Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, January 11, 1995 TAG: 9501120027
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-2 EDITION: STATE
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
DATELINE: COVINGTON LENGTH: Long
After trailing virtually all the way, the Chargers (7-2 overall, 2-0 district) took a 51-50 lead with 5 minutes, 5 seconds left. The lead swapped hands six times down the stretch. The Chargers missed the front end of two one-and-ones in the final 23 seconds, but Covington (5-4, 2-1) couldn't convert at the other end.
John Rodgers' 16 points led four Bath scorers in double figures. Dusty Roman and Billy Thomas had 16 each for Covington.
James River 63
Craig County 60
NEW CASTLE - The Knights used a 23-point second quarter to take a 35-26 lead into the locker room and held on for a PioneerDistrict victory behind Curtis Nolan's game-high 19 points.
Nolan led the Knights (3-6, 1-2) in scoring and connected on two 3-point attempts. Jason Peery added 15 and Chris Firebaugh tossed in 11 in the James River victory. Nolan and Firebaugh each scored seven points in the Knights' big second quarter.
The big story of the night, however, was Shahan Burrell's 11 offensive rebounds for James River. Burrell finished the game with 15 boards and 13 points.
The Rockets (2-4, 1-1) made a run in the third, outscoring James River 19-17. Robby Huffman led the Craig County charge with six points. Huffman finished with 18, including four 3-pointers.
Jamie Fisher added 13 points for the Rockets and Chris Blankenship had 12 points to complement his nine rebounds.
Rocky Gap 80
Giles 75
ROCKY GAP - The Spartans outscored the Eagles in the last three quarters, but it wasn't enough to overcome a 17-point deficit as Rocky Gap held on for a non-district victory.
Nathan Blessing sparked the Eagles (5-3) early, scoring 12 points in the first quarter. Blessing finished the game with 21 points and 13 rebounds - both game highs.
Twin brothers Anthony and Aaron Meyers led Giles (3-4) back, combining for 34 points. Anthony finished with 18 points and Aaron scored 16, including two 3-pointers. John King tossed in 13 points, nine in the third.
The Spartans, who still were down by seven, had to play catch-up in the fourth quarter and were forced to foul. Tracy Bradshaw went to the line 11 times in the quarter and converted nine attempts. The Eagles as a team were 31-of-36 for the game from the line. Bradshaw ended the game with a total of 21 points, matching the game high.
Eric Faulkner had 14 points and six assists for Rocky Gap. Kelly DeHart and Will Dodson each added 11 for the Eagles.
Bland 57
Radford 41
RADFORD - Shannon Havens scored 17 points to lead the Rockets past the Bobcats in a non-district game.
David Lambert added 13 points for Bland (4-2).
Radford (4-5) cut its deficit to three points in the third quarter, but the Rockets outscored the Bobcats by 10 in the fourth quarter.
D.J. Jones led Radford with 18 points.
Fort Chiswell 76
Auburn 58
FORT CHISWELL - The Pioneers held the Eagles to 27 points in the second half, and Fort Chiswell went 9-for-15 from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter to pull off the non-district upset.
The Pioneers (4-4) were greatly aided by 23 offensive rebounds, 10 by Tony Chrisley to go with his 17 points. Jody Burnett tossed in 19 points.
Auburn (7-3) was led by Jon Reed with 21 points and Terry Millirons with 16.
Martinsville 83
Dan River 76
RINGGOLD - Mike Martin scored a game-high 28 points and the Bulldogs used a 27-8 advantage in the third quarter to defeat the Wildcats in the Piedmont District.
Dan River (2-9, 1-7) led 33-32 at halftime, but after a poor third period, not even 35 points in the fourth was enough.
Erick Ferguson's 27 points led Dan River. Martinsville (7-2, 7-1) also received 17 points from Manti Venable.
Magna Vista 64
Tunstall 59
DRY FORK - The Trojans took a 10-point lead in the first quarter, but went stone cold in the second period and wound up shooting 27.3 percent from the floor for the game as the Warriors rallied for a Piedmont District victory.
Rontae Harris led Tunstall (4-7, 2-5) early, scoring 11 of his 21 points in the first quarter. The Trojans connected on all four of their 3-point attempts in the period, including two by Harris.
Tony Hagwood led Magna Vista (3-6, 3-6) with 17 points and Elliot Milner added 13. LeRoy Valentine tossed in 10 points for the Warriors.
Derrick Rogers added 14 and Linwood Petty contributed 12 for Tunstall.
Bassett 64
Patrick County 59
STUART - The Bengals opened the fourth quarter with a 6-0 run to provide a working margin and then proceeded to go 6-for-11 from the free-throw line - including its last four - to earn the Piedmont District victory on the Cougars' floor.
Bassett (6-4, 6-3) was led by Tyree Hairston with 20 points, and the Cougars (3-6, 3-6) were paced by Ray Hylton's 19 - including three 3-pointers.
Parry McCluer 86
Highland 37
BUENA VISTA - The Fighting Blues more than doubled the scoreboard difference by halftime, rolling to a Pioneer District victory.
Mike McElroy led Parry McCluer (9-4, 2-1) with 20 points and eight rebounds, and Carl Sanderson added 16 points and seven boards.
Highland (4-6, 0-4) didn't have a double-figure scorer.
Monday's games
Bassett 84, Laurel Park 77: In Martinsville, in what might have been one of the longest games ever played by two Timesland teams, the Bengals beat the Lancers in four overtimes in a Piedmont District matchup.
While teams might have struggled through four extra periods before, this was the equivalent of more than five overtime periods because of a rules change effective this season. Overtime periods were increased from three to four minutes this season, meaning the teams play half a game more than a regulation contest.
Tyree Hairston scored 11 of his game-high 36 points in the four overtimes to boost Bassett (5-4, 4-4). Laurel Park (6-4, 6-2), led by Girard Foster with 23 points, was hurt in overtime when it went cold from the free-throw line. The Lancers made only three of 10 free throws after going 15-for-21 in regulation.
Meadow Bridge 73, Covington Boys' Home 35: In Meadow Bridge, W.Va., the hosts used a big third quarter in which they outscored the Indians 25-0 on the way to an easy non-district victory.
Sean Riddick led Boys' Home with 10, but that wasn't enough to offset four double-figure scorers, led by Michael Burns with 15.
by CNB