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Newspaper
The Mountain Statesman
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1976
Page
8
Grafton Bearcats defeated Shinnston Spartans 59 50 in the season opener as Grafton overcame foul shooting woes 15 for 31 at the line. Tony Robinson led early third quarter surge, with Mike Ware hampered by foul trouble and Ron Moran adding key layups.
Grafton edged Shinnston 59 48 as nine Bearcats scored with Robinson and Hulley each at ten for Grafton while Book led Shinnston with 17 points. Key sequence saw Ware foul out late as Grafton built a small fourth quarter lead, then held on despite poor free throw shooting. The Bearcats travel to East Fairmont next Tuesday before hosting Mannington Thursday.
SHINNSTON OT rival Shinnston JV overcame a 20 point second half deficit to beat Grafton 59 to 54 in a preliminary. Jim DeBlossio, Tracy Thompson and Ron Moran each scored 16 for Shinnston and Greg LePera added 13 for Grafton. The Bearcat Jrs. travel next Tuesday to East Fairmont for the Bees opener with a 6 15 p m JV start and 8 p m varsity.
Philip Barbour star Dave Bolyard scored 27 in the season debut, but Clarksburg Notre Dame pulled away 55-47 at Philippi. Bolyard hit 12 field goals and 3 free throws, yet late foul trouble sank the Colts as Notre Dame built a 16-5 third-quarter surge led by Bruce Veltri and Brunetti.
Mountain Statesman projects a Steelers victory as they face the Colts, highlighting Pittsburgh’s stingy defense and a potential third straight Super Bowl bid. The preview notes last weekend’s strong hit rate for their pro forecasts and outlines key matchups across Saturday to Monday games with emphasis on the Steelers, Rams and Raiders threats.
AP reports Marquette's top coach Al McGuire will quit after this season to pursue full-time business interests. He will become vice chairman at Medalist Industries after leaving Marquette May 1 1977, ending a 13 year run that made the program a national power.
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