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BY: TIME: STATUS: _______________________________________________________________ 02/27/08 News 7 at Eleven


HEADLINE #1 HEADLINE #1 (:01 of head pad)


CAPTION: Work Zone Safety


Tonight, we're seeing for the first
time what safety measures were in place
the night of that deadly accident
involving an alleged drunk driver in
Roanoke County.

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HEADLINE #2 HEADLINE #2


CAPTION: How Cold?


Temperatures are likely to bottom out
in the teens.


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HEADLINE #3 HEADLINE #3


CAPTION: Special Election


Natasha Cart: A judge says Roanoke
cannot hold a special election to
replace Alfred Dowe.


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HEADLINE #4 HEADLINE #4


CAPTION: Bev's Out


Natasha Cart: And councilman Bev
Fitzpatrick tells News 7 in an
exclusive interview that he will NOT
seek re-election.



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nryan@wdbj7.com

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*CG standup Mike Stevens

mstevens@wdbj7.com

*CG standup Brent Watts

Meteorologist

*CG standup Grant Kittelson >>

gkittelson@wdbj7.com

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*CG standup Natasha Ryan

nryan@wdbj7.com Good evening I'm Natasha
Ryan.

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GRAPHIC=NONE Construction crews were


back on the job earlier this week at
the site of a deadly crash in Roanoke
County.


CHANNEL=B VO-NAT


VO-NAT Ricky Slone of Vinton was killed


while working on Electric Road near


Tanglewood Mall around 12:30 last
Wednesday morning.


Driver 42 year old Tracie
Nininger is charged with involuntary
manslaughter and driving under the
influence.


Another driver, 32 year old Jeff
Dupree is charged with involuntary
manslaugther.


Police say the two were together
before the accident.


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News 7's Justin McLeod is at the
crash scene on Route 419. Justin,
did the workers make any changes out
there?


No Natasha. V-Dot says the
private contractor followed all the
state's guidelines to begin with.


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*cg LIVE Justin McLeod

jmcleod@wdbj7.com Police also say the safety Roanoke Co. measures are sufficient and tonight for
the first time you'll see exactly what
those were the night of the accident.


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*CG locator Roanoke Co.

:00



*CG 2line Melissa Crouch

Slone's Sister

:16


*CG 2line Craig Harris

Virginia Western Police Chief

:48


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OQ=learned to live with that impairment <<((NATS OF WORK CREW))


Long before you get to this work crew
on Route 419 in front of the Texas
Steakhouse, there are plenty of
warnings telling you what's ahead.


Ricky Slone's family told us last
week they can't understand how the
driver could have missed the workers.


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INQ=How could they MELISSA CROUCH/SLONE'S SISTER: HOW


COULD THEY NOT SEE THE LIGHTS AND
EVERYTHING. HOW COULD THEY NOT SEE IT?
WE DON'T UNDERSTAND.


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OQ=don't understand We drove through ourselves and saw


the warning signs beginning about a 1/2
mile before the location of the work
crew.


Once you get to the second Tanglewood
Mall traffic light, there's an arrow
telling drivers to move over into the
left lane.


There are also cones from that sign
all the way to the construction site.


Plus, the workers are all wearing
reflective vests.


But if you are drunk, you may not see
all these warnings.


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INQ=If you are CRAIG HARRIS/VIRGINIA WESTERN POLICE


CHIEF: IF YOU ARE A .08 ON THE ROAD I
CAN ASSURE YOU THE BEST OF US CAN HAVE
SOME IMPAIRMENT THEY ARE GOING TO LOSE
THEIR ABILITY TO JUDGE THEIR RESPONSE
TIME GOES DOWN CRITICIALLY.


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OQ=DOWN CRITICALLY Craig Harris has worked in law


enforcement for years.


He teaches students at Virginia
Western Community College about the
dangers of drinking and driving.


He uses these goggles which allow you
to see what it's like to be drunk. I


put them on and clearly had trouble
walking.


Police say Tracie Nininger's blood
alcohol level was .19, more than twice
the legal limit.


We asked Harris whether someone at
that level can function properly.


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INQ=Some people are CRAIG HARRIS: SOME PEOPLE ARE CAPABLE


OF SOME REASONABLE GOOD FUNCTION AT A
.20. THEY ARE STILL GOING TO BE
IMPAIRED BUT THEY'VE LEARNED TO LIVE
WITH THAT IMPAIRMENT.


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LIVE=JUSTIN FULL MICROWAVE LIVE FULL

*CG liveloc Roanoke Co.


Some of you may be asking were these
same safety measures in place the night
of the accident?



