Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, February 9, 1991 TAG: 9102090311
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B2 EDITION: BEDFORD/FRANKLIN
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE: BLAND LENGTH: Long
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.
\ Jefferson Forest 82 / Liberty 77
\ BEDFORD - Jefferson Forest overcame a 14-point first-half deficit to capture a Seminole District win.
The Cavaliers (7-9, 7-9) dominated the second half, taking the lead with seven minutes remaining and building it to 10 points. Brian Jennings had 20, Lanny Duncan 13, Kenny Johnson 13 and Jason Crist 11 for Jefferson Forest.
Scott Carter and Ray Brawley scored 14 points each for Liberty (1-16, 1-16). Patrick Patterson added 12 and Chris Dean 10.
JEFFERSON FOREST (82)
Jennings 20, Duncan 13, Johnson 13, Crist 11, Bryant 9, Enslow 7, Poindexter 4, Jones 4, Hamilton 1.
LIBERTY (77)
Carter 14, Brawley 14, Patterson 12, Dean 10, Wood 7, Kent 7, Martin 6, Anderson 6, Hogan 1. Jefferson Forest 14221927-82 Liberty 25191419-77 Three-point goals: Johnson, Dean 2, Anderson 2, Wood. JV: 50-46, Jefferson Forest.
\ Brookville 64 / Staunton River 44
\ LYNCHBURG - The Bees' swarming defense and liberal substituting wore down the Golden Eagles on the way to a Seminole District victory.
Shawn Yuille and Tony Payne had 13 points each to lead 11 Brookville scorers. Paul Dudley added 10 points for the Bees (11-6, 11-6).
No player scored more than nine points for Staunton River (5-11, 5-11), which trailed 29-22 at halftime and 47-28 after three quarters.
BROOKVILLE (64)
Dudley 10, Yuille 13, Payne 13, Coffee 5, Canada 3, Stebbings 4, Smith 4, Krishnamdorth 2, Lawson 4, Rhodes 2, Heller 4.
STAUNTON RIVER (44)
Johnson 9, Woodford 3, Moon 7, Martin 7, Witt 7, Smith 4, Harris 4, Childress 2, Jones 1. Brookville 15141817-64 Staunton River 1111616-44 Three-point goals: Witt, Harris, Yuille. JV: 59-56, Brookville.
\ Mercer Christian 70 / Gateway Christian 59
\ BLACKSBURG - The Eagles converted nine of 11 free throws in the final minutes to pull away from the Crusaders.
Vance Shipley had 23 points, Donald Farmer 18 and Bryan McKinney 16 for Mercer Christian, from Princeton, W.Va.
Gateway Christian (11-7) stayed close for three quarters, but wore down in the fourth quarter. The Crusaders tried to stay close by fouling, but Mercer foiled that strategy by making its free throws down the stretch.
Dan Osborne led Gateway Christian with 18 points.
MERCER CHRISTIAN (70)
Ferris 2, McKinney 16, Smiley 1, Fink 10, Farmer 18, Shipley 23.
GATEWAY CHRISTIAN (59)
Henderson 12, Arthur 2, Moore 6, Osborne 18, J. Linkous 9, M. Linkous 12. Mercer Christian 13122025-70 Gateway Christian 17141315-59 Three-point goals: Shipley 4, M. Linkous 2. JV: 41-39, Gateway Christian.
\ Patrick Henry 69 / William Fleming 54
\ Troy Johnson scored 20 points and Patrick Henry led all the way in beating William Fleming in a showdown of the Roanoke Valley District's first- and second-place teams.
The victory gave PH (14-4, 5-0) a two-game lead in the district race over Fleming (10-5, 3-2) and Cave Spring, which are tied for second place.
Terrell Milam led Fleming with 16 points, but the Colonels never got closer than 11 points in the second half.
PATRICK HENRY (69)
M. Anderson 10, Manns 7, Callis 1, Webb 11, T. Anderson 16, Basham 4, Johnson 20.
WILLIAM FLEMING (54)
Milam 16, Hubbard 8, Williams 9, Jennings 10, Arrington 11. Patrick Henry 16191420-69 William Fleming 10121319-54 Three-point goals: T. Anderson 2, Webb, Johnson, Hubbard 2, Jennings. JV: 56-47, Patrick Henry.
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