NFL standings
National Football League
All Times EST
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
y-New England 12 3 0 .800 396 198
x-Buffalo 10 5 0 .667 308 246
N.Y. Jets 6 9 0 .400 263 353
Miami 4 11 0 .267 279 470
South
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Houston 10 5 0 .667 364 350
Tennessee 8 7 0 .533 367 317
Indianapolis 7 8 0 .467 341 335
Jacksonville 5 10 0 .333 262 377
North
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Baltimore 13 2 0 .867 503 272
Pittsburgh 8 7 0 .533 279 275
Cleveland 6 9 0 .400 312 360
Cincinnati 1 14 0 .067 246 397
West
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Kansas City 11 4 0 .733 420 287
Oakland 7 8 0 .467 298 403
Denver 6 9 0 .400 266 301
L.A. Chargers 5 10 0 .333 316 314
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Philadelphia 8 7 0 .533 351 337
Dallas 7 8 0 .467 387 305
N.Y. Giants 4 11 0 .267 324 417
Washington 3 12 0 .200 250 388
South
W L T Pct PF PA
y-New Orleans 12 3 0 .800 416 331
Tampa Bay 7 8 0 .467 436 421
Atlanta 6 9 0 .400 353 377
Carolina 5 10 0 .333 330 428
North
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Green Bay 11 3 0 .786 330 283
x-Minnesota 10 4 0 .714 378 259
Chicago 7 8 0 .467 259 279
Detroit 3 11 1 .233 321 400
West
W L T Pct PF PA
x-San Francisco 12 3 0 .800 453 289
x-Seattle 11 4 0 .733 384 372
L.A. Rams 8 7 0 .533 363 340
Arizona 5 9 1 .367 337 411
x-clinched playoff y-clinched division
Saturday, Dec. 21
Houston 23, Tampa Bay 20
New England 24, Buffalo 17
San Francisco 34, L.A. Rams 31
Sunday, Dec. 22
N.Y. Giants 41, Washington 35, OT
Miami 38, Cincinnati 35, OT
New Orleans 38, Tennessee 28
N.Y. Jets 16, Pittsburgh 10
Baltimore 31, Cleveland 15
Indianapolis 38, Carolina 6
Atlanta 24, Jacksonville 12
Oakland 24, L.A. Chargers 17
Denver 27, Detroit 17
Arizona 27, Seattle 13
Philadelphia 17, Dallas 9
Kansas City 26, Chicago 3
Monday, Dec. 23
Green Bay at Minnesota, 8:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Sunday, Dec. 29
Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 1 p.m. (CBS)
New York Jets at Buffalo, 1 p.m. (CBS)
New Orleans at Carolina, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Cleveland at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Washington at Dallas, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Green Bay at Detroit, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Tennessee at Houston, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Indianapolis at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Chicago at Minnesota, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Miami at New England, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Philadelphia at New York Giants, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Oakland at Denver, 4:25 p.m. (CBS)
Arizona at Los Angeles Rams, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
San Francisco at Seattle, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)

Bengals’ stats
Cincinnati 0 6 6 23 0 = 35
Miami 14 7 7 7 3 = 38
First Quarter
Mia—Wilkins 1 pass from Fitzpatrick (Sanders kick), 8:32.
Mia—D.Parker 7 pass from Fitzpatrick (Sanders kick), 5:00.
Second Quarter
Cin—FG Bullock 20, 10:49.
Mia—Gesicki 31 pass from Fitzpatrick (Sanders kick), 2:20.
Cin—FG Bullock 57, :02.
Third Quarter
Mia—Gesicki 13 pass from Fitzpatrick (Sanders kick), 8:24.
Cin—Boyd 34 pass from Dalton (pass failed), 3:38.
Fourth Quarter
Mia—Gaskin 2 run (Sanders kick), 11:12.
Cin—Uzomah 8 pass from Dalton (Bullock kick), 6:11.
Cin—Boyd 3 pass from Dalton (Eifert pass from Dalton), :29.
Cin—Eifert 25 pass from Dalton (Dalton run), :00.
First Overtime
Mia—FG Sanders 37, :00.
A—60,968.
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Cin Mia
First downs 25 29
Total Net Yards 430 502
Rushes-yards 25-59 34-96
Passing 371 406
Punt Returns 4-42 4-26
Kickoff Returns 2-50 2-28
Interceptions Ret. 1-0 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 33-56-0 31-52-1
Sacked-Yards Lost 4-25 2-13
Punts 8-48.5 6-49.0
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0
Penalties-Yards 10-77 6-47
Time of Possession 33:36 36:24
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Cincinnati, Mixon 21-50, Ross 2-6, Bernard 2-3. Miami, Gaskin 16-55, Laird 8-17, Wilson 1-9, Fitzpatrick 5-9, Turner 4-6.
PASSING—Cincinnati, Dalton 33-56-0-396. Miami, Fitzpatrick 31-52-1-419.
RECEIVING—Cincinnati, Boyd 9-128, Ross 6-84, Erickson 6-55, Eifert 4-57, Uzomah 4-37, Mixon 2-23, Bernard 2-12. Miami, Wilson 7-79, Gesicki 6-82, D.Parker 5-111, Ford 5-68, Hurns 2-41, Smythe 2-18, Walford 1-15, Gaskin 1-3, Laird 1-1, Wilkins 1-1.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—Miami, Sanders 47.

