Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, February 16, 1991 TAG: 9102160201
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B2 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
On Tuesday, Covington (13-6 overall, 13-4 in the district) is at Natural Bridge and James River (13-6, 13-4) is at Lexington. Both Covington and James River have lost once this year to their upcoming opponent.
If the teams tie for the district title, a one-game playoff will be held at a neutral site.
Covington denied James River coach John Shotwell's attempt at his 400th career win.
On Friday, Covington's Adaryl Twitty had 20 points and 14 assists to lead the Cougars. Covington trailed by 12 in the first quarter and was behind 55-54 with 6:08 left in the game. But over the next three minutes, the Cougars outscored James River 10-0, then made 12 of 14 free throws down the stretch to seal the win.
James River had 14 turnovers in the second half to Covington's four. The Cougars shot 52 percent from the field (28-of-54), and the Knights made 43 percent (23-of-53).
JAMES RIVER (62)
Christian 15, Jones 22, Barlow 8, Shotwell 5, Wilhelm 6, Rodgers 6.
COVINGTON (76)
Dressler 14, Caul 10, Jeter 13, Twitty 20, Hughes 15, Jordan 4. James River 2015189-62 Covington 12241624-76 Three-point goals: Jones 3, Shotwell. JV: 49-45, James River.
\ Laurel Park 91 / Fieldale-Collinsville 69
\ COLLINSVILLE - The Lancers used a 33-point second quarter to bury the Cavaliers and clinch the regular-season Piedmont District title.
The Lancers earned a Region III tournament berth with the victory. J.J. Morrison had 22 points, Odell Hodge 21 and Lemont Wells 11 for Laurel Park (19-1, 16-1).
Sims Carter and Travis Keith scored 17 each for Fieldale-Collinsville (3-16, 2-15). Thad Wade added 10.
LAUREL PARK (91)
McDaniel 6, D. Hairston 8, Strange 6, E. Hairston 3, Scott 2, Wilson 7, E. Robertson 1, Wells 11, Hodge 21, Morrison 22, C. Robertson 4.
FIELDALE-COLLINSVILLE (69)
Walker 2, Keith 17, Breedlove 9, Wade 10, Carter 17, Mitchell 9, Wray 3, Wright 2. Laurel Park 21331918-91 Fieldale-Collinsville 16121526-69 Three-point goals: D. Hairston, Morrison, Keith, Breedlove 3, Mitchell. JV: 66-50, Laurel Park.
\ Martinsville / 73 Chatham 53
\ MARTINSVILLE - The Bulldogs led all the way in the Piedmont District romp past the Cavaliers.
Troy Brandon scored 21 points and Carl Brandon 17 to lead the Bulldogs (16-3, 14-3), who had 15 players log playing time.
Chatham (7-12, 7-10) got 19 points from Chris White and 15 from Darrell White.
CHATHAM (53)
Harris 2, D. White 15, C. White 19, Turner 3, Cypress 2, T. White 4, Rogers 8.
MARTINSVILLE (73)
Frasier 10, T. Brandon 21, Spencer 11, C. Brandon 17, Odell 4, D. Martin 2, L. Martin 2, Meadows 4, Manns 2. Chatham 14101514-53 Martinsville 21111922-73 Three-point goals: T. Brandon, Spencer, C. White. JV: 54-42, Martinsville.
\ Tunstall 92 / Magna Vista 82
\ DRY FORK - Cecil Law fired in 35 points to lead the Trojans to a Piedmont District victory.
Law had 14 points in the first half as Tunstall (10-9, 9-7) forged a 46-32 lead. He capped his night by scoring 12 in the fourth quarter. Khris Law added 20 for the Trojans.
Magna Vista (9-10, 8-9) got 29 points from Melvin Hairston. The Warriors were outscored 22-12 in the second quarter, though, and their halftime deficit was too much to overcome. Marlon Scales and Brian Taylor added 12 points each for the Warriors.
TUNSTALL (92)
Gammon 2, K. Law 20, Garrett 4, Fitz 4, C. Law 35, Weaver 4, White 8, Walton 13, Austin 2.
