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THE VIRGINIA
MOUNTAINEER |
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On-Line Edition |
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Buchanan County's
Family Newspaper Since 1922 |
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Thursday, January 4, 2007 |
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sports-page
2-online
edition |
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TWIN
VALLEY'S Garrett Horne (#24),
the tournament's MVP, goes to
the basket against Australian
team defender Stewart Murray to
score two of his team-high 19
points during Saturday night's
finals of the Coalfield Clash at
Twin Valley High School.
(Staff photo/Scotty Wampler.) |
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Panthers
Stop
Australian
Team in
Winning
Coalfield
Clash,
56-53 |
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by Lloyd
Combs
Sports
Reporter
They
may
have
come
from
a
land
down
under,
but
they
played
above
the
rim.
Despite
that,
Twin
Valley
managed
to
overcome
the
tall
and
athletic
team
from
Australia
to
win
its
own
tournament,
defeating
the
HSE
Bandicoots,
56-53,
in
the
finals
of
the
Coalfield
Clash,
Saturday
night
at
TVHS.
Tournament
MVP
Garrett
Horne
tossed
in
19
points,
including
a
pair
of
key
fourth-quarter
buckets
for
the
Panthers.
Matthew
Baldwin
(16)
and
Hunter
Simpson
(13)
also
scored
in
double
figures
for
Twin
Valley.
Twin
Valley
(7-2)
took
the
lead
for
good
with
a
9-1
run
at
the
end
of
the
first
half.
The
Panthers
extended
that
29-22
halftime
lead
to
nine
points
on
several
occasions
in
the
second
half.
Stewart
Murray
tossed
in
14
points
and
got
HSE
within
47-44
on
a
three-pointer
with
5:30
remaining
and
a
bucket
by
Quint
Steindl
got
the
Bandicoots
within
51-49
with
50
seconds
left.
Horne,
who
scored
13
second-half
points,
scored
on
consecutive
possessions
in
the
final
minutes
and
Josh
Smith
added
a
bucket
inside
with
43
seconds
left
for
the
Panthers.
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story, see the print edition of the Mountaineer, on sale at
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Raines
Hits
Winning
Bucket in
OT to
Lift Wave
Past
Tri-Cities
Christian,
89-88
Billiter
Scores 69
Points in
Three
Games for
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J.I.
Burton
got
three
chances
to
beat
Grundy
and
the
third
time
was
the
charm.
The
Raiders
sent
the
Golden
Wave
into
the
consolation
bracket
of
the
Greenwave
Classic
in
Clintwood
with
a
75-61
win
over
Grundy
Wednesday
at
Howard
Deel
Gymnasium.
Grundy,
which
one
of
three
games
in
the
Clintwood
tournament,
had
defeated
Burton
each
of
the
previous
two
weeks.
On
Thursday,
a
shorthanded
Wave
squad
fell
to
Northwood,
66-60.
n
Friday’s
seventh-place
game,
Cody
Billiter
scored
31
points,
and
Colby
Raines
hit
the
game-winning
shot
with
seven
seconds
remaining
in
overtime,
as
Grundy
picked
up an
89-88
win
over
Tri-Cities
(Tenn.)
Christian.
Grundy
(5-4)
never
trailed
until
the
extra
period,
when
Jeremy
Williams
gave
the
Eagles
an
87-85
lead
50
seconds
into
overtime.
Raines’
first
bucket
of
the
night
tied
the
score
at
87-87
with
35
seconds
remaining.
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Haysi Wins
Two of Three Games in Coal Classic |
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Haysi
won
two
out
of
three
games
in
the
Coal
Classic
at
Appalachia,
but
had
to
settle
for
fifth
place
in
the
tournament.
The
Tigers
lost
to
Rye
Cove,
50-40,
in a
first
round
game
Wednesday.
Haysi
bounced
back
to
beat
J.J.
Kelly,
46-39,
Thursday
and
earned
its
second
win
of
the
tourney
and
its
second
win
of
the
year
over
arch-rival
Council,
49-42
on
Friday
afternoon.
Haysi
got a
balanced
attack
to
build
a
37-18
lead
after
three
quarters
in
Friday’s
low-scoring
contest,
and
managed
to
hold
on
despite
a
furious
comeback
effort
from
the
Cobras.
Freshmen
Matt
Boyd
(15
points)
and
Travis
Viers
(10)
led a
17-3
run
as
Council
(3-5)
got
within
44-42
on a
bucket
inside
by
another
freshman,
Shane
Presley,
with
1:16
remaining.
Freshman
Chris
Fleming
and
seniors
Nathan
Boyd
and
Lance
Compton
hit
free
throws
in
the
final
56
seconds
for
Haysi.
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Rebels
Win Two
of Three
Games in
Coalfield
Clash |
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It
was déjà vu all over again for
Hurley, but in a
good way.
The Rebels got stuck
playing Holston on back-to-back
nights in the Coalfield Clash at
Twin Valley, but the
Rebels won both contests in the
holiday tournament.
Hurley defeated the
Cavaliers, 64-35, Friday evening,
and scored the same number of
points in a 64-46
victory over Holston on Saturday.
The Rebels opened
tournament play with a 70-54 loss
to
Graham Wednesday evening at TVHS.
Key second-half runs
lifted Hurley to both its wins
over Holston. The Rebels pulled
away with a 19-5 run
on Saturday and used a 21-3 spurt
to take command in
Friday’s contest.
Shane Shelton and Shane
Slone hit 3-pointers during
the key run, as the Rebels
extended a 43-34 lead to a
62-39 advantage midway through the
fourth quarter.
Eric May scored 10 of his
game-high 16 points in the
first half for Hurley (6-4). Jay
Tester added 12
points and Shelton finished with
nine points for the
Rebels.
No one scored in double
figures in either game for the
Cavaliers. Eric Mefford led
Holston Saturday with nine
points.
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