Browns’ stats
Baltimore 0 14 7 10 = 31
Cleveland 0 6 3 6 = 15
Second Quarter
Cle—Harris 1 pass from Mayfield (kick failed), 11:53.
Bal—Andrews 39 pass from Jackson (Tucker kick), 1:18.
Bal—Andrews 14 pass from Jackson (Tucker kick), :09.
Third Quarter
Bal—Ingram 12 pass from Jackson (Tucker kick), 7:36.
Cle—FG Seibert 47, 3:25.
Fourth Quarter
Bal—FG Tucker 31, 11:32.
Cle—Beckham 3 pass from Mayfield (pass failed), 8:01.
Bal—Hill 18 run (Tucker kick), 3:39.
A—67,431.
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Bal Cle
First downs 31 17
Total Net Yards 481 241
Rushes-yards 40-243 20-49
Passing 238 192
Punt Returns 2-7 1-11
Kickoff Returns 3-62 2-25
Interceptions Ret. 1-0 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 20-31-0 20-33-1
Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 0-0
Punts 2-51.0 5-44.0
Fumbles-Lost 3-1 0-0
Penalties-Yards 7-50 7-62
Time of Possession 34:19 25:41
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Baltimore, Jackson 17-103, Edwards 12-66, Ingram 8-55, Hill 3-19. Cleveland, Chubb 15-45, Mayfield 2-4, Hunt 3-0.
PASSING—Baltimore, Jackson 20-31-0-238. Cleveland, Mayfield 20-33-1-192.
RECEIVING—Baltimore, Andrews 6-93, Hill 3-32, Boyle 3-24, Ingram 2-36, Roberts 2-23, H.Hurst 1-9, Boykin 1-8, Edwards 1-7, M.Brown 1-6. Cleveland, Landry 7-74, Beckham 4-44, Hunt 4-33, Seals-Jones 1-23, Carlson 1-7, Hodge 1-6, Hilliard 1-4, Harris 1-1.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

Blue Jackets’ box
SATURDAY’S GAME
New Jersey 1 0 0 = 1
Columbus 2 1 2 = 5
First Period—1, Columbus, Bjorkstrand 9 (Jenner, Jones), 0:26. 2, Columbus, Bjorkstrand 10 (Kukan, Dubois), 8:06. 3, New Jersey, Butcher 3 (Zacha, Vatanen), 15:28.
Second Period—4, Columbus, Gavrikov 2 (Robinson, Texier), 13:13.
Third Period—5, Columbus, Werenski 7 (Jenner, Jones), 17:08 (en). 6, Columbus, Nyquist 8, 18:48 (en).
Shots on Goal—New Jersey 8-9-5—22. Columbus 11-14-15—40.
Power-play opportunities—New Jersey 0 of 3; Columbus 0 of 5.
Goalies—New Jersey, Senn 0-0-0 (38 shots-35 saves). Columbus, Korpisalo 15-10-3 (22-21).
A—0 (18,500). T—2:28.
Referees—TJ Luxmore, Francois St Laurent. Linesmen—Shandor Alphonso, Libor Suchanek.

