Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, February 2, 1991 TAG: 9102040191
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B2 EDITION: STATE
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
Trailing by five points entering the fourth quarter, the Trojans (9-6 overall, 8-5 Piedmont) outscored Martinsville 24-15 in the final quarter to pull it out. The four-point margin of victory was the largest lead of the night for Tunstall, which trailed 28-17 in the first quarter.
Freshman Khris Law powered the Trojans, equaling his career best with 28 points, and his brother Cecil had 24 points and nine assists.
Sophomore Terrance Carter, Corey White and R.J. Weaver each chipped in 10 points. White, a 6-foot-4 senior coming off the bench, also pulled seven rebounds.
Tunstall was playing without freshman starter Chris Walton, who is sidelined with a sprained ankle. The Trojans also lost Carter, who grabbed 16 rebounds, with a possible fractured ankle midway through the fourth quarter.
Weaver, among Timesland's leaders in free-throw percentage, nailed all three of his attempts to bring his season totals to 33 made in 35 attempts.
Martinsville (13-2, 11-2) led by seven points with seven minutes remaining, but Tunstall reeled off an 11-2 run to take the lead. After the lead switched hands several times, Weaver and Cecil Law each sank two free throws in the final minute to put seal the win.
Carl Brandon scored 22, Troy Brandon 20, Michael Frazier 14 and Chris DePriest 10 for the Bulldogs.
MARTINSVILLE (86)
C. Brandon 22, T. Brandon 20, Frazier 14, DePriest 10, Meadows 6, Odell 6, Spencer 5, Martin 3. TUNSTALL (90)
K. Law 28, C. Law 24, Carter 10, White 10, Weaver 10, Garrett 6, Fitz 2. Martinsville 19262615-86 Tunstall 15242724-90 Three-point goals: Frazier 4, K. Law, C. Law, Weaver. JV: 63-43, Martinsville.
\ Bath County 79 Rockbridge 65 Craig Phillips, Tim Williams and Tyler McCune had career-high scoring nights as the Chargers downed the Rebels in a Pioneer District tussle.
Phillips scored 22 points to lead Bath (8-4, 8-4). Williams added 20 points and McCune 16.
The Chargers made 14 of 18 free throws in the fourth quarter to lock up the victory.
William Sensabaugh paced the Rebels (4-10, 3-9) with 21 points.
BATH COUNTY (79)
Jenkins 5, T. Williams 20, Ryder 5, C. Phillips 22, K. Phillips 11, McCune 16. ROCKBRIDGE (65)
Sensabaugh 21, Reid 16, Whitaker 2, J. Fleshman 14, Alestock 2, G. Fleshman 8, Coffey 2. Bath County 21191722-79 Rockbridge 15221414-65 Three-point goals: K. Phillips, Sensabaugh, Reid. JV: 31-24, Rockbridge.
\ Bassett 68 Patrick County 53 The Bengals took an 18-point lead into halftime in this Piedmont District rout.
Adam Varner and Stacy Valentine scored 15 points each for Bassett (10-5, 10-3), and Ryan Forester added 13. Valentine also had a team-high 10 rebounds.
Chad Joyce led winless Patrick County (0-14, 0-12) with 22 points.
PATRICK COUNTY (53)
J. Hagwood 9, R. Hagwood 4, Jones 3, Clifton 13, Joyce 22, Wood 2. BASSETT (68)
Rumley 6, Varner 15, Norman 6, R. Turner 5, Valentine 15, Forester 13, D. Turner 2, Wade 4, Penn 2. Patrick County 10111715-53 Bassett 2118218-68 Three-point goals: Jones, Turner. JV: 44-34, Bassett.
\ Fort Chiswell 75 Narrows 63 Mike Adams led the Pioneers with 15 points, nine rebounds and three assists as Fort Chiswell, ranked 10th in Group A, won a Mountain Empire District game.
The Pioneers (12-2, 11-2) led 15-9 after a quarter and extended their lead throughout. Fort Chiswell made eight 3-pointers.
Chris Lampkins and Doug Mabry scored 11 each for the Pioneers, and Robbie Stoots added 10. Jeff Dent led Narrows (3-9, 3-9) with a game-high 21.
NARROWS (63)
Dent 21, Mosley 12, Johnson 10, Bragg 10, Evans 5, Martin 4, Boggess 1. FORT CHISWELL (75)
Adams 15, C. Lampkins 11, Mabry 11, Stoots 10, Lyons 9, Tomlinson 8, B. Lampkins 5, White 2, Harmon 2, Akers 2. Narrows 9201618-63 Fort Chiswell 15241917-75 Three-point goals: Evans, C. Lampkins 2, B. Lampkins, Mabry 3, Stoots 2. JV: 41-39, Fort Chiswell.
\ Floyd County 80 Galax 50 The Buffaloes used a 13-0 run at the end of the second quarter, and Jerry Light sparked the offense in the third quarter as Floyd (9-3, 8-3) crushed the Maroon Tide in a Mountain Empire District game.
