Callin' the Shots Big Test for Raiders
Loudoun County the NW League power, joins James Wood as pre season favorite. The Raiders seek revenge after a loss to Charles Town and face Lynn Carr and Company in Leesburg for a varsity jayvee twin bill at 6 30. Charles Town 8 1 leads Tri State as Loudoun 3 2 enters the fray after beating Brentsville Loudoun Valley and James Wood.
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Loudoun County
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Charles Town
Lynn Carr and Company
Tri-State
Leesburg
Loudoun
Fauquier
Brentsville
Loudoun Valley
Luray and Broadway Clash in District 10 Showdown
Luray Gobblers host Broadway Bulldogs in a pivotal District 10 game. Luray enters with a 7-0 record while Broadway stands 6-1. a loss by Broadway would nearly end BHS's chances at the district title.
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Luray
Broadway
Tall Gobblers
Bulldogs
BHS
James Doing Well In Washington D C Basketball Circles
Former Clarke County High jayvee coach Dave James now serves as assistant varsity coach at Phelps High in Washington D C. Phelps placed second in the Interhigh Tournament and has upset several area teams this season. They travel to Maryland's Cole Field House on January 31 for a twin bill with DeMatha versus McKinley while James pursues a Masters in Counseling and Personnel at the University of Maryland.
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Dave James
Clarke County High
Washington, D.C
Dave
Phelps High
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D.C
Eastern
Carcoza
Western
Wilson
Dunbar
Roosevelt
Mackin
Maryland
Cole Field House
DeMatha
McKinley
University of Maryland
Wardensville star Ronnie Branch crowned PVC batting champ
Wardensville High School junior Ronnie Branch, a catcher for the WHS nine, won the Potomac Valley Conference batting championship. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Branch of Wardensville.
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Wardensville High School
Ronnie
Ron
WHS
Carroll Branch
Wardensville
Great Frosh Team Tops Freshman Poll in Nation
West Virginia University freshman squad ranked sixth by New England Cage World Magazine Roy Lebov lists top ten freshmen with WVU joining Wilbert Robinson Curtis Price John Wooton Gary Browne and Mike Heitz as standouts Robinson from Laurel Highlands Pennsylvanian state champion and projected All-America guard potential joins Morgantown roster amid strong high school pedigrees
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Roy Lebov
North Carolina
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Nebraska
Michigan State
Texas
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Wilbert Robinson
John Wooton
Beckley
Gary Browne
Washington, D.C
Walt Whitman
Mike Heitz
Garret
Ind
End of years of frustration as Jets reach Super Bowl
Larry Grantham a Jets original says the team's nine year wait ends with facing the Baltimore Colts in the Super Bowl at the Orange Bowl Miami. He recalls early disarray under Wismer and Titans days, praises Ewbank and new owners, notes Yds Maynard Mathis, and predicts a hard fought matchup and defensive pressure on Morrall.
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Fla
Larry Grantham
New York Jets
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Harry Wismer
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Don Maynard
Bill Mathis
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Weeb Ewbank
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Lee Handley Clash Highlights Busy Local Night
Handley hosts Lee in a jayvee varsity twin bill as the Leemen, 3-1 overall and 2-1 in the Valley League, face Handley with three sophomores in the starting five led by 19-point-per-game sophomore Tom Patterson. Clarke County and other area games also spice a busy Saturday slate.
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Turner Ashby
Stonewall
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Luray
Charles Town
Loudoun County
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Shepherd
George Mason
Brentsville
Albemarle Academy
Mosby
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Handley
Paul Hatcher
Bridgewater
Tom Patterson
Patterson
Amherst
Buena Vista
Natural Bridge
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Phil
Don Carcus
Ben Kern
TACS Warm up For Czech Team
The Teen Age Club basketball team defeated Prince George County All Stars 92 to 79 in their first start of the season. Bill Maphis led with 25 points, Roscoe Dean 24, Jerry Hannas 19, Ken Culbert 14 while Oliver had 22 and Spencer 20 for the hosts. The TACS Czech game is set for 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Frederick County Junior High Gym.
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Prince George County All- Stars
Bill Maphis
Roscoe Dean
Jerry Hannas
Ken Culbert
Oliver
Spencer
Frederick County— Junior High
Notre Dame and Drake Win as UCLA Prepares for Pac Eight Race
Notre Dame beat Butler 76 73 and Drake edged Wichita State 86 81 to keep their national ranking. Drake leads the Missouri Valley Conference at 3 0 while UCLA readies for its conference opener at Oregon after Lew Alcindor was benched briefly for disciplinary reasons.
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Butler
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St. Norbert
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Milwaukee
Associated Press
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Oregon
Lew Alcindor
John Wooden
Wooden
Missouri Valley
Wichita
Willie McCarter
Stalf
Bulldogs
Marigin
Morrall Unconcerned With Namath Talk Before Super Bowl
Baltimore Colts quarterback Earl Morrall shrugs off Joe Namath's taunts as Lou Michaels practices placekicks in Boca Raton Florida. The scene includes Bobby Boyd holding for Michaels amid an after hours gathering with Namath where Broadway Joe reportedly vowed to beat Baltimore.
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Lou Michaels
Boca Raton
Fla
Bobby Boyd
New York
Joe Namath
Broadway
Joe
Baltimore
Michaels
James Wood Indoor Track Wins Narrowly in Five-Team Meet
James Wood undefeated indoor team edged Nelson County 63 to 60 1/3 to claim second win. Key 1W mile relay Woolf White Wert Veach delivered decisive win as Wood rallied from 20 points down with strong running events and depth.
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James Wood
Nelson County
Lee Woolf
Don White
Dave Wert
Denny Veach
Seattle Rolls Over Royals in 119-110 NBA win
Seattle Supersonics defeated the Cincinnati Royals 119-110 as Oscar Robertson missed the game due to illness. Ed Zucker warned of changes after the Royals blew a 21 point lead. Further NBA scores included New York Knicks 134 Phoenix Suns 120 and Oakland 136 Denver Rockets 115. In the ABA, New Orleans Buccaneers beat Minnesota 120-102 and Houston Mavericks topped Los Angeles 104-89. Willis Reed and Cazzie Russell led the Knicks with 34 and 29 points.
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Los Angeles
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Los Angeles fighter stops Dogan in second round
Oscar Alvarado of Los Angeles stops Johnny Dogan of Miami in the second round of a scheduled 10 round bout held in Los Angeles. Alvarado improves his record as Dogan suffers a second round defeat.
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Oscar Alvarado
Uvalde
Tex
Johnny Dogan
Miami
Oakland Hockey Team Sold to Buffalo Group
Buffalo investors led by Seymour Knox III purchase the Oakland Seals for over 2 million dollars, aiming to move the club to Buffalo and complete a transfer by the NHL meeting January 21 in Montreal for the 1969-70 season. Barend van Gerbig and Knox head the Niagara Frontier Hockey Inc. group.
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New York City
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Morrall brushes off Namath shot as talk
Colts quarterback Earl Morrall says he cares only about Baltimore's defense and not Jets rival Joe Namath's jabs. Morrall credits John Unitas's help and reflects on his 1968 NFL title run and possible Super Bowl clash with New York.
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Namath
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John
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Philbin
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Ralph Bernstein
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Baltimore
Petie Gibson Receives No 00 Jersey at UNM
University of New Mexico coach Bob King assigned sophomore Petie Gibson the numeral 00 for the season marking his new uniform number.
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Albuquerque
University of New Mexico
Bob King
Petie Gibson
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