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(Continuing the Hinton Daily News & The Weekend Leader)
Home of "W. Water Festival"
Volume 116 No. 27
Hinton, West Virginia Tuesday, November 13, 2018
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By Doug McBride
Photo by Sam Whittaker: Crawford, Sarver and Forren lead the
Bobcats onto the field
W I L L I A M S T O W N - - T h e~ The Bobcats finished %4 on the
Summers County Bobcats fought year after losing their first three
to the bitter end but came up short games. Williamstown improved to
against the Williamstown Yellow 9-2 on the season with the win and
Jackets, losing 27-12. will face Mt. View this weekend in
The Bobcats had finished the the second round.
season winning seven games in a Neither team scored in the first
row and were ranked llth by the quarter as both teams' offenses
West Virginia Secondary Schools were held in check as both teams
Activities Committee (WVSSAC) felt each other out. Williamstown
in the final rankings last week and drove to the 17-yard line but the
had to travel north to Williamstown Bobcats' Marcus McGuire forced a
(north of Parkersburg) to play fumble that was recovered there by
Saturday afternoon. Summers County.
Coach Chris Vicars chose the Williamstown drew first blood
Saturday time because it was over when they drove 47 yards in 12 plays
a three-hour drive to play the game with fullback Ty Moore scoring on a
and the contest was slated for 1:30 one-yard plunge. Persiani blocked
p.m. The team stayed in Marietta, the extra point kick and the Yellow
Ohio on Friday night (just 10 Jackets led6-0.
minutes from the school) so his The Bobcats answered at the
team could rest andbe fresh for the 6:36 mark in the second quarter
game. as McGuire fought his way into
Although they came up just the end zone from one yard out.
short, Vicars was proud of his team Keandre Sarver had made the
for the way they performed and big play during that drive when
nearly 300 people traveled to the he caught a 29-yard pass from
game from Hinton and the area. Persiani and carried the ball to the
"Our kids proved we can compete 10. Sophomore Markis Crawford
anyone here in the state (in Class had two big carries for 14 yards
A)," he stated after the game. '~? e setting up the long pass. The extra-
made some mistakes but we played point pass was high over Christian
one of the best teams in the state Pack's head and the game was tied
and maybe one of the top two. at six.
'~rhese young men never q.uit On the ensuing possession the
and played hard to the end. Our Yellow Jackets used a balanced
coaching staff had them prepared rushing attach and drove the ball 53
well but we just came up short, yards in nine plays as quarterback
We are so proud of these kids and Carter Haynes scampered around
where are program has grown this right end for the touchdown. The
year." extra point kick was good and the
Yellow Jackets went ahead 13-6
with 2:53 left until halftime.
Known for their quick-strike
offense and passing game, the
Bobcats' Persiani hit Crawford on
a 46-yard pass play to the 14 to
set up their score with 11 seconds
remaining. Persiani hit Christian
'Pack on a fourth-down play in the
corner of the end zone on a perfectly
thrown pass. The extra point failed
and the Bobcats trailed 13-12.
The Bobcats took the second
half kickoff and marched to
the Williamstown 24-yard line.
Persiani connected with Samuel
Wykle on passes of 10, 23 and 14
yards to lead the Bobcats. A crucial
holding penalty negated a nice
run by Crawford and Persiani was
intercepted as he was forced to
hurry a pass.
Williamstown scored with 5:56
left in the third quarter as their
tight end Nick Bondi broke free
and was wide open on a pass by
Haynes. They scored again with
just over three minutes remaining
in the game for the final 27-12.
The Bobcats had their chances
though in the second half as they
drove to the 33, 39 and 2-yard lines
but were held in check.
Persiani had hit Sarver on a 29-
yard pass to the Yellow Jackets
two but Persiani was sacked once
at the 12 and had three incomplete
passes and W-iLliamstown took ove:
on downs. -'"
Williamstown's defense was able
to get constant pressure on Persiani
in the second half and sacked him
four times but he still managed 210
yards on eight completions in the
game.
Crawford led Bobcat rushers
with 35 yards while Persiani had
29 yards. McGuire had 21 yards
on the ground and Wykle had two
carries for 14 yards as the Bobcats
finished with 107 yards rushing.
The Bobcats will graduate
14 seniors but have 22 players
returning next year. The middle
school programs were champions
in their division and feature some
very good players next year.
This was the fourth consecutive
playoff appearance for the Bobcats,
as these seniors were in the playoffs
every year since they joined the
varsity as freshmen and every
year since Vicars joined the staff
with Nate Tanner and taking over
when Tanner left three years ago to
take a job at a school in Danville,
Virginia.
"It has been a pleasure to coach
these seniors," Vicars said. "They
have set the bar high for incoming
players. This group of young men
set a fine example for Bobcats
teams in the future and just proves
what hard work can accomplish."
For Williamstown this is their
18th consecutive playoffappearance
and won the Class A championship
in 2014.
Early Voting Sets Midterm Record; Overall Voter
Turnout More Than 47% Warner Releases Unofficial
Results for General Election
Charleston, W.Va.--Secretary
of State Mac Warner said he is
pleased with the voter turnout in
the state's General Election today.
Warner also took time to commend
the state's 55 county clerks for
preparing for and managing the
election.
Based on the unofficial results
reported by the counties, voter
turnout for this midterm election
was unofficially more than 47
percent.
Six counties started Election
Day with power outages in
fourteen of the state's 1,740 voting
precincts. However, the Secretary
of State's Office and county clerks
planned ahead and supplied
generators to most precincts before
the polls opened, and shortly
thereafter in the rest. Secretary
Warner would personally like to
thank the Department of Homeland
Security, WV National Guard, the
Fusion Center, local 911 emergency
services, Appalachian Power, First
Energy, AEP, the county clerks and
several generous citizens that all
chipped in to help restore power to
those critical areas.
