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credo-1\ en o vaState Class A A CroivnBv KII)IK WILKSHUNTINGTON. W Va lt;I I’ll Ceredo Kenova, a toam whose coach said he expected a .500 record, is the West Virginia ( lass A V high sc hool basketball championship tor the secondstraight time.The Wonders tripped scrappy I’ineville 48 44 in the champion ship struggle here Saturday giving ( K a 23-3 record “I thought I would be pleased 11 we could play a 500 season Coach Dale C’raycraft recalled%rhis pre season thoughts.The successful coach, who isXLL-TOl RNKYHUNTINGTON, W.Va.11 1*1) The ( hiss \ \ tournament team:Dick Stark, ( eredo KenovaTom F errell. C'eredo-Kenova Jim Perrv, C’eredo-Kenova«/ wFugene Warner, Pineville Butch Downs. Pineville Frank Warner, Pineville larr Carr, Charles Town Boh Appell. Charles Towna bachelor, said he is seriouslv* -/ pp'.considering stepping down asarts W i ns h i rs tState on rtHUNTINGTON W Va I PIHarts High School won the tirst state basketball championship m the Lincoln Countv school s history by nipping tournament-wise Piedmont 56 54 Sat u rda v.\N . V a .A all\l l KH RNFY II C N T INGTON,lt; I 1*1 » The ( lass tournament team:Steve Wallace, Union Mitchell Richardson, BarrackvilleRon Robinson. Barrackville Charles Lambert, Harts Gary Topping, HartsKenny Xdkins, Harts James Smith, Piedmont William Niland, Piedmont Roland Fisher, PiedmontHarts led bv as manv seven points at with threeminutes to go in the third per lod. But Niland scored six ot eight straight points to give the losing Lions a 40-39 lead goinginto the fourth quarter.Niland finished as the high scorer by totaling 26 points, including 12 field goals on 21s.Teammate Jim Smith scored 14 points and Roland Fisheradded 10Harts, which had won its semifinal game over Class A defending champion Barrackville bv one point on a lastsecond shot, had to stave off .t thrilling Piedmont rallv tosnare the titleThe winning Lions lost the lead at the end of the quarter but surged ahead at 44 42 with5 43 left m the game.I Medmont s Bill Niland di ovefor a three point play with 23 seconds remaining to bring his team within one point at 4 53 But Gary Topping ot Harts ealmlv sank two free throws with seven seconds left to clinch the championship The game was the final one as coach for Piedmont's Wil liam (Hucki Miers. He is retir ing alter 20 \ears as coach. Miers brought eight teams tothe state tournament, winning tht1 championship in 1966I would have liked to have gone out a vs innet Miei s commented “but it was not to be.'Kennv Xdkins and Frank Frye tallied 14 points apiece for Harts and Popping totaled 13 points.Harts' rebounding advantage 46-31 pointed up both coaches theon that the chamwheight advantage made the differenceCoach Kvle Garretson ot Harts thought his team was “kind ot flat. We weren't ‘upas much as I hoped v\e wouldbe.“We won. however, and we are the champions and I am real tickledHarts is a rural communivof 200 persons, located about 21miles northwest of LoganPiedmontSmith N i 1 a n d FisherSaleskv0Br awaitetotalsHarts utii15 4 i(, F I7124110-02-22-3*114 26 10 0 1 2 0-0 2 1-6 54Four startei s on the Piedmont team vmII return next vear foi new head coach Terrv Larue,who plaved tor Miers md Ins been his assistant.The championship victorygave Harts a 23-3 record. Piedmont ended 15 IILambertFrveToppingI .ticasTotalsPiedmontHai isTotal fouls Harts 6. Fouled outX 4 (HHI(. I I5 4 5 144 1 4 5 7 0-1 14 5 3-6 13 3 0 0 6 21 8-16 5613 IK It 51id iilt; to i: ...»Piedmont 13is Fugeneshead coach because of his h i a 11 hCravcraft said the tension ot coaching gives him headaches, and causes him internal problems.f’his was Pineville s lust appea ranee in the state finalsWhen the contest ended, the disappointed Mmutemen cheer ing section struck up a chant. “Well be back.Coach Richie Simmons, aformer Pineville star, has three regulars from the staterunner-up club who will be back next season Included is foot 2 Fugene Warner who led allscorers in the title game by swishing 21 points.The other two starters who will return are center ButchDowns and forward Frank Warner, who brother.I’ineville scored onlv II field goals in the game and shot a miserable 22 4 per cent The Mmutemen sank 22 ot 29 freetItcows The personal fouls thatbrought the foul shots gave C Kanxious moments.l orn Ferrell and Dick Stark the Wonders one two punch, intin were charged with tour personal fouls before the firsthall ended with (' K holding a30-26 margin Stark and Ferrell both sat out the third quarter but the best Pineville could do was tie the score at 38-38 When the two C-K stars returned to battle. the Mmutemen jumped to a hi id II 40 edge at the out set otthe fourth quarter their tirst lead since thev led 8 7EMs!Pineville scored its first 10 points at the foul line and s.ink onlv four field goals in the first halfStark and Ferrell finished the game without drawing then fifth personal fouls Ferrell tal lied 13 points and Charles Dishman netted II Fugene Watnei was ihe onlv scorer in double figures for the Wyoming Copnty team and the onlv Minuteman who shot vs ell He connected on seven of 13 shots, dazzling the crowd bv swishing long jumpers from thecoi tier( credo Kenov aFerrellStark1 ’em£;vflpPySkeensI hshmanBaileyMarkstotalsPinev ille 1111F Warner(ioodeFrvoSSflHE1 )ownsK Warner( ook Totals(, 143345 0 05-83-3(l-O 0 01-1 1 I0-019 10-13 (. F2 3-311 4 r0 6-72 2 27 7-110 0-0 11 .‘UT1396811I0IKI74662101t ci edo K eno\ a 1 • I 1 H- isPineville H 12 12 6 itTotal fouls C eredo Kenova 17,Pineville 12Fouled out:
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Morgantown, West Virginia, US
Sun, Mar 23, 1969
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