Dale Marshall, who had 18 points, scored eight points in the second quarter as Floyd outscored Galax 21-6, including the 13-0 run that made it 34-16 at the half. In the third, Light scored 16 of his game-high 22 points as Galax opened a 58-32 lead.
Jeff Spells led Galax (4-9, 4-9) with 14 points.
GALAX (50)
Ross 2, Early 2, Spells 14, Gillard 9, Tucker 2, Meador 4, Luague 6, Hampton 6, Elliott 5. FLOYD COUNTY (80)
Crawford 15, Thompson 2, Via 12, Quesenberry 2, Gerald 1, Marshall 18, Slusher 2, Hawley 2, Hylton 4, Light 22. Galax 1061618-50 Floyd County 13212422-80 Three-point goals: Crawford, Via. JV: 46-26, Floyd County.
\ Laurel Park 73 Chatham 53 J.J. Morrison scored 17 points to lead the Lancers (15-1, 12-1) to an easy home-floor victory in the Piedmont District.
Darrell White scored 12 points to lead Chatham (4-11, 4-9).
CHATHAM (53)
Harris 6, Wright 7, D. White 12, Turner 2, Cypress 1, T. White 2, Motley 11, Petty 6, Rogers 6. LAUREL PARK (73)
McDaniel 5, D. Hairston 8, B. Hairston 2, L. Hairston 8, Wilson 2, Wells 15, Hodge 15, Morrison 17, Robertson 1. Chatham 10101419-53 Laurel Park 17141626-73 Three-point goals: Motley 3, Wright 2, L. Hairston 2, Morrison. JV: 67-64, Laurel Park.
\ Marion 77 Abingdon 42 The Scarlet Hurricane leaped to a 19-6 lead and built a 22-point advantage in a Highlands District waltz.
Marion (14-1, 6-0) got 17 points from Shannon Archer and 13 from Eric Hungate. Tyrone Brown scored half of the points for Abingdon (5-9, 1-5).
ABINGDON (42)
Bales 4, Miller 6, Amburgy 2, Johnson 4, Brown 21, Sullins 5. MARION (77)
Archer 17, Hungate 13, Null 7, Keith 12, Boothe 11, Winters 4, Henson 2, Gates 2, Russell 4, Cregger 2, Thomas 1, Albano 2. Abingdon 612915-42 Marion 19212215-77 Three-point goals: Archer, Hungate, Russell.
\ Chilhowie 56 Rural Retreat 32 Eric Sheets made all four of his 3-pointers in the first half as the Warriors grabbed an early lead and cruised to a Hogoheegee District victory.
The Warriors (7-6, 6-2) outscored winless Rural Retreat 14-4 in the second quarter, and led 26-13 at halftime. Sheets finished with a game-high 16, and teammate Scott Barker added 14.
John Gregory led the Indians (0-15, 0-11) with 11 points and 15 rebounds.
CHILHOWIE (56)
Shazier 6, Sheets 16, Dungan 7, Fore 4, Barr 4, Barker 14, Thomas 2, Tuell 3. RURAL RETREAT (32)
Taylor 3, Safewright 5, Funk 5, Childers 1, Houseman 5, Crigger 2, Gregory 11. Chilhowie 12141218-56 Rural Retreat 94613-32 Three-point goals: Sheets 4, Taylor, Safewright, Funk. JV: 42-34, Chilhowie.
\ George Wythe 57 PH-Glade Spring 37 Jeff Goff scored 17 points to spark the Maroons to the Hogoheegee District triumph against the Rebels.
George Wythe (12-3, 10-1) raced to an 11-4 first-quarter advantage and coasted the rest of the way.
PH-Glade Spring is 3-9, 3-6.
GEORGE WYTHE (57)
Stephens 2, Goff 17, Waddell 8, Dickinson 9, Smith 4, Gilman 8, Green 9. PH-GLADE SPRING (37)
Wilson 10, Rector 6, Lloyd 5, Wright 1, Yarber 2, Wild 6, Clark 7. George Wythe 1117209-57 PH-Glade Spring 410158-37 Three-point goals: Lloyd. JV: 50-35, George Wythe.
\ Bland 78 Shawsville 68 The Rockets used an 8-0 run at the end of the third quarter to turn back the Shawnees in a Mountain Empire District scrap.
The Rockets (11-2, 11-2), trailing by three at the half, outscored Shawsville 24-14 in the third quarter. The Shawnees (6-7, 5-7) never got closer than five after that.
The Shawnees were hurt by a 1-of-10 effort from the free-throw line. Bland made 15 of 20 chances from the line.
David King led the Rockets with 25 points. Kenny Dow had 28 for the Shawnees.
BLAND (78)
King 25, Smith 23, Muncy 15, Bird 2, Meadows 4, Kegley 7, Tickle 2. SHAWSVILLE (68)
Mullins 11, Dowe 11, Dow 28, Sisson 14, Wells 4. Bland 11202423-78 Shawsville 10241420-68 Three-point goals: King 7, Mullins 3, Meadows. JV: 41-30, Bland.