NHL standings
National Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 37 21 7 9 51 123 97
Toronto 37 19 14 4 42 125 116
Florida 35 18 12 5 41 126 115
Buffalo 37 17 13 7 41 114 116
Montreal 36 17 13 6 40 115 115
Tampa Bay 34 17 13 4 38 118 110
Ottawa 37 15 18 4 34 103 122
Detroit 38 9 26 3 21 82 150
Metropolitan Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Washington 37 26 6 5 57 134 104
N.Y. Islanders 34 23 8 3 49 103 88
Carolina 36 22 12 2 46 118 94
Pittsburgh 36 21 11 4 46 120 96
Philadelphia 36 20 11 5 45 116 105
N.Y. Rangers 35 17 14 4 38 113 113
Columbus 36 16 14 6 38 95 104
New Jersey 35 11 19 5 27 84 127
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
St. Louis 37 23 8 6 52 114 98
Colorado 36 22 11 3 47 127 100
Winnipeg 36 21 13 2 44 111 101
Dallas 38 20 14 4 44 100 97
Nashville 35 17 12 6 40 123 114
Minnesota 37 17 15 5 39 115 126
Chicago 37 15 16 6 36 104 118
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Arizona 38 21 13 4 46 110 96
Vegas 39 20 13 6 46 119 111
Edmonton 39 20 15 4 44 115 120
Calgary 38 19 14 5 43 104 113
Vancouver 37 18 15 4 40 120 113
Anaheim 37 15 18 4 34 96 114
Los Angeles 38 15 19 4 34 98 120
San Jose 38 16 20 2 34 101 133
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Saturday’s Games
Buffalo 3, Los Angeles 2
Anaheim 6, N.Y. Islanders 5, SO
Winnipeg 6, Minnesota 0
Nashville 4, Boston 3, OT
Florida 4, Carolina 2
Columbus 5, New Jersey 1
Edmonton 4, Montreal 3
Philadelphia 5, Ottawa 4, SO
Toronto 4, Detroit 1
Washington 3, Tampa Bay 1
Chicago 5, Colorado 3
Vancouver 4, Pittsburgh 1
St. Louis 5, San Jose 2
Sunday’s Games
N.Y. Rangers 5, Anaheim 1
Calgary 5, Dallas 1
Arizona 5, Detroit 2
Vegas 3, San Jose 1
Monday’s Games
Carolina at Toronto, 2 p.m.
Calgary at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
Washington at Boston, 7 p.m.
Columbus at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Florida at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Arizona at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Montreal at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.
New Jersey at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
St. Louis at Los Angeles, 10 p.m.
Edmonton at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Colorado at Vegas, 10 p.m.
Tuesday’s Games
No games scheduled
Wednesday’s Games
No games scheduled

Ohio State box
Saturday’s Game
OHIO ST. 71, KENTUCKY 65
OHIO ST. (11-1)
Young 3-4 4-4 10, A.Wesson 1-4 0-1 3, Carton 5-6 4-4 15, Walker 3-4 2-4 9, Muhammad 3-6 0-0 7, K.Wesson 2-6 5-7 10, Liddell 3-7 3-3 9, Washington 2-7 3-4 8. Totals 22-44 21-27 71.
KENTUCKY (8-3)
Hagans 5-10 4-6 14, Maxey 5-13 4-6 15, Sestina 6-11 0-0 17, Quickley 4-11 0-0 9, Montgomery 2-4 0-0 4, Richards 1-1 0-0 2, Whitney 1-3 0-1 2, Brooks 0-3 0-0 0, Juzang 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 25-59 8-13 65.
Halftime—Ohio St. 37-36. 3-Point Goals—Ohio St. 6-19 (Carton 1-2, Walker 1-2, A.Wesson 1-2, K.Wesson 1-2, Muhammad 1-4, Washington 1-5, Liddell 0-1, Young 0-1), Kentucky 7-23 (Sestina 5-8, Quickley 1-5, Maxey 1-6, Juzang 0-1, Whitney 0-1, Hagans 0-2). Fouled Out—K.Wesson, Maxey. Rebounds—Ohio St. 30 (K.Wesson 8), Kentucky 24 (Maxey 6). Assists—Ohio St. 15 (Walker 5), Kentucky 17 (Hagans 9). Total Fouls—Ohio St. 16, Kentucky 25.

Marshall box
N. IOWA 88, MARSHALL 80
MARSHALL (5-7)
West 6-14 2-3 17, Kinsey 3-12 6-6 13, Taylor 10-18 4-5 27, Bennett 4-9 3-6 11, George 3-4 0-1 6, J.Williams 0-3 0-0 0, Miladinovic 1-1 0-0 2, Beyers 0-1 0-0 0, Sarenac 1-1 0-0 2, Brooks-Harris 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 29-64 15-21 80.
N. IOWA (11-1)
Berhow 8-11 3-4 23, Green 6-15 12-14 24, Haldeman 3-7 4-4 13, Brown 5-6 0-0 12, Phyfe 0-3 0-1 0, Pickford 1-1 4-5 6, Dahl 3-6 4-5 10, Kimmons 0-1 0-0 0, Carter 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-51 27-33 88.
Halftime—N. Iowa 41-38. 3-Point Goals—Marshall 7-24 (Taylor 3-7, West 3-8, Kinsey 1-5, George 0-1, J.Williams 0-3), N. Iowa 9-18 (Berhow 4-4, Haldeman 3-5, Brown 2-3, Carter 0-1, Kimmons 0-1, Green 0-4). Fouled Out—Phyfe. Rebounds—Marshall 26 (Kinsey, Bennett 5), N. Iowa 34 (Berhow 8). Assists—Marshall 7 (Taylor 4), N. Iowa 11 (Green 3). Total Fouls—Marshall 24, N. Iowa 17.

