Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, February 9, 1991 TAG: 9102090261
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B2 EDITION: STATE
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
The loss dropped the Cougars (12-5 overall, 12-3 in Pioneer) into a tie for the district lead with James River, a 55-48 winner against Glenvar.
After trailing for most of the game, Covington pulled to 51-51 in the fourth quarter, but Parry McCluer (7-11, 6-10) put the game away with a 15-7 run.
Chuck Baker added 13 points for the Fighting Blues. Tony Jeter scored 23 for Covington, and Neal Dressler added 11 points and Adaryl Twitty 10.
COVINGTON (58)
Whitmore 2, Caul 4, Hughes 8, Twitty 10, Dressler 11, Jeter 23.
PARRY MCCLUER (66)
Zdinak 3, Gray 26, Baker 13, Watts 9, Michaels 9, Floyd 6. Covington 15141811-58 Parry McCluer 16191417-66 Three-point goals: Baker 2. JV: 47-43, Covington.
\ Bland 83 / Floyd County 76
\ BLAND - The Rockets remained in first place in the Mountain Empire District race with the hard-fought victory against the Buffaloes.
It was an emotional game for the Rockets, who were playing their first game since the death of teammate Stephen Lindamood, who was killed in auto accident last Saturday.
Neither team led by more than seven points. Bland's Patrick Smith cashed in on seven of eight chances at the line in the fourth quarter, and David King had two 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to lock up the victory.
Smith's two free throws with four seconds left gave him 1,001 points for his career. He finished with 23 points and 15 rebounds. Travis Munsey added 22 points and King finished with 19 for Bland (12-2, 12-2).
Floyd County (11-4, 9-4) got 22 points from Dale Marshall and 16 from Jerry Light.
FLOYD COUNTY (76)
Crawford 12, Thompson 8, Via 10, Marshall 22, Slusher 2, Hylton 6, Light 16.
BLAND (83)
Bird 7, Kegley 4, King 19, Meadows 3, Smith 23, Tickle 5, Munsey 22. Floyd County 16192615-76 Bland 14242025-83 Three-point goals: King 3, Via, Marshall, Bird, Smith. JV: 43-42, Floyd County.
\ Carroll County 65 / Christiansburg 63
\ CHRISTIANSBURG - Mickey Leonard and Dustin Harmon each made a pair of free throws in overtime to lift the Cavaliers over the Blue Demons in the New River District.
Harmon finished with 10 points and Greg Bolen put in 22 - 12 in the first quarter - to lead Carroll County (14-4, 2-2).
John Porter had 33 points for the Demons, and Eddie Bentley added 12. The Demons had a chance to win the game in the final seconds of regulation, but Bentley's shot wouldn't fall.
The Cavaliers' Jason Gallimore scored his only two points of the game in the extra period.
CARROLL COUNTY (65)
Leonard 9, Marshall 5, Johnson 2, Montgomery 9, Sumner 2, Bolen 22, Harmon 10, Stockner 4, Gallimore 2.
CHRISTIANSBURG (63)
Porter 33, Bentley 12, Gregory 8, Lucas 2, McMillan 1, Sabo 4, Smith 3. Carroll County 21812186-65 Christiansburg 131117184-63 Three-point goals: Marshall, Montgomery, Porter 2, Bentley. JV: 56-40, Christiansburg.
\ Laurel Park 67 / Dan River 53
\ RINGGOLD - The Lancers held the Wildcats to 13 first-half points and cruised to a Piedmont District win.
Odell Hodge was the only player in double figures for the Lancers (17-1, 14-1), finishing with a game-high 27. Michael Skipwith of Dan River (7-11, 6-9) nailed six 3-pointers and led his team with 22.
LAUREL PARK (67)
D. Hairston 8, Strange 8, Wilson 4, Wells 9, Hodge 27, Morrison 9, Robertson 2.
DAN RIVER (53)
Motley 7, Skipwith 22, C. Fitzgerald 7, T. Fitzgerald 9, Gwynn 4, Yancey 4. Laurel Park 10152121-67 Dan River 3101228-53 Three-point goals: Morrison, Skipwith 6, Yancey. JV: 59-56, Laurel Park.
\ Martinsville 72 / Gretna 54
\ MARTINSVILLE - Maurice Spencer had 10 of his 12 points in the decisive third quarter as the Bulldogs pulled away to a Piedmont District victory.
Martinsville (15-2, 13-2) applied a full-court press to open the second half, which forced Gretna (8-10, 6-9) out of its rhythm.