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Natasha, I can tell you yes because I
drove through this area about an hour
before the crash.

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*cg STANDUP Natasha Ryan

nryan@wdbj7.com Politicians planning to run for
Alfred Dowe's seat on Roanoke city
council may not get the chance.


Today, a Roanoke judge ruled out
a SPECIAL election to fill Dowe's
unexpired term.


CHANNEL=A VO-NAT


VO-NAT Council members were anticipating


a special election on May 6th, but the
Virginia code says that would be too
soon.


Another provision requires the
election to be held in the month of
May, which would have pushed the vote
to 20-09.


But no municipal elections
are scheduled then, and by May 2010
Dowe's term would be expiring anyway.

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GRAPHIC=NONE So, it now appears members of


council will appoint someone to fill
the entire two years remaining in
Dowe's term.

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GRAPHIC=BEV'S OUT But just who will be sitting on


that council??? As the field of
candidates for the REGULAR city council
election in May continues to grow, one
council VETERAN is taking his name OUT
of the running.


CHANNEL=B VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Roanoke


Bev Fitzpatrick has served almost
twelve years during two seperate stints
on council.


Other candidates claimed the
Democratic nomination in a firehouse
primary, and Fitzpatrick says he's
decided NOT to run as an Independent.


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INQ=yeah it's been hard

*CG 2line Bev Fitzpatrick

Roanoke City Council BEV FITZPATRICK/ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL:
YEAH IT'S BEEN A HARD DECISION, BUT
REMARKABLY BECAUSE OF A LOT OF OTHER
THINGS IN MY LIFE, IT'S BEEN EASIER
THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE. I THINK IF
YOU TRY TO MAKE DECISIONS IKE I'VE


TRIED TO DO ON COUNCIL WITH GOOD COMMON
SENSE, THIS SEEMS LIKE A GOOD COMMON
SENSE DECISION FOR ME.


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OQ=common sense decision for me.


VO-NAT VO-NAT


Fitzpatrick is the executive
director of the Virginia Museum of
Transportation.


He says the challenges that the
museum is facing, require his full
attention.


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If you'd like to see News 7's Joe
Dashiell's full interview with
Fitzpatrick, you can check it out on
our Website -- WDBJ7.com.

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You don't need a thermometer to tell you it is cold outside and getting colder by the hour. Chief meteorologist Robin Reed joins us now with the harsh numbers.

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Robin/WXCENTER

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MCU Standing Position in Weather Center


WXPRO/FULL Weather Map


SCHOOL TOUCH/FULL SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS


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Robin/WXCENTER


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*cg standup Natasha Ryan

nryan@wdbj7.com He meant to do harm...that
information coming out of a press
conference today about the alleged
gunman who sparked an all out manhunt
at Ferrum College yesterday.


CHANNEL=A VO-NAT


VO-NAT This morning, authorities shared


slightly more about the conversation
between the housekeeper and the armed
man.


Originally police said the gunman
told her "don't say anything."


Today police confirmed there was
more to it, and what he said
illustrated ill intent.


This news surprised students.



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INQ= Yeah it does, because we're really

close...

*CG 2line Mitzi Marsh

Student


MITZI MARSH/ STUDENT - @ 12:45:53 - :59


- SORRY, NO CLOSED CAPTIONING AVAILABLE



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OQ= Why they were here


VO-NAT VO-NAT


Because this is an ongoing
investigation, authorities won't
elaborate further.


They are still actively looking
for the young man seen in this
composite sketch.


They hope to arrest him before
students return from spring break.


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*cg STANDUP Natasha Ryan

nryan@wdbj7.com A Lynchburg home is heavily
damaged by an afternoon fire.


CHANNEL=C VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Lynchburg


It happened around 5 o'clock at
this home off Wiggington Road.


There were no hydrants nearby, so
firefighters were forced to drag their
hoses down a long driveway to reach the
flames.


No word tonight on any injuries
or the cause of this fire.


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*cg STANDUP Natasha Ryan

nryan@wdbj7.com Work is finally underway to
repair a Bedford road that's been
closed for more than a year.


CHANNEL=A VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Bedford


A collapsed drain pipe forced
city officials to close Gold Road back
in August of 2006.


The city was hoping to get money


from the state budget to fix the road.


The funds never came through, so
city council had to raise the cash on
its own.


The bad pipe has been replaced
and the road should re-open by April.


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*cg STANDUP Natasha Ryan

nryan@wdbj7.com The waters of Abbott Lake are
slowly going down the drain - there's
just one thing in the way.


CHANNEL=B VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Bedford Co.


Crews have been draining the lake
at Peaks of Otter to make repairs to
the dam.