Notre Dame box
INDIANA 62, NOTRE DAME 60
NOTRE DAME (8-4)
Mooney 5-13 4-8 15, Goodwin 6-12 0-0 15, Hubb 2-6 1-2 5, Pflueger 0-3 0-0 0, Laszewski 3-8 2-2 10, Gibbs 2-8 0-0 4, J.Durham 3-6 5-5 11, Djogo 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-56 12-17 60.
INDIANA (11-1)
Smith 2-10 0-1 4, Brunk 4-9 1-3 9, A.Durham 1-6 3-5 5, Green 5-11 0-0 11, Jackson-Davis 7-9 0-0 14, Phinisee 0-6 0-0 0, Franklin 5-6 3-3 17, Hunter 1-3 0-0 2, Anderson 0-1 0-0 0, Thompson 0-0 0-0 0, Davis 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-61 7-12 62.
Halftime—Indiana 34-23. 3-Point Goals—Notre Dame 6-27 (Goodwin 3-7, Laszewski 2-6, Mooney 1-3, Hubb 0-3, Pflueger 0-3, Gibbs 0-5), Indiana 5-17 (Franklin 4-5, Green 1-5, Anderson 0-1, A.Durham 0-2, Hunter 0-2, Phinisee 0-2). Rebounds—Notre Dame 31 (Mooney 10), Indiana 36 (Brunk 14). Assists—Notre Dame 19 (Pflueger 6), Indiana 14 (A.Durham 4). Total Fouls—Notre Dame 14, Indiana 13.

Cavaliers’ box
MEMPHIS (107)
Crowder 5-15 0-0 10, Jackson Jr. 9-19 2-2 24, Valanciunas 7-13 0-0 14, Brooks 5-16 2-2 16, Morant 4-11 0-0 8, Hill 3-7 0-0 7, Anderson 1-2 0-0 3, Clarke 3-6 0-0 6, Allen 3-5 1-2 9, Jones 1-3 0-0 2, Melton 3-5 0-1 8. Totals 44-102 5-7 107.
CLEVELAND (114)
Love 6-13 4-6 21, Osman 5-9 0-0 13, Thompson 5-14 0-0 10, Garland 4-10 4-4 14, Sexton 2-12 5-6 9, Porter Jr. 3-7 0-0 7, Henson 1-4 1-2 3, Nance Jr. 2-5 0-0 4, Clarkson 12-17 3-5 33, Dellavedova 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 40-92 17-23 114.
Memphis 27 24 36 20 = 107
Cleveland 25 30 26 33 = 114
3-Point Goals—Memphis 14-41 (Brooks 4-9, Jackson Jr. 4-11, Allen 2-3, Melton 2-3, Anderson 1-2, Hill 1-4, Morant 0-2, Crowder 0-6), Cleveland 17-37 (Clarkson 6-8, Love 5-11, Osman 3-5, Garland 2-5, Porter Jr. 1-3, Nance Jr. 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Memphis 46 (Valanciunas 14), Cleveland 60 (Thompson 15). Assists—Memphis 31 (Morant 11), Cleveland 26 (Dellavedova 8). Total Fouls—Memphis 17, Cleveland 12. A—19,432 (19,432)

