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Newspaper

The Mountain Statesman

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1976

Page

6

Bearcats pound East Fairmont for 79-63 win

Grafton Bearcats overcome an early 8-0 deficit to beat East Fairmont 79-63 behind a strong second quarter surge. Senior guard Joedy Lambert sparked the rally, lifting the Bearcats to a 40-23 halftime lead and contributing to a balanced attack that sealed the victory.

Burst Keys Bearcats East Fairmont Tony Robinson Tim Potesta Robinson Grafton James Barger

Bearcats Hold Off Bees In Home Opener Display

Grafton jumped to leads, then withstood East Fairmont’s surge as Lambert led Bearcats with 14 and eight rebounds. Moran added 9 points 5 assists 5 rebounds while Taylor paced East Fairmont with 21 points, Ford and Riddle 12 each. Bearcats improve to 2-0 and host Mannington’s Gators next at Clair Bee Fieldhouse.

Mark Hal East Fairmont Harley Riddle Hurley Grafton Bearcats James Barger Lambert Bees Riddle Bucket Rich Daugherty Bill Taylor Mike Ware Daugherty Jay Smith Ron Moran Moran Chris Weltri Smith Haswell Veltri East Faimont Taylor Jay Ford Big Green Gators Mannington High School Clair Bee

Polar Bears rally past Colts in season opener 67 51

West Fairmont Polar Bears topped Philip Barbour 67 51 as Kirk Lestite and Ron Whiting led with 38 points. Dave Bolyard scored 24 for Philip Barbour, while West Fairmont dominated the boards 52 36. Shinnston edged Bridgeport 71 70 in a late thriller as Daniels hit a 25 foot jumper with four seconds left.

West Fairmont Philip-Barboursist Fairmont Kirk Lestite Ron Whiting Polar Bears Philip-Barbour Colts Cals Philip Barbour Dave Bolyard Kevin Smith Whiting Barbour County Shinnston Bridgeport Ed Daniels Spartans Bridgeport Indians Daniels Tim Book Bruce Vernon Grafton Lewis County

Barrackville's Sell scores 40 as Bisons crush Flemington

Rick Sell of Barrackville, 6'6, posts 40 points and Barrackville uses tight pressure to overpower Flemington 94 to 55. Flemington's young Greyhounds struggle, missing senior co captain Percy Biffle after a morning auto crash, while Ron Gobel and Tom Lambert tally double figures for Flemington. The Greyhounds look to rebound at Lamberport on Jan 4 to chase their first win after two losses.

Flemington Barrackville Rick Sell Flemington High School Sell Bison Greyhounds Sternbrier East Greenbrier Percy Biffle Ron Gobel Greyounds Tom Lambert Lamberport

Grafton JVs Edge Bees In Narrow Win

Grafton Bearcat JVs rallied from a second half deficit to beat East Fairmont Bees 55 to 54 in a tense opening game. Ron Moran led Grafton with 13 points, Mark McDougal tallied 14, while Mark Gennette added 12. Bees’ John Mezzanotte and Ray Thompson each had 11.

Bearcat Jvs Chip Ingram The Bee Jvs Grafton Ron Moran East Fairmont Larry Horton Bearcats Bees Mark Gennette Mark McDougal Moran Gennette Ingram Jvs John Mezzanotte

Calendar of High School Matches and Deadlines

Wednesday schedule lists Local Jartielt's Funeral Home versus Kale Motors at 7 p.m. and Hickory Inn against Philippi at 8 30 p.m. A wrestling triangular at Grafton High School starts at 7 p.m. with Grafton, Philip Barbour, and East Fairmont. Thursday features Mannington at Grafton at 8 p.m along with Washington Irving at West Fairmont and Shinnston at Elkins.

Jartielt's Funeral Home Kale Motors Hickory Inn Philippi Grafton High School Grafton Philip Barbour East Fairmont Mannington Washington Irving West Fairmont Shinnston Elkins

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