Troy Brandon had 21 points to lead Martinsville, which outscored the Hawks 39-24 in the second half.
Tracy Hall had 20 points for Gretna.
GRETNA (54)
Hall 20, Womack 5, Locust 11, Waller 7, Jones 7, Haden 2, Hogan 2.
MARTINSVILLE (72)
Frasier 5, T. Brandon 21, Spencer 12, C. Brandon 10, Odell 8, Depriest 9, Meadows 4, Martin 2, Witek 1. Gretna 1119177-54 Martinsville 13202613-72 Three-point goals: Frasier, T. Brandon, Spencer, Hall 2, Jones. JV: 57-38, Martinsville.
\ Bassett 88 / Tunstall 62
\ DRY FORK - The Bengals took advantage of a third-quarter shooting dry spell by the Trojans to register a Piedmont District victory.
Tunstall (9-8, 8-6) scored only four points in the third, and Bassett (12-5, 12-3) seized control.
Eddie Rumley and Stacy Valentine each scored 23 points to lead Bassett, which placed all five starters in double figures.
Tunstall got 20 points from Khris Law and 17 from Cecil Law.
BASSETT (88)
Rumley 23, Valentine 23, Norman 12, Varner 11, Turner 10, Joyce 4, Forestier 3, Penn 2.
TUNSTALL (62)
K. Law 20, C. Law 17, Weaver 9, Garrett 4, Snow 4, Lovern 3, Fitz 2, Austin 3. Bassett 17271628-88 Tunstall 1525418-62 Three-point goals: Varner, K. Law 2, C. Law, Weaver, Lovern. JV: 65-40, Tunstall.
\ Chatham 62 / Fieldale-Collinsville 47
\ CHATHAM - Darrell White scored 10 of his 24 points in the first quarter to get Chatham on track for a Piedmont District victory.
Chatham (6-11, 6-9) outscored Fieldale-Collinsville 22-11 in the fourth quarter as Freddy Harris hit six of eight free throws and the team was 12-of-17 at the line. Tommy Rogers finished with 11.
Sims Carter led Fieldale-Collinsville (3-14, 2-13) with 17 points.
FIELDALE-COLLINSVILLE (47)
Walker 9, Keith 7, Wade 6, Carter 17, Mitchell 2, Hundley 6.
CHATHAM (62)
Harris 8, Wright 7, D. White 24, C. White 7, Turner 1, K. White 4, Rogers 11. Fieldale-Collinsville 14121011-47 Chatham 1719422-62 Three-point goals: Keith. JV: 59-45, Fieldale-Collinsville.
\ Magna Vista 69 / Patrick County 53
\ STUART - The Warriors led 34-12 at halftime on their way to an easy Piedmont District win.
Brian Taylor scored 20 points and Melvin Hairston 14 to pace Magna Vista (8-9, 7-8). Jonathan Vaughn had 10 for the winless Cougars (0-16, 0-14).
MAGNA VISTA (69)
Hairston 14, Woodward 9, Tatum 3, Taylor 20, Wright 7, Hylton 3, Pilson 4, Scales 9.
PATRICK COUNTY (53)
Hagwood 5, Jones 6, Vaughn 10, Smith 4, Clifton 7, Joyce 6, Burnette 4, Roberson 3, Noonkester 2, Wood 6. Magna Vista 18161718-69 Patrick County 661823-53 Three-point goals: Taylor 2, Vaughn 3, Smith, Roberson. JV: 70-44, Magna Vista.
\ Bath County 58 / Lexington 51
\ LEXINGTON - The Chargers made 28 of 38 from the line, including five key free throws in the final minute, to edge the Scarlet Hurricane in a Pioneer District scrap.
The score was 51-51 with 2:21 to play. A basket by Keswick Phillips with 1:23 remaining put the Chargers (9-5, 9-5) ahead for keeps.
A free throw by Tyler McCune with 24 seconds left made it 54-51, then Phillips made a one-and-one and McCune dropped in two more free throws with one second left for the final margin.
Phillips led all scorers with 23 points. Tim Williams added 12 and McCune 10 for Bath County.
Lexington (9-7, 7-7) got 18 points from Gavin Clark.
BATH COUNTY (58)
Jenkins 2, Williams 12, Ryder 2, Sherard 2, K. Phillips 23, Waldeck 7, McCune 10.