Now they're trying to protect the
fish that call the lake home.


Volunteers have been scooping out
bluegill and smallmouth bass.


Repair work will continue on the


dam this spring.


Park leaders hope to fill the
lake back up by May.


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*cg STANDUP Natasha Ryan

nryan@wdbj7.com The student run Roller Hockey
Club at Virginia Tech will temporarily
be displaced or maybe we should say
un-laced.


CHANNEL=C VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Blacksburg

:00 The club has been around about 7
years and all of their games are played
on a rink next to Cassell Coliseum.


But not for long.


Tech is planning to tear up the
rink as well as some tennis courts and
part of a parking lot to make way for a
new basketball practice facility.


Demolition starts over spring
break.





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INQ=we're raising


*CG 2line Nolan Horowitz

Roller Hockey Club

:00


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OQ=hope it does


<
14:50:12 WE'RE RAISING MONEY RIGHT NOW
AND WE'RE HOPEFULLY GOING TO GET A RINK
BUILT NEXT YEAR BUT THAT'S IN THE
WORKING RIGHT NOW. I DON'T KNOW IF
IT'S EVER GOING TO FOLLOW THROUGH BUT
WE HOPE IT DOES.:21>>



VO-NAT VO-NAT


Tech is already looking into a
new site for the roller hockey rink and
tennis courts.


Officials there say they hope to
have the new rink ready to go for the
Fall semester.


The Roller Hockey Club will still
be responsible for extra expenses.

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The Roller Hockey Club is looking
for sponsors and donations - for more
on that go to our web site wdbj 7 dot
com.

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The nation's politicians are
remembering one of the most prolific
conservative minds of the 20th
century...


CHANNEL=B


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*CG tease LEMONS & GERMS


Plus ordering a glass of ice-tea
with lemon may not be such a good idea
-- we'll tell you why coming up later
on News 7 at Eleven.

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*cg STANDUP Natasha Ryan

nryan@wdbj7.com Best known as editor of the
National Review, conservative author
and commentator William F. Buckley has
died at 82.


CHANNEL=A VO-NAT


VO-NAT More than fifty years ago, he


founded the magazine, using his columns
to spread conservative ideology.


Colleagues credit him with
turning that ideology into a political
movement which even helped sweep his
friend Ronald Reagan into office.


In addition to running the
magazine, Buckley wrote dozens of books
and did a stint with the C-I-A, which
he found boring.

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GRAPHIC=HOLD Buckley stepped down as top


editor of the National Review, and
ended his T-V talk show "firing line"
after 23 years on air in the 1990's.

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GRAPHIC=CHILDREN FLU SHOTS Medical experts are changing


their minds about flu shots...


CHANNEL=B VO-NAT


VO-NAT A federal advisory panel is


recommending that


practically all children -- not just
those under 5 -- should get flu shots.


The panel is telling the CDC that
annual flu shots


should be given to virtually all
children except infants younger than 6
months and those with serious egg
allergies.


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*cg STANDUP Natasha Ryan

nryan@wdbj7.com There's a new treatment option
for people with glaucoma. And a
Roanoke Valley eye doctor is the only
one offering it in the state.


CHANNEL=C VO-NAT


VO-NAT The procedure is called trabectome


(Truh-BECT-um).


Glaucoma Specialist Frank Cotter says
he wanted to offer it to his patients
because it has fewer complications and
less risks than standard glaucoma
surgery.


It's minimally invasive and
patients have a quicker recovery time.


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INQ=If it helps my vision



*CG 2line Richard Bishop

Glaucoma Patient

:00

*CG 2line Dr. Frank Cotter

Vistar Eye Center Glaucoma Specialist

:13


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OQ=CAN DO THAT.


<<11:38:28 runs=11


IF IT HELPS MY VISION IT'S VITAL IT'S
VERY IMPORTANT TO ME 31 I BELIEVE THIS
WILL HELP REDUCE PRESSURE IN EYE AND
HELP ME HAVE EYE SIGHT LONGER THAN
TIME THAN I WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE


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12:07:54 runs=09


THIS IS ONE STEP IN EVOLUTION IN BEING
ABLE TO OFFER PATIENTS MUCH SAFER
SURGERY TO LOWER THE PRESSURE INSIDE
THEIR EYE >>



VO-NAT VO-NAT


The procedure works by removing a
strip of tissue that's clogging a drain
in the eye.


That clogged drain causes fluid
to build up ..which increases the
pressure.


Too much pressure in the eye is
what can damage the optic nerve and
lead to vision loss.


The treatment helps open up the
natural flow of fluid.


