Sports - January 07 2006 Huntington Area

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Evans scores 20 in Tolsia victory
QUINCY, W.Va. -- B.J. Evans scored 20 points to lead Tolsia (7-1) to a 67-58 win over Liberty-Raleigh (3-4) in boys high school basketball action Saturday. Details Highlanders hand Black Eagles first loss
HUNTINGTON -- The Bill Evans Player of the Year Award will not be bestowed on the state's top boys basketball player until March, but two of the top candidates faced off Saturday and did not disappoint. Details

Fighting Irish no match for Cadets
HUNTINGTON -- Dennis Cole will likely never forget the experience. Trying to shoot a basketball against a 7-foot, college bound player is the kind of thing that sticks with an athlete. Cole, a versatile 6-foot-2 player for the Huntington St. Joseph boys basketball team, shared the experience with his teammates Friday night when the Fighting Irish faced Millersburg (Ky.) Military Institute. Details

Gagai, Ironton whip Portsmouth
IRONTON -- The Ironton High School boys' basketball team can finally look ahead to tonight's matchup with undefeated South Webster and former teammate Brigham Waginger. Details

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• Gagai, Ironton whip Portsmouth
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• Persin wins 500th as Panthers coach
• Dragons hold off Knights
• Coal Grove ends Pointers' OVC win streak
• Fighting Irish no match for Cadets
• Gagai, Ironton

whip Portsmouth

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