LEXINGTON (51)
Machado 6, Whitaker 8, Baker 2, Hostetter 8, S. Clark 2, Hammond 5, Kessinger 2, G. Clark 18. Bath County 8131720-58 Lexington 1291812-51 Three-point goals: Hammond. JV: 36-26, Bath County.
\ PH-Glade Spring 50 / Chilhowie 49
\ CHILHOWIE - Richard Rector sank the winning free throw with 23 seconds left in overtime to give the Rebels a Hogoheegee District victory.
Chilhowie (7-8, 6-4) had two shots to win the game but failed to convert.
Mike Clark of PH-Glade Spring (4-11, 4-7) sank two free throws with five seconds left in regulation to send the game to overtime. Clark led all scorers with 21 points.
Chilhowie got 13 points from Jason Fore, 12 from Patrick Brooks and 11 from Eric Sheets.
PH-GLADE SPRING (50)
Wilson 1, Rector 7, Lloyd 2, Wild 5, Dennison 11, Clark 21, Lang 3.
CHILHOWIE (49)
Sheets 11, Fore 13, Barker 8, Brooks 12, Tuell 3, Dungan 2. PH-Glade Spring 15119105-50 Chilhowie 71413114-49 Three-point goals: Lang, Sheets. JV: 45-27, Chilhowie.
\ Carlisle 75/ Martinsville Christian 46
\ MARTINSVILLE - Trent Bowles tossed in 19 points and Carlisle had no trouble with Martinsville Christian.
Donnie Pennington and Justin Mutch each added 15 for the Chiefs (15-5). Doug Worsley led all scorers with 24 points for Martinsville Christian (14-5), which had only four players score.
MARTINSVILLE CHRISTIAN (46)
Hall 12, Glenn 9, Secrest 1, Worsley 24, Strickland 0.
CARLISLE (75)
Mutch 15, Pennington 15, Bowles 19, Gunn 4, Copp 6, Nichols 2, Yang 3, Amos 5, Bailey 2, Sherman 4. Martinsville Christian 1091116-46 Carlisle 14172321-75 Three-point goals: Worsley 4, Glenn, Hall, Pennington 3.
\ Auburn 85 / Galax 47
\ AUBURN - Center Mike Foutz scored 22 points and grabbed 19 rebounds as the Eagles blew away the Maroon Tide in the Mountain Empire District.
Foutz scored nine points in the second quarter as Auburn (6-10, 6-8) outscored Galax 25-11 to break open a close game. Steve Barker added 16 for the Eagles, and Jeff Chandler had 14.
James Gillard had 11 to lead the Maroon Tide (4-11, 4-9), who were outscored by 19 in the fourth.
GALAX (47)
Hill 6, Ross 3, Early 7, Gillard 11, Tucker 2, Meador 6, Rapp 5, Hampton 4, Elliot 3.
AUBURN (85)
Collins 5, Brunner 2, Chandler 14, Phillips 8, Barker 16, Sale 6, Foutz 22, Huffman 2, Clower 3, Adkins 6, Fletcher 1. Galax 11111312-47 Auburn 12251731-85 Three-point goals: Collins, Hill, Ross, Early, Gillard, Rapp. JV: 55-29, Auburn.
\ Rockbridge 77 / Highland 52
\ MONTEREY - William Sensabaugh scored 24 points to lead the Rebels against the winless Rams in Pioneer District play.
Ten Rockbridge (6-11, 5-10) players scored. Chris Schill led Highland (0-15, 0-13) with 18.
ROCKBRIDGE (77)
Sensabaugh 24, Reid 7, J. Fleshman 7, Vest 3, Coffey 13, Whitaker 5, Alestock 2, G. Fleshman 7, Chambers 2, Smiley 7.
HIGHLAND (52)
Schill 18, Bjorkgren 2, Ginn 7, Hilton 8, Dowling 11, Stuber 6. Rockbridge 2524820-77 Highland 1315717-52 Three-point goals: Schill, Dowling. JV: 52-39, Rockbridge.
\ Grayson County 59 / Rocky Gap 38
\ INDEPENDENCE - A 17-4 run late in the third quarter sparked the Blue Devils to the victory against the Eagles in a Mountain Empire District struggle.
Grayson County (11-5, 10-5) trailed 24-19 with five minutes remaining in the third quarter before the run gave the Blue Devils a 36-28 lead.
Devin Floyd paced the Blue Devils with 18 points. Clay Saunders scored 12 points to lead Rocky Gap (2-14, 1-13).
ROCKY GAP (38)
Saunders 12, Trail 2, Sutphin 3, Gibson 11, Lambert 2, Bradshaw 8.