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GRAPHIC=NONE Those little lemon wedges on the


side of your drink glass might be
leaving more than just a sour taste in
your mouth.


CHANNEL=B VO-NAT


VO-NAT They could come packed with


bacteria.


A new study tested 76 lemon
slices from 21 different restaurants in
New York....nearly 70 percent had
bacteria...from fecal organisms, to
saliva...the most likely sources are
dirty fingernails and dirty cutting
boards.


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INQ=



*CG 2line Anne LaGrange Loving

Microbiologist

05


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OQ=antibacterial


< disgusting....


58-1:02


Microbiologist, Anne LaGrange Loving


I was frankly very surpised because
lemons are known to be
anitbacterial...>>



VO-NAT VO-NAT


The good news is, unless you have
a compromised immune system, the
bacteria probably won't hurt you.


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GRAPHIC=NONE It has been a strange winter season.


Warm one day, freezing the next.
What's ahead Robin?



ROBIN SITTING AT WXCENTER ROBIN SITTING AT WXCENTER


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*CG tease AHEAD IN SPORTS


< the News 7 Sports office as the Ferrum
College basketball teams have to hit
the road for their home playoff games.


The high school regionals roll on
tonight with a handful of Regon C
games.


Plus, Hometown Hoops Weekly
catches up with a former Roanoke
Catholic star who is now making movies
- right here on the Big 7.>>






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CK/WXBUG CURRENT CONDITIONS ROUND UP



*CG 304 ROBIN NAME SUPER



CK/TITAN RADAR ANALYSIS AND MORE



<< Good evening, I'm meteorologist
Robin Reed in the SkyTracker7 Forecast
Center. Cold air will continue to
filter in tonight on a gusty northwest
wind (Gusts 25+ mph). Skies turn partly


cloudy with lows in the teens and 20s.
The mountains can expect more heavy,
blowing snow overnight, mainly on the
western slopes, where heavy snow
warnings are in effect until 6am
Thursday. An area of high pressure
will build in from the west Thursday.
This will help clear out the skies and
calm the winds down a bit. Highs will
range in the upper 30s to near 40. On
Friday, another front will approach the
region providing some light showers.
However, the drop in temperatures won't
be all that noticeable, with highs near
50. Sunshine returns over the
weekend, with seasonable highs in the
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*cg STANDUP Mike Stevens

mstevens@wdbj7.com Coming up tonight in sports -
regional week finally slows down a bit
for a mid week break.


We'll check some highlights in
Region C, plus the folks at Ferrum have
had a rough week and tonight they had
to play a home game an hour away from
their gym.


We'll have those highlights, plus
the latest edition of Hometown Hoops
Weekly - right after we check a few of
tongiht's scores.

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Ferrum

91

Shenandoah

51

WOMEN

4

N.C. Wesleyan

80

Ferrum

78

MEN

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Clemson

79

Miami

69

MEN

4

Duke

71

Georgia Tech

58

MEN

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Florida State

72

N.C. State

62

MEN

4

High Point

77

Radford

54

MEN

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West Virginia

85

DePaul

73

MEN

4

James Madison

70

Drexel

67

MEN

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Winthrop

56

Liberty

52

WOMEN

4

George Washington

75

Richmond

59

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James River

71

Giles

54

REGION C BOYS

4

Eastern Mont.

46

Parry McCluer

42

REGION C BOYS

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*cg STANDUP Mike Stevens

mstevens@wdbj7.com It's been a long two day period
for the folks at Ferrum. Tonight the
men's and women's basketball teams
tried to provide a small escape from
the chaos, opening play in the USA
South tourney at Averett.


The ladies knocked off
Shenandoah 91-51 while the 2nd seeded
men took on number 7 North Carolina
Wesleyan.


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*CG locator Danville

NC-Wesleyan vs. Ferrum Bill Tharp's team got off to a :00 rough start in this one.


Keith Crump tried to help the
cause. He penetrates and buries a foul
line jumper to get the Panthers going.


Later, check out former
Rockbridge star Marcus Mayo corrall the
loose ball and hit Derek Mitchell down
low for the big slam, but Ferrum still
trailed.


Jon Godsey then stepped out for
a 17 footer. Ferrum just couldn't get


it done though. NC-Wesleyan had a
little too much firepower tonight. *CG final NC-Wesleyan

80 The Bishops got it done with an Ferrum 80 to 78 win over the Panthers.

78


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*cg STANDUP Mike Stevens

mstevens@wdbj7.com Regional High School Hardwood
action continued tonight althought this
was the lightest night of action so
far.


The Region C, Division 1
Quarterfinals were being contested on
home sites around the area.


