
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, February 14, 1991                   TAG: 9102140195
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: C3   EDITION: BEDFORD/FRANKLIN  
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DATELINE: FERRUM                                LENGTH: Short

FERRUM CLINCHES SECOND IN DIXIE

In its final home game and conference game of the season, Ferrum pounded Greensboro 70-50 in Dixie Conference basketball Wednesday night.

With the win, the Panthers (14-9 overall, 7-3 Dixie) clinched second place in the conference after winning just one Dixie game all of last season.

Seniors Mark Cottom and Tim Lea went out on a good note Wednesday. Lea had 14 points and 14 rebounds, and Cottom, who leads Division III in assists (9.5 per game), scored 11 and had 17 assists.

Everett Foxx, the second-leading scorer in the Dixie, added 14 points and Aaron Burrell 12. The Hornets fell to 10-18, 2-7.

The Panthers have one game remaining in the regular season, at Newport News Apprentice.

GREENSBORO (50)

Williams 4-10 0-0 8, Moffett 1-3 0-0 2, Scott 0-2 0-0 0, Apple 3-8 0-0 6, Snow 2-6 0-0 4, White 5-16 4-4 14, Cole 7-11 2-3 16, Ballard 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 22-59 6-8 50. FERRUM (70)

Johnson 0-2 0-0 0, Cottom 4-8 1-2 11, Williams 2-5 2-2 7, Burrell 5-8 2-2 12, Scarborough 2-7 2-2 6, Lea 7-12 0-0 14, Foxx 4-14 5-5 14, Robertson 2-5 0-0 4, Richardson 1-3 0-0 2, Coghill 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-65 12-13 70.

Halftime-33-20, Ferrum. Three-point goals-Greensboro 0-8 (Williams 0-3, Scott 0-1, Apple 0-1, Snow 0-3), Ferrum 4-16 (Cottom 2-2, Williams 1-2, Burrell 0-1, Scarborough 0-1, Coghill 0-1, Foxx 1-9). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Greensboro 32 (Cole 10), Ferrum 51 (Lea 14). Assists-Greensboro 8 (Williams 3), Ferrum 26 (Cottom 17). Total fouls-Greensboro 10, Ferrum 9. Technical-None. A-373. - Staff report

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