The Cabell Standard, Nov. 13, 2014

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Thursday, November 13, 2014

Cabell Midland volleyball season ends, Page 6 50 Cents Volume 116 Issue 45

No. 2 Midland to play Parkersburg in first round By Zach Cumberland zach@theputnamstandard.com

Midland’s Alexander Childers (24) gets help from teammates Caperton Humphrey (36) and Coy Petitt (12). Photo by John Hagley

State ranked No. 2 Cabell Midland (9-1) secured home field advantage for the playoffs when they toppled Brooke 49-24. The Knights will take on Parkersburg this Saturday, a team they beat 42-21 in the fourth week of the regular season. “Parkersburg is a good team,” said Cabell Midland head coach Luke Salmons. “They’ll play hard. They did a good job from a defensive standpoint the last time we played them. They’ve gotten

better.” Midland drove 63 yards on eight plays last Friday night, Nov. 7 against Brooke to secure the team’s No. 2 ranking in postseason play. During the opening possession, senior running back Alex Childers crossed the goal line from 3-yards out on fourth-and-goal to put the Knights up 6-0 with 9:17 to go in the first frame. The extra point was added for a 7-0 lead. Brooke quarterback Aaron Walker was intercepted by the Midland defense on the Bruins first drive of the night. The Knights

couldn’t make the turnover hurt, though, as they were plagued by a myriad of penalties and Brooke eventually took over at its own 19- yard-line. Soon after, Brooke missed a 40-yard field goal attempt. What looked like a defensive stand for the Knights was not. Midland was called for roughing which allowed Brooke to continue the drive. The Bruins were able to march the ball down to the Midland 6-yard line, but the drive eventually came up See Football, Page 7

Barboursville will address water issues By Amanda Smythers amanda@theputnamstandard.com The Village of Barboursville council unanimously approved to spend up to $25,000 to assess a problem with the storm water system that has been causing flooding throughout the village. At the council meeting last week, members approved the use of Dunn Engineers to conduct a study of the storm water sewer system, the first step in approaching how to fix the problem. “They’ve submitted a proposal to conduct a preliminary report on our storm sewer situation,” said Danny Porter, See Barboursville, Page 3

Students Earn Statesman Award

J.J. Gundy, a fourth grader at Cox Landing Elementary, measures out 7/12 cup of baking soda for an experiment at the library. The library facilitates an interactive demonstration and book reading once a week for Cox Landing fourth grade classes.

Cox Library serves local community By Amanda Smythers amanda@theputnamstandard.com

Five Cabell County Career Technology Center students and their advisor have earned the prestigious Statesman Award. See page 7

The Cox Landing Library, located on Cox Landing Road in Lesage, is quickly becoming a safe haven for children in the community to hang out, learn and, of course, read. Open since August in its new location next to the Cabell County Schools Transportation Complex, Cox Landing immediately began a new series of programs and activities to boost the level of engagement with the community, See Library, Page 3

Fourth grade students take time to start reading their books.


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