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Mustangs vs Blues Nelson Fox who got his 4-hundred
and 50th win last night took his Parry
McCluer Blues to take on Eastern


Montgomery this evening.


The Blues got off to a fast start
Josh Woody with the steal out front and
he will go all the way in for the
lay-up and Parry McCluer was up by 8 in
the first quarter.


The Mustangs cutting into the
lead as Jeremy Smith drives into the
lane he will get hacked in the act, he
made the free throw and the lead was
down to 5.


The Blues going inside to their
big man Dallas Lund who scores with the
power move on the block for Parry
McCluer.


But East Mont dialed it up from
long distance, Brad Wooten hits the
Triple and *CG final Parry McCluer the Mustangs would comeback in the 42 second half for a 46 to 42 win over Eastern Montgomery Parry McCluer, moving on to the 46 Regional Semi-Finals.


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*cg STANDUP Mike Stevens

mstevens@wdbj7.com The James River high school boys'
team is still alive and kicking in its
quest to make it back to Richmond and
the state final four.


The Knights are playing in Region
C - division two this year and tonight
they were on their home hardwood
hosting Giles.


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Giles vs. James River The Spartans and coach Mitch :00 Reedmade it down safely from Pearisburg
and were more than ready to take on the
the Knights in front of a packed house.


Giles taking it right at the
River early as Cody Griffith fires the
no-look pass to Mario Jones on the left
block and he powers up two points for
the visitors.


But back come the Knights and
watch this transition as Ethan
Humphries grabs the rebound and hits
Davon Ross, who flips the no-look over
the head pass to a streaking Andrew
Tucker for the layin on the other end
of the floor.

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71 More traditional transition and Giles if you don't stop the ball you will get 54 beat. Corey Ware drive all the way to
puck with ease as James River adavances
to the semi-finals with the 71-to-54
win over Giles.


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*cg STANDUP Mike Stevens

mstevens@wdbj7.com The bad weather on the western
end of the state forced a number of
tonight's game in Region C - especially
on the girls' courts to be postponed.


As a result the best thing to
keep in mind is that now the Region C,
division one boys and girls
championships will be played as a
doubleheader on Monday night at James
River at 6 and 7:45pm.

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*CG standup Mike Stevens

mstevens@wdbj7.com This week's edition of Hometown
Hoops Weekly might require us to get a
little more comfortable than usual and
maybe even grab some popcorn.


Travis Wells gets reacquinted
with former Roanoke Catholic standout
Phillip Wall, who is in the process of
making his own basketball movie.


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Roanoke Catholic, before going on to
Williams College in Massachusetts,
where he made an appearance in the 2004
Division Three Final Four in Salem.


In between, Wall played a a post
graduate year at Fork Union Military
Academy east of Charlottesville, under
Fletcher Arritt who is currently in his
42nd year at the school. Arritt has
influenced more than 400 young people
in those 4 plus decades, and now Wall
is producing a movie documenting his
impact.


PHIL WALL/HOOPSTER TURNED FILM MAKER:


Wall, who lives in Brooklyn, New York
has logged nearly 6 thousand miles
since December traveling between the
Big Apple and Virginia for the film,
funding much of the project on his own.
Titled,"The Passing Game," for Arritt's
motion offense patterned after Dean
Smith's, it's a story about much more
than just basketball.


PHIL:


Wall did a college internship in Los
Angeles, working for a company founded


by Hollywood heavy hitters Matt Damon
and Ben Affleck. He progressed from
answering phones and getting coffee to
reading scripts. His experiences in
California solidified his desire to
make a movie.


PHIL:


The movie will include appearances from
several big time college coaches, who
have come into contact with Arritt,
including North Carolina's Roy
Williams.


ROY:


PHIL:


TRAVIS: Wall hopes to be finished
shooting early this summer, and have a
rough cut of the film done in August,
before taking it on the film festival
circuit next spring. Travis Wells,
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*cg STANDUP Natasha Ryan

nryan@wdbj7.com Virginia Tech is tipping its cap
to the New York Yankees.


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These Yankees hats in Hokie
colors with the Tech logo on the side
are the hottest selling item in
Blacksburg right now.


The Tech bookstore on Main
Street, can't keep them in stock for
long.


The hats are here because the
Yankees will be playing a game in
Blacksburg as the team promised,
shortly after April 16th.


Yankee players will even be
sporting this cap for the game.



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Tech Bookstore Manager JERRY DIFFELL:


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The Yankees will play Virginia
Tech at English Field on Tuesday March
18th at 3:00.


Last May the team also donated a
million dollars to the Hokie Spirit
Memorial Fund.


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