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l Volume 114 l Issue 46
Knights go undefeated in 2012, beat Hurricane 31-13 By Bishop Nash For The Cabell Standard
By Christin Daugherty Some of the best relationships begin with friendships. Some of the best friendships end in allout war. And sometimes there is a war zone right in the middle of our living rooms. Perhaps all we need sometimes is someone else’s perspective. Someone who is able to look at a situation with a clear head and an open mind. That’s where I come in. My name is Christin, and I am a mother, college graduate, exgirlfriend, daughter, bartender, sister, baby-momma…....let’s just stop right there for now and say that I’m “well-rounded” and always being sought out for adSEE CHRISTIN ON PAGE 4
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Cabell Midland's final regular season game ended just as previous nine; with a victory. The Knights will head into the high school football postseason undefeated for the first time in school history after defeating the Hurricane Redskins 31-13 at Knights Field in Ona on Friday. “These kids are battle-tested,” Cabell Midland head coach Luke Salmons said, “So to go into the playoffs with that mindset is a pretty great thing.” The final game of the regular reason was also Senior Night for the Knights, but being ranked No.1 in West Virginia secures home-field advantage for Mid-
Junior all-purpose back Kasey Thomas breaks lose during Midland's 31-13 victory Friday night. Photo by Bishop Nash land until the state championships in Wheeling. “It's special, but at the same
time it's not our last game,” Salmons said, “Now we're on borrowed time.”
The loss does not necessarily SEE KNIGHTS ON PAGE 18
Knights State Champions! By Jim Parsons For The Cabell Standard
Cabell Midland boys trained hard during the season with one thought in mind; bring the State Championship title back to Midland. And bring it back they did, Oct. 27th, by scoring 37 points to runner up University High's 75 points. Jefferson came in a distant 3rd with 111 points (last year Midland lost the title to Jefferson High by a mere 3 points). Midland's top gun, Jacob Burcham, pulled away from the pack during the first half mile and continued to stretch his lead. Announcer Pat Riley called the race, with a "booming" voice to the fans that could be heard all the way to Route 60. Excitement grew as Riley announced Burcham was nearing the Chris Parsons Track still running a fast
Jacob Burcham during the first half mile pulling away from the pack. Photo by Jim Parsons pace, and continued with something like this: "Burcham is now
around the baseball field and heading to the Chris Parsons
track right on pace to break the 15 minute barrier and a new state record. He's now entering the track with 200 meters to go. The clock is ticking away toward the 15 minute barrier. He now has 100 meters to go and has picked up his pace. He's now near the finish line with the clock showing 14 minutes and 56 seconds. He's done it! He's done it! 14 minutes and 58 seconds!" The crowd lets out a big roar even though most represent 11 other teams in the race. Burcham's the first West Virginia high school runner to finish an XC State Meet under 15 minutes. His time sets a new state meet record shattering his own 2011 record by 14 seconds (15:12) which shows his improvement from last year. What is amazing about his SEE CHAMPIONS ON PAGE 7
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