would be pleased it we could play a 500 season Coach Dale Craycraft recalled his pre season thoughts.The successful coach, who isHUNTINGTON, W.Va.(I Ph The ('lass A A All-Statetournament team:Dick Stark, ('credo Kenova Tom Ferrell. Ceredo KenovaJim IVrrv, Ceredo-KenovaEugene Warner. 1‘ineville Butch Downs, I’inevillc Frank Warner, Pineville Larry Carr. C harles Town Hob Appcll. Charles Towna bachelor, said he is seriouslv considering stepping down asllarts W i ns h irstState onrt TitleHINTINGTON. W Va I PI. Harts High School won thefirst state basketball champion ship in the Lincoln Countv school s history by nipping tournament-wise Piedmont 56 54 Saturdav.VI I KM KM \\N . V a .A allHUNTINGTON,(CPI) The (lass tournament team:Steve Wallace, Union Mitchell Bichardson. Barraekville Bon Bobinson. Barraekv ille Charles Lambert, Marts(.ary l opping, HartsKennv Xdkins, Harts James Smith, Piedmont William Ndand, Piedmont Boland Fisher, Piedmontlicit t ^. which had wonsemifinal game over Class A defending champion Bairack\ille b one point on a last second shot, had to stave oft a thrilling Piedmont rail) tosnare the title.The winning Lions lost the lead at the end of the quarter but surged ahead at 44 42 with 5 43 left in the game.IMedmont s Bill Niland drovefor a three-point play with 23 seconds remaining to bring his team within one point at 4 53 But Gary Topping ot Harts calmlv sank two free throws with seven seconds left to clinchthe championshipThe game was the tinal one as coach for Piedmont’s Wil ham (Buck) Miers. He is retnmg aftei 26 vears as coachMiers brought eight teams to the state tournament, winning the championship in 1 966I would have liked to havegone out .■ wtnnei Miers commented “but it was not to be.Harts led bv as manv as seven points at 39-32 with three minutes to go in the third period. But Niland scored six of eight straight points to give the losing Lions a 40-39 lead going into the fourth quarter.Niland finished as the high scorer by totaling 26 points, including 12 field goals on 21 attemptsTeammate Jim Smith scored 14 points and Roland Fisheradded 10.Kennv \dkins and PrankFrye tallied 14 points apiece for Harts and Popping totaled 13points.Harts’ rebounding advantage 46-31 pointed up bothcoaches theorv that the chainpions height advantage madethe differenceCoach Kvle Garretson ol Harts thought his team was“kind of flat. We weren't ‘upas much as I hoped we wouldbe.“We won, however, and wo arc the champions and I am real tickledHarts is a rural communiv of 200 persons, located about 21 miles northwest of LoganPiedmontSmithNilandFisherSaleskv*rBr awaite TotalsHarts (56)(54)F I0 0 142 2 262 3 100 1 20-0 24-6 51T our stai !ci - on the Piedmontteam u ill retui n next \ eai toi new head coach Terrv Larue, who plaved for Miers and has been his assistant.I amber*Frye*ToppingLucasTotalsThe championship victor)gave Hat ts a 23 3 record Pied mont ended 15 11Piedmont Hai isTotal fouls Harts 6.Fouled out Norn\ 4 (HNIG7 124 1 125(. F I5 4 5 141 14 5 7 0 1 14 5 3 6 13 3 0-0 6 ! t 8 16 569 13 IK It 5410 19 mi ITPiedmont 13.is Eugeneshead coach because ol his health.Craycraft said the tension ol coaching gives him headaches, and causes him internal problems.This was Pinevdie ■, In st appearance in the state finalsWhen the contest ended, the disappointed Minutemen cheer mg section struck up a chant “We'll be back.Coach Richie Simmons, aformer Pinev die star ha three regulars from the staterunner-up club who will be back next season Included is 6-foot-2 Eugene Warner who led all scorers in the title game by swishing 21 pointsThe other two starters who will return are center ButchDowns and forward Frank Warner, whobrother.Pineville scored onlv 11 field goals m the game and shot a miserable 22.4 per cent, The Minutemen sank 22 ol 29 tree throws The personal touls that brought the foul shots gave C K anxious moments.Tom Ferrell and Dick Stark the Wonders one-two punch, both were charged with four personal fouls before the firsthalt ended with lt;' K holding a30 26 margin Stark and Ferrell both sat out the third quarter but thebest Pineville could do was tie the score at When thetwo ( K stars returned to battie. the Minutemen jumped to a hi let 1! 40 edge at the out set olthe fourth quarter their first lead since thev led 8 7.Pineville scored its first 10 points at the foul line and sank onlv four field goals in the first halfStark and Ferrell (unshed the game without drawing then fifth personal fouls Ferrell tallied 13 points and CharlesDtshman netted 11Eugene Warner was the only scorer in double figures for the Wyoming Copntv team and the onlv Minuteman who shot well He connected on seven of 13 shots, dazzling the crowd bv swishing long jumpers from the corner( et edo K«• no\ a i 18lt;1TFerrell45-813Stark33-391 *er rvMHr30-06Skeens40-081hshtnan5Li11Bailevw0i i1Marks00 00Totals19 1111-13IKPinev ille (ID(,1I1- Warner23-37(ioode04 b4Frve06-76I )ow ns22 26E Warner77-1121Cook00-00Totals11 22-29 14t credo Kenov a I I lvPineville II 12 1 ! 6 HTotal fouls: Ceredo Kenova 17; Pineville 12Fouled out None2113
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Sunday Dominion-Post
Morgantown, West Virginia, US
Sun, Mar 23, 1969
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