MAGNA VISTA (82)
Scales 12, White 8, Woodward 10, Hairston 29, Tenn 6, Pilson 5, Taylor 12. Tunstall 24221927-92 Magna Vista 20122426-82 Three-point goals: K. Law 2, C. Law 4, Taylor, Pilson, Hairston 2. JV: 64-47, Magna Vista.
\ Bassett 74 / Gretna 62
\ GRETNA - The Bengals pulled away in the second half with good free-throw shooting to down the Hawks in the Piedmont District.
Bassett (14-5, 14-3) connected on 25 of 34 free throws, including eight of 10 in the final quarter. Gretna (9-11, 7-10) made 12 of 12 free throws, but missed three one-and-ones while going 3-of-7 in the fourth quarter.
Adam Varner had 23, Ronnie Turner 18 and Eddie Rumley 17 for Bassett. Tracy Hall had six 3-pointers and 23 points for Gretna, and Steven Womack added 19. Only five Hawks scored.
BASSETT (74)
Varner 23, Rumley 17, Norman 5, Turner 18, Foster 5, Wade 6.
GRETNA (62)
Hall 23, Womack 19, Locust 8, Wall 8, Jones 4. Bassett 16201820-74 Gretna 13201415-62 Three-point goals: Hall 6, Varner 3. JV: 62-46, Gretna.
\ Dan River 53 / Patrick County 44
\ STUART - Cornell Fitzgerald scored 19 points and the Wildcats held the Cougars to one point in the first quarter in the Piedmont District contest.
Sonny Motley added 12 for Dan River (8-12, 7-10). No player reached double figures for the Cougars (0-18, 0-16).
PATRICK COUNTY (44)
J. Hagwood 8, Jones 2, Vaughn 5, Clifton 8, Joyce 6, Burnette 9, Wood 6.
DAN RIVER (53)
Motley 12, Skipwith 3, Wiles 5, Fitzgerald 19, Gwynn 5, Yancey 1, Stamps 6, T. Fitzgerald 2. Patrick County 192311-44 Dan River 9111716-53 Three-point goals: Hagwood, Vaughn, Skipwith. JV: 59-51, Dan River.
\ Rockbridge 72 / Natural Bridge 70
\ FAIRFIELD - Kevin Alestock scored 19 points and William Sensabaugh and Brooke Coffey had 17 apiece to lead the Rebels to a Pioneer District victory at home.
The Rockets (7-11, 7-9) had the game's last shot, but Robert Thompson's try after a steal bounced away and Rockbridge (8-11, 7-10) escaped with the victory.
Sensabaugh had four 3-pointers for the winners. Joey Carter's 16 points led Natural Bridge. Thompson added 15.
NATURAL BRIDGE (70)
Knick 5, Thompson 15, Early 9, Loughhead 10, Austin 10, Carter 16, Staton 5.
ROCKBRIDGE (72)
Sensabaugh 17, Reid 8, Coffey 17, G. Fleshman 6, J. Fleshman 1, Alestock 19, Whitaker 3, Smiley 1. Natural Bridge 17211715-70 Rockbridge 18231714-72 Three-point goals: Sensabaugh 4, Thompson, Early, Carter, Staton. JV: 33-30, Rockbridge.
\ Lexington 60 / Parry McCluer 58
\ BUENA VISTA - The Scarlet Hurricane grabbed the lead in the third quarter and stayed on top for a Pioneer District victory.
Gavin Clark pumped in 21 points and Ethan Machado followed with 15 for Lexington (11-7, 9-7). Andy Mikels scored 18, Chuck Baker 17 and Leslie Gray 15 in a balanced attack for the Fighting Blues (7-13, 6-12).
LEXINGTON (60)
Machado 15, Whitaker 6, Hostetter 4, S. Clark 1, Hammond 6, Kessinger 7, G. Clark 21.
PARRY MCCLUER (58)
Carter 4, White 3, Gray 15, Baker 17, Mikels 18, Floyd 1. Lexington 13161912-60 Parry McCluer 14161216-58 Three-point goals: Hammond 2, Kessinger, White, Baker 4. JV: 56-34, Parry McCluer.