GRAYSON COUNTY (59)
Patton 6, Ring 2, Floyd 18, Davis 10, Satterwhite 12, Werth 5, Hawks 6. Rocky Gap 891110-38 Grayson County 1142123-59 Three-point goals: Floyd. JV: 37-31, Rocky Gap.
\ George Wythe 99 / Castlewood 67
\ CASTLEWOOD - The Maroons turned up the defensive pressure in the second half and vanquished the Blue Devils in a Hogoheegee District tussle.
George Wythe (14-3, 12-1) piled it on in the fourth quarter, outscoring Castlewood 40-15.
Jeff Goff led the way for the Maroons, gunning in 31 points. Allen Green added 28 points and Chris Waddell 16 for the winners.
Castlewood (7-10, 6-6) had a balanced attack led by Chad Hicks' 19 points, but the Blue Devils were outmanned. Jerry Hall added 15 points, and William Monk and O.J. Williams had 13 apiece.
GEORGE WYTHE (99)
Johnson 2, Stephens 2, Goff 31, Waddell 16, Dickinson 2, Smith 9, Fox 2, Gilman 2, Cook 5, Green 28.
CASTLEWOOD (67)
Hicks 19, Monk 13, Williams 13, T. Hall 5, J. Hall 15, Franklin 2. George Wythe 19162440-98 Castlewood 17231215-67 Three-point goals: Hicks 2, Monk, Williams.
\ Oak Hill 62 / Solebury 45
\ NEW HOPE, Pa. - Cory Alexander broke open a close game with two straight 3-point goals as the Warriors won easily.
Oak Hill (23-1) got 18 points from Thomas Burrough, 17 points and 14 rebounds from Ben Davis and 15 points and eight assists from Alexander.
Solebury School (16-5) was led by Tim Robinson with 14 points.
Solebury cut its deficit to three points midway through the third quarter, but Alexander built the lead back to nine points with two 3-pointers in a row.
OAK HILL ACADEMY (62)
Alexander 15, Burrough 18, Davis 17, Gilliam 9, Forte 3.
SOLEBURY SCHOOL (45)
Crosby 12, Buck 6, Robinson 14, Windsor 6, Dinzy 4, Staton 3. Oak Hill Academy 14161418-62 Solebury 8141112-45 Three-point goals: Alexander 3, Gilliam 3, Crosby, Robinson, Staton.
\ Lee High 89 / Marion 83
\ JONESVILLE - Jimmy Collins gunned in nine 3-pointers and scored 44 points to help Lee High hand Marion its first Highlands District loss of the season.
Collins was 4-of-6 inside the 3-point arc, 9-of-16 on 3-pointers and 9-of-12 at the free-throw line. The senior's point total is believed to be a district record.
Lee (13-5, 4-2) built a 26-point second-half lead before Marion stormed back to cut the deficit to two points in the fourth quarter. The Scarlet Hurricane got no closer.
Eric Hungate scored 24, Shannon Archer 20, David Keith 15 and Martin Winters 12 for Marion (14-2, 7-1), which outscored Lee 30-14 in the fourth quarter and forced 29 turnovers in the game.
MARION (83)
Archer 20, Hungate 24, Null 6, Keith 15, Booth 4, Winters 12, Russell 2.
LEE HIGH (89)
Ricketts 4, Collins 44, Freeman 4, Campbell 6, Lewis 9, Light 6, Phillips 16. Marion 21181430-83 Lee High 24262514-89 Three-point goals: Archer 4, Keith 3, Hungate 2, Collins 9.
\ Shawsville 62 / Giles 53
\ PEARISBURG - Kenny Dow scored 17 and David Sisson added 16 as the Shawnees picked up the Mountain Empire District win against the Spartans.
Giles (5-9, 5-9) led for the last time at 32-30 early in the third quarter. Shawsville (8-7, 7-7) took over and stretched its lead to 56-46 in the fourth quarter. The Spartans, who got 15 from Stacy Hutchison, cut it to 57-52, but couldn't get any closer.
SHAWSVILLE (62)
Mullins 6, Dowe 9, Dow 17, Alexander 4, Phillips 2, Sisson 16, Rakes 2, Wells 6.
GILES (53)
Higginbotham 6, Hutchison 15, Adams 12, Dooley 10, Rampey 10. Shawsville 11151818-62 Giles 10111913-53 Three-point goals: Hutchison. JV: 48-33, Giles.
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