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Princeton Tigers zone out Graham 66-52. Drew Hopkins had 16 points for Tigers, Drew Baker had 16 for G-Men. Princeton now 4-2, Graham drops to 1-2. Details at https://t.co/8eiPh0PVGy
Graham G-Men going to state Class 2 championship game next weekend.
Final score in today's semifinal, Graham 57, Radford 13. Complete story by sports editor Brian Woodson will be online at https://t.co/8eiPh0PVGy later this evening.
Big week of prep basketball talk underway! Getting it all together for the 2018-19 edition of BDT Bounce (coming early next month in the Bluefield Daily Telegraph).
Bluefield Beavers will return to Class AA championship game for 2nd consecutive season. Beavers defeated Bridgeport 35-14. Touchdowns by Arnold Martin, Juice Edwards, Chandler Cooper, Jaheim House and Isaiah Johnson (53-yd interception return with 3:23 left).
First half unofficial stats from Class AA semifinal: Bluefield 179 yds rushing, 32 yds passing. Bridgeport 55 yds rushing, 62 yds passing. Penalties: Bluefield 3-30 (all holding calls), Bridgeport no penalties. Beavers will get ball to start 2nd half.
Bluefield leads Bridgeport 14-7 at half. For Beavers, Arnold Martin 22-yard TD and Juice Edwards 51-yarder with great downfield blocks. Indians’ Trey Pancake scored on 4-yard run set up by 55-yd pass play (Vandergrift to Hollaway). Winner goes to Wheeling!
Prep football playoffs ... Virginia quarterfinals: Parry McCluer at Narrows, Fri. 7 p.m. ... Graham at Union, Sat. 2 p.m. ... Date, time still unknown: Richlands at Ridgeview ... Date, time still unknown: Grundy at Chilhowie