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<blockquote data-quote="tarponeer" data-source="post: 131892550" data-attributes="member: 1869491">And, add Princeton greats Jimmy Miller and Mike Eades to the list. Miller and Eades won two state AAA schoolboy championships at Princeton while playing for the legendary coach Ralph Ball. Eades, who became one of the country's top college basketball officials, was/is in a big position as a coordination administrator for officials in the Southeastern Conference. Also, Williamson's 6foot10 giant Danny Moses, who squared off against &quot;Mo&quot; Robinson on several occasions in a rivalry featuring Welch High and Williamson. It was like two major college big men going toe-to-toe on high school courts. Colorful&nbsp; and highly successful&nbsp; Welch coach Frank Marino just added excitement to these matchups.&nbsp; Sadly, Moses passed away just over two years ago. I was honored to speak at the services for the big man of Mingo.Rambling on here....too, Oak Hill's 6foot11 Earl Jones, and let us not forget WVU football standouts Bobby Gresham and Oscar Patrick. Amazing that both of these greats played at the same time at Big Creek High in McDowell County. Both coached by WVU grad Joel Hicks.There are many more &quot;pictures&quot; out there of sports scenes that were painted, leaving us fanatics proud to be West Virginians.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="tarponeer, post: 131892550, member: 1869491"] And, add Princeton greats Jimmy Miller and Mike Eades to the list. Miller and Eades won two state AAA schoolboy championships at Princeton while playing for the legendary coach Ralph Ball. Eades, who became one of the country's top college basketball officials, was/is in a big position as a coordination administrator for officials in the Southeastern Conference. Also, Williamson's 6foot10 giant Danny Moses, who squared off against "Mo" Robinson on several occasions in a rivalry featuring Welch High and Williamson. It was like two major college big men going toe-to-toe on high school courts. Colorful and highly successful Welch coach Frank Marino just added excitement to these matchups. Sadly, Moses passed away just over two years ago. I was honored to speak at the services for the big man of Mingo. Rambling on here....too, Oak Hill's 6foot11 Earl Jones, and let us not forget WVU football standouts Bobby Gresham and Oscar Patrick. Amazing that both of these greats played at the same time at Big Creek High in McDowell County. Both coached by WVU grad Joel Hicks. There are many more "pictures" out there of sports scenes that were painted, leaving us fanatics proud to be West Virginians. [/QUOTE]

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