NBA standings
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 20 7 .741 —
Toronto 21 8 .724 —
Philadelphia 21 10 .677 1
Brooklyn 16 13 .552 5
New York 7 23 .233 14 1/2
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 21 8 .724 —
Orlando 12 17 .414 9
Charlotte 13 20 .394 10
Washington 8 20 .286 12 1/2
Atlanta 6 24 .200 15 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Milwaukee 27 4 .871 —
Indiana 20 10 .667 6 1/2
Chicago 12 19 .387 15
Detroit 11 19 .367 15 1/2
Cleveland 8 21 .276 18
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
Houston 20 9 .690 —
Dallas 19 10 .655 1
San Antonio 11 17 .393 8 1/2
Memphis 11 19 .367 9 1/2
New Orleans 7 23 .233 13 1/2
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Denver 20 8 .714 —
Utah 18 11 .621 2 1/2
Oklahoma City 15 14 .517 5 1/2
Portland 14 16 .467 7
Minnesota 10 18 .357 10
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Lakers 24 6 .800 —
L.A. Clippers 22 10 .688 3
Sacramento 12 17 .414 11 1/2
Phoenix 11 18 .379 12 1/2
Golden State 6 24 .200 18
Friday’s Games
Cleveland 114, Memphis 107
Indiana 119, Sacramento 105
Boston 114, Detroit 93
Toronto 122, Washington 118
Dallas 117, Philadelphia 98
Miami 129, New York 114
Oklahoma City 126, Phoenix 108
Denver 109, Minnesota 100
Portland 118, Orlando 103
Golden State 106, New Orleans 102
Saturday’s Games
Utah 114, Charlotte 107
Brooklyn 122, Atlanta 112
Chicago 119, Detroit 107
Philadelphia 125, Washington 108
Milwaukee 123, New York 102
Memphis 119, Sacramento 115
L.A. Clippers 134, San Antonio 109
Houston 139, Phoenix 125
Portland 113, Minnesota 106
Sunday’s Games
Toronto 110, Dallas 107
Boston 119, Charlotte 93
Milwaukee 117, Indiana 89
Oklahoma City 118, L.A. Clippers 112
Denver 128, L.A. Lakers 104
Monday’s Games
Atlanta at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Washington at New York, 7 p.m.
Utah at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
San Antonio at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Denver at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Houston at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
New Orleans at Portland, 10 p.m.
Minnesota at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
Tuesday’s Games
No games scheduled
Wednesday’s Games
Boston at Toronto, 12 p.m.
Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 2:30 p.m.
Houston at Golden State, 5 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at L.A. Lakers, 8 p.m.
New Orleans at Denver, 10:30 p.m.

H.S. basketball
Ohio High School Athletic Association
Saturday’s Boys’ Basketball Scores
Bainbridge Paint Valley 71, Chillicothe Huntington 40
Bellaire 74, Bridgeport 50
Belpre 63, Portsmouth Clay 57
Bloom-Carroll 62, Circleville 42
Chillicothe 66, Jackson 52
Chillicothe Unioto 38, Chillicothe Zane Trace 36
Frankfort Adena 47, Piketon 39
Franklin Furnace Green 73, Fairview, Ky. 61
Greenfield McClain 46, Hillsboro 44
Ironton St. Joseph 87, St. Patrick, Ky. 60
Lancaster Fairfield Union 60, Circleville Logan Elm 38
Linsly, W.Va. 42, Martins Ferry 41
Newark 83, Zanesville 48
Newark Cath. 66, Cols. Patriot Prep 50
Parkersburg, W.Va. 65, Logan 63
Pomeroy Meigs 55, New Hope Christian 38
Portsmouth 59, Portsmouth W. 46
S. Webster 75, Willow Wood Symmes Valley 67
Saint Joseph Central, W.Va. 75, Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant 66
Vincent Warren 58, Gallipolis Gallia 35
W. Union 75, Beaver Eastern 55
Waterford 53, Caldwell 40
Wheelersburg 58, S. Point 56
Williamsport Westfall 63, Southeastern 60
Ironton Classic(equals)
Cols. Africentric 59, Ironton 51
Huntington, W.Va. 59, Whitehall-Yearling 55

Saturday’s Girls’ Basketball Scores
Belpre 56, Portsmouth Clay 38
Chillicothe 44, Jackson 27
Chillicothe Huntington 55, Bainbridge Paint Valley 36
Dresden Tri-Valley 59, McConnelsville Morgan 36
Gallipolis Gallia 60, Athens 52
Greenfield McClain 37, Hillsboro 30
Marietta 67, Coshocton 26
Oak Hill 67, Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant 56
Portsmouth W. 59, Ironton Rock Hill 37
Seaman N. Adams 58, Felicity-Franklin 31
Shadyside 78, Bellaire 42
Thornville Sheridan 60, Crooksville 28
Williamsport Westfall 39, London Madison Plains 36
Woods Lumber Classic
Circleville 52, Proctorville Fairland 27
Crown City S. Gallia 55, Willow Wood Symmes Valley 38
McArthur Vinton County 65, Cols. Eastmoor 25
New Boston Glenwood 47, Greenup Co., Ky. 41
Portsmouth Notre Dame 54, Waterford 29
Sardinia Eastern Brown 62, Minford 40
Tug Valley, W.Va. 62, Pomeroy Meigs 36