Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, February 17, 1991 TAG: 9102170091
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B8 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: BOB TEITLEBAUM
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
Older brother Jerry (1973-76) and sisters Kim (1976-79) and Connie (1974-77) each scored more than 1,000 points.
Connie is the family's champion scorer with 1,771 points. Patrick, a senior, has 1,044 points. Jerry scored around 1,600, and Kim had about 1,300 said Polly Smith, the mother of the four big scorers.
"They all tried to research their points, but only Connie came up with an exact figure because she received a plaque with the amount on it," said Polly Smith.
There were three other Smith daughters who played basketball for Bland. Patty Smith Hankins, who is married to Rockets coach Rich Hankins, had around 800, and Pam and Sue scored lesser amounts.
Polly Smith also played for Bland, but didn't even have a shot at 1,000 points.
"When I played, you didn't shoot. I was a guard, and we played the defensive end of the court," said Smith, referring to a time when girls' basketball had three players for each team on each end of the court. They couldn't cross the time line.
\ Salem has three more transfers who could aid the football team. All will be juniors this fall.
The most notable is Glenvar sophomore Keith Moyer, who was on the All-Timesland "Sizzling Sophomores" team this year as a receiver. He had 16 catches 347 yards for 21.7 per catch.
Moyer, who also was a member of the Highlanders' junior varsity basketball team, is a former AAU track star and plays baseball. He will be ineligible for spring sports this season.
The other two transfers are James River fullback-defensive end Jeremy Craddock (5-foot-11, 227 pounds) and Shawn Terry (5-11, 180) from Texas, who also is a fullback-defensive end.
"We had heard through the year [Moyer] might transfer," said Glenvar coach Brian Hooker. "There were no conflicts, but I assumed it was for football. I think we'll still have a good team without him."
Craddock started a few games on defense for the Knights and now is at the Salem Baptist Children's Home.
James River coach Doug Ross said Craddock had quit the team in August, but then returned. He didn't show up for the Knights' last game.
"He played in the defensive line when we got some injuries. He's potentially a good player," said Ross.
\ George Wythe's basketball team has scored more than 100 points five times in 18 games and 99 on another occasion. It brings up a couple of questions about whether the Maroons' drop to Group A was beneficial and whether Wythe might take it easy on some of the lesser lights they have been forced to play this winter.
Wythe dropped to Group A because of the school's enrollment and the hope it would benefit the entire athletic program. The football team made the Group A playoffs last fall for the first time since the 1983 team made the Group AA championship game.
As for taking it easy on opponents, that's a question of whose position you're in.
Castlewood coach Randy Poole admits he was upset when his team lost 99-67 to Wythe earlier this month.
"They were still pressing and had their regulars in until 1:04 remained," said Poole. "I was a little upset, but I knew I'd feel better the next day. They got 40 points the last quarter, and [Geoff] Goff and [Allen] Green [Wythe's leading scorers] got 24 of them. I'm not mad, I understand the situation they're in."
Rural Retreat lost to Wythe 127-41 and 103-43, yet Indians coach Quinton Hensley says he's sure the Maroons didn't run up the score.
"They pressed us some the first half, but [Wythe coach Al Copenhaver] played his starters less than half the game. They're in a tough situation because they've beaten some teams really bad and Al's not getting his starting players a lot of playing time," said Hensley.
Copenhaver agreed.
"You play teams, win by 50-60 points and try to get up to play the next game. Every coach has come up to me pretty much so far and thanked me for keeping the score down," he said.
Evidence says Wythe isn't running up the score. Despite the surge over the century mark, Green leads Wythe scoring with a 17.2 average. No player is boosting his statistics on the schedule.
"Also, the 11th man on our team has played as much as our top four players," said Copenhaver. "I don't know of any time that's ever happened."
Copenhaver says Green played late against Castlewood because he was in foul trouble, sat on the bench early and needed playing time.
"How soon he [Poole] forgets, but he left Calvin Talford in one night so that he scored 50 points," said Copenhaver.
He was referring to 59 points Talford, now a starter at East Tennessee State, scored in a 99-56 victory over Chilhowie during the 1987-88 season.
by CNB