\ Bath County 87 / Highland 61
\ HOT SPRINGS - The Chargers' extended the winless Rams' quest for a victory, using a second-quarter press to take control of the Pioneer District game.
Highland remains without a victory after 18 regular-season and district games.
In the second quarter, Bath County used its press to extend a 22-16 lead to 43-22 at halftime. The Rams kept pace with the Chargers' scoring in the second half, but they could not overcome the damage done in the second quarter.
Bath County (10-6, 10-6), which shot 42 percent (35-of-81), was led by Craig Phillips with 16 points, seven rebounds and eight assists. Lee Waldeck had 16 points and 10 rebounds, Tim Williams 13 points and seven steals, and Tyler McCune 13 points and a career-high 14 rebounds.
Chris Schill and Nathan Hilton led Highland with 18 points each, and Micah Ginn had 11.
HIGHLAND (61)
Schill 18, Stuber 9, Ginn 11, Hilton 18, Frye 2, Harvey 3.
BATH COUNTY (87)
Jenkins 8, Williams 13, Ryder 8, Sherrard 4, C. Phillips 16, Lindsay 2, K. Phillips 7, Waldeck 16, McCune 13. Highland 1662019-61 Bath County 22212024-87 Three-point goals: Schill 2, Harvey, K. Phillips. JV: 55-38, Bath County.
\ Chilhowie 61 / PH-Glade Spring 42
\ GLADE SPRING - Eric Sheets scored 16 points to lead the Warriors to the Hogoheegee District triumph against the Rebels.
Patrick Brook added 11 points and Scott Barker 10 for Chilhowie (8-9, 7-5). Nathan Lang led the Rebels (5-12, 5-8) with 12 points.
CHILHOWIE (61)
Shazier 2, Sheets 16, Dungan 8, Fore 3, Barr 3, Barker 10, Brook 11, Tuell 8.
PH-GLADE SPRING (42)
Wilson 8, Lang 12, Rector 3, Lloyd 8, Wild 5, Dennison 2, Clark 4. Chilhowie 9191320-61 PH-Glade Spring 813912-42 Three-point goals: Wilson 2, Lang 2, Lloyd 2, Rector, Sheets. JV: 37-30, PH-Glade Spring.
\ Lebanon 98 / Rural Retreat 59
\ RURAL RETREAT - Jeff Campbell scored 21 points and brother Ben Campbell had 20 as the Pioneers stomped the Indians in Hogoheegee District play.
Eric Meadows had 15 and Tony Jackson 13 for Lebanon (15-4, 11-2), which led 26-8 after one quarter. Stephen Safewright scored 11 and Thomas Taylor 10 for Rural Retreat (0-19, 0-14).
LEBANON (98)
Allen 6, Puckett 8, Gillespie 2, Meadows 15, Jackson 13, B. Campbell 20, Carpenter 4, Kiser 7, J. Campbell 21, Fuller 2.
RURAL RETREAT (59)
Taylor 10, Safewright 11, Hodge 3, Funk 4, Childers 7, Southard 5, Houseman 9, Gregory 8, Lilly 2. Lebanon 26272421-98 Rural Retreat 8141819-59 Three-point goals: Allen, Puckett, Meadows, Taylor, Safewright, Southard.
\ Floyd County 75 / Giles County 67
\ FLOYD - Travis Crawford scored 26 points to lead the Buffaloes past the Spartans in a Mountain Empire District game.
Floyd senior center Dale Marshall had 17 points to put him over 1,000 in his three-year varsity career. He has 1,005.
Floyd, which led by 20 in the third quarter, improved to 14-4 overall and 12-4 in the district. Giles is 5-11 and 5-11.
Eddie Adams and Brent Rampey led Giles with 22 points each, and Stacy Hutchinson had 15.
GILES COUNTY (67)
Wilburn 6, Hutchinson 15, Adams 22, Rampey 22, Stanford 2.
FLOYD COUNTY (75)
Sowers 4, Crawford 26, Thompson 3, Yntema 6, Via 7, Marshall 17, Hawley 1, Hilton 5, Light 6. Giles County 10171624-67 Floyd County 17202216-75 Three-point goals: Hutchinson, Crawford 2, Yntema 2, Via 2. JV: 44-39, Giles.
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