Beginning at 5:00 a.m. on
Election Day, Warner's office
set up a command center at the
State Capitol. On hand were
representatives from the state's
Office of Technology, WV National
Guard and voting machine
manufacturer, all ready to address
threats to every aspect of the
election.
In addition, the Secretary of
State's Investigation Division
organized a 30-member election
team positioned throughout the
state that visited all 55 counties.
The election team provided county
clerks and poll workers with any
assistance that was needed and
was able to assist with emergencies
and reports of impropriety.
In addition to the higher
midterm election than years past,
this election put West Virginia
in the history books for being the
first state in the nation to deploy
a mobile voting application for
military personnel and overseas
voters.
Warner estimates that 144
voters from 30 different countries
cast ballots using an application on
their approved mobile devices that
records the ballots anonymously
using block-chain technology.
Twenty-four of the state's 55
counties participated in this pilot,
and post-election security audits
are already being scheduled.
"Overall, I am very pleased with
the operation and management
of the General Election," Warner
said. "The state's clerks and their
staff were prepared. Our team at
the Capitol was p~epared.
The candidates, political parties
and interest groups succeeded
in getting their messages and
platforms to the general public.
West Virginia had a great midterm
election."
that are changing their lives for
the better. This new science is
now widely accepted as Adverse
Childhood Experiences Study or
ACES.
The documentary traces a year in
the life of 6 students from Lincoln
Alternative High School in Walla
Walla, Washington. The school
radically changed its approach to
disciplining its students after the
principle learned about ACES.
The school had been riddled with
violence, drugs and truancy. The
nugget of neuroscience that the
principle took away from the
conference was "Stressed brains
can't learn". Three years later,
the number of fights at Lincoln
had gone down by 75% and the
graduation rate increased five-fold.
WVAHC found this film to be
particularly important in our
current environment. We don't know
what stress out West Virginian
students come to school with every
day or the stress they face once
they arrive. Children facing the
drug epidemic, chronic poverty and
abuse are coming to school every
day with those "stressed brains".
Many tools are now available to
help so in addition to showing
the film, state and local experts
have agreed to be on a panel to
discuss possibilities after the film.
Everyone is invited and the event is
free. For more information, contact
Doris Selko, Executive Deputy
Director, WVAHC at doris@wvahc.
org. Please register at wvahc.org.
A free showing will be held in
Hinton November 15, 2018 at the
AgrantfromClaudeWorthingt0n residents an opportunity to view Ritz Theatre from 6:00 p.m. - 8:30
Benediim Foundation has allowed fife film Paper Tigers. The film p.m 211 Ballengee Street and
West Virginians for Affordable captures the pain, the danger, the Beckley on November 20, 2018 at
Health Care, working with TEAM beauty, and the hopes of struggling the Raleigh Ptayhouse and Theatre
for West Virginia Children to teens-and the teachers armed with from 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m 403
provide the Beckley and Hinton new science and fresh approaches Neville Street.
Summers County Leads in New Business
Growth for October 2018
Summers County led in new
business growth for October 2018
with a total of 10 new businesses,
according to the West Virginia
Secretary of State's Office.
That equates to a 2.36 percent
growth. The Secretary of State's
Business & Licensing Division
reported Upshur, Barbour, Wetzel
and Calhoun counties also had
no~able growth in October.
The number of business entities
in Upshur County grew from 1.198
to 1,220, with Barbour County
business entities increasing
from 540 to 549. Wetzel County
experienced an increase in business
entities from 512 to 520 and
Calhoun County went from 183 to
186 business entities.
Statewide, West Virginia saw a
10.65 percent growth in business
registrations in the previous
12-month period. That growth was
led by Summers County with 17.75
percent growth.
Wirt, Jackson, Berkeley and
Braxton counties followed. Wirt
County saw a 14.57 percent growth,
Jackson County saw a 13.99 percent
growth, Berkeley County saw a
12.41 percent growth and Braxton
County saw a 11.94 percent growth
in the previous 12-month period.
To review the county-by-county
business growth go to http://apps.
sos.wv.gov/business/BSD/.
BARNS OF SUMMERS COUNTg-westvirginiaHeritage '
An extract from the book for your enjoyment
By Phyllis Campbell Whidey
SAUNDERS BARN ON MOUNTAIN VIEW ROAD
A brisk fall day found us at
this barn, located on Mountain
View Road in the Jumping Branch
District.
Owner of the farm, Charles
W. Saunders said the barn was
somewhere between 75 and 100
years old and was built by the
Gaydosh family when they lived
there.
Mr. Saunders pointed out that
the barn, built of chestnut, sits
on a small hill. He said the stone
foundation on the left side of the
barn (not visible here) supports the
barn from the ravine and protects
the wood from decaying.
The Quesenberry family was
the first to have the farm. Later
it passed to Fred and Alma
(Quesenberry) Gaydosh.
On a hill, across the road, is the
Quesenberry Cemetery. The farm
became the property of Charles J.
and Enola F. (Vest) Saunders in
1989 and they passed it on to their
son Charles W. Saunders and his
wife, Debra E. (Shaffer).
Mrs. Whitley is a lifetime
member of the Summers County
Historical Society. The book can
be purchased at the Summers
County Public Library or by order
at barnsofsummerscounty.com.
Mrs. Whitley's latest book
is entitled "Photographer on
Horseback - John C. Wiker'. It
details life of a photographer who
lived along
Little Wolf Creek in the early
1900s. It can be purchased from
members of the Summers County
Historical Society or by order at
photographeronhorseback.com.
Sale of the Barn book benefits
the Library and sale of the Wikel
book benefits the Summers County
Historical Society.
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