\ Covington 62 Lexington 60 The Cougars took a 32-24 halftime lead, then withstood a fourth-quarter rally by the Scarlet Hurricane to maintain their lead in the Pioneer District victory.
Trailing 49-42 going after three quarters, Lexington (8-4, 7-4) came up a bit short as it scrambled back, outscoring Covington 18-13 in the final quarter.
Adaryl Twitty led Covington (10-4, 10-2) with 17 points. Neal Dressler added 15 and Tony Jeter 12.
Ethan Machado scored a game-high 18 for Lexington.
COVINGTON (62)
Caul 6, Hughes 4, Twitty 17, Jordon 8, Dressler 15, Jeter 12. LEXINGTON (60)
Machado 18, Whitaker 12, Baker 2, Hostetter 6, Hammond 7, Kessinger 2, Clark 11, Goodhart 2. Covington 15171713-62 Lexington 10141818-60 Three-point goals: Twitty, Hammond. JV: 54-32, Lexington.
\ Gretna 81 Fieldale-Collinsville 60 The Hawks pounced early and had no trouble with the Cavaliers in Piedmont District action.
The Hawks (7-9, 5-8) led 41-21 at halftime. Tracy Hall poured in 28 points to lead Gretna. Roddy Locust added 16 and Steven Womack 10. Gretna sank 25 of 36 free-throw attempts.
Jason Mitchell had a game-high 29 points for Fieldale-Collinsville (3-12, 2-11).
FIELDALE-COLLINSVILLE (60)
Walker 2, Collins 2, Wade 9, Carter 6, Wray 4, Keith 5, Mitchell 29, Huntley 2, Wright 1. GRETNA (81)
Hall 28, Womack 10, Locust 16, Waller 2, Jones 8, Slayton 2, Wooding 5, Hedrick 1, Haden 3, Hogan 6. Fieldale-Collinsville 9121326-60 Gretna 15261426-81 Three-point goals: Hall, Jones, Wade, Mitchell. JV: 67-47, Fieldale-Collinsville.
\ Giles 54 Grayson County 53j Jared Wilburn scored a game-high 19 points, and his last basket was the difference in this Mountain Empire District upset win for the visiting Spartans.
Wilburn's off-balance shot with three seconds left bounced in to lift Giles (5-8, 5-8) to the win. Mitch Hawks' 15-foot baseline jumper had given the Blue Devils (9-5, 8-5) a lead with 21 seconds left.
Grayson County was its own worst enemy, making only 12 of 24 free throws, including nine misses on the front end of one-and-one chances.
Bonner Satterwhite led Grayson with 17 points.
GILES (54)
Wilburn 19, Higginbotham 6, Jeffers 1, Allen 9, Hutchison 9, Adams 6, Dooley 2, Rampey 2. GRAYSON COUNTY (53)
Hoffman 4, Patton 2, Ring 5, Floyd 4, Davis 2, Satterwhite 17, Werth 9, Hawks 10. Giles 1117917-54 Grayson County 7151615-53 Three-point goals: Allen, Hutchison, Ring. JV: 34-33, Giles.
\ Dan River 62 Magna Vista 52 Cornell Fitzgerald led the way with 27 points as the Wildcats got by the Warriors in Piedmont District play.
Sonny Motley added 15 and Adrian Ferguson 10 for the Wildcats (7-9, 6-7). Melvin Hairston had 12 points, and Marlin Scales and Brian Taylor scored 11 each for Magna Vista (7-8, 6-7).
MAGNA VISTA (52)
Scales 11, Hairston 12, Taylor 11, Woodward 6, Tatum 2, Hylton 2, Grogan 4, Wright 4. DAN RIVER (62)
C. Fitzgerald 27, T. Fitzgerald 7, Motley 15, Ferguson 10, Yancey 3. Magna Vista 6101521-52 Dan River 5121728-62 Three-point goals: Taylor. JV: 66-46, Magna Vista.
\ Montcalm, W. Va. 67 Rocky Gap 65 Dwayne Smith threw in 33 points, but it was the final field goal that was most important as Montcalm, W.Va., won a non-district game.
Smith drove the length of the floor for a layup with two seconds left to offset a rally by Rocky Gap in which it rallied from a nine-point deficit to tie the score. Rocky Gap was led by Dallas Bradshaw with 16 points.
MONTCALM, W.VA. (67)
Poff 2, Isaac 14, Taylor 6, Mitchem 7, Vest 5, Smith 33. ROCKY GAP (65)
Saunders 6, Johnson 3, Trail 2, Lawson 9, Sutphin 1, Gibson 6, Lambert 14, Stowers 2, Bradshaw 16, Wolfe 6. Montcalm, W.Va. 14172313-67 Rocky Gap 923924-65 Three-point goals: Johnson, Lawson 3, Lambert 4. JV: 57-39, Rocky Gap.
by CNB