Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, February 20, 1991 TAG: 9102200476
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B5 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE: LEXINGTON LENGTH: Long
James River will play Covington in a playoff game to determine first place in the district. The site and date will be decided today.
Covington (14-6, 14-4) defeated Natural Bridge 72-66 Tuesday night to keep pace with the Knights.
Ryan Shotwell led the Knights (14-6, 14-4) with 20 points. Melvin Christian added 17, Derek Jones 14 and Greg Wilhelm 11. Jones sank four 3-pointers and Shotwell three.
James River outscored the Scarlet Hurricane 27-11 in the second quarter and led 46-23 at halftime.
Ethan Machado scored 18 points for Lexington (11-8, 9-8).
JAMES RIVER (77)
Christian 17, Barlow 4, Jones 14, Rodgers 4, Shotwell 20, Wilhelm 11, Caldwell 6, Ward 1. LEXINGTON (58)
Machado 18, Whitaker 7, Baker 8, Hostetter 4, Worrell 3, S. Clark 5, Kessinger 5, G. Clark 8. James River 19271714-77 Lexington 12111520-58 Three-point goals: Jones 4, Shotwell 3, Machado, Whitaker, Kessinger. JV: 66-58, James River.
\ Covington 72 Natural Bridge 66 Adaryl Twitty scored 11 of his game-high 26 points in the fourth quarter to fuel a Cougars comeback in a victory over the Rockets that gave Covington a tie with James River for first place in the Pioneer District regular-season standings.
Neal Pressler had 18 points and Tony Jeter added 11 for Covington.
Senior guard Robert Thompson paced Natural Bridge (7-12, 7-10) with 23 points. Thompson had four assists to establish a school-season record of 116.
COVINGTON (72)
Caul 4, Hughes 8, Twitty 26, Jordan 5, Pressler 18, Jeter 11. NATURAL BRIDGE (66)
Knick 6, Thompson 23, Early 2, Loughhead 12, Austin 2, Carter 12, Staton 9. Covington 17171424-72 Natural Bridge 14201913-66 Three-point goals: Thompson 2, Staton 3.
\ Alleghany 80 Salem 57 The Mountaineers rolled to a Blue Ridge District road victory over the Spartans as Darren and Todd Wheatley combined for 41 points.
Alleghany (13-7, 6-2) led by 12 points at halftime and put away the game in the fourth period. Darren Wheatley led all scorers with 24 points, including three 3-point baskets, and Todd Wheatley had 17.
The Spartans (6-13, 2-5) got 23 points from Jay Sandy.
ALLEGHANY (80)
Stone 4, Vail 1, Bazzrea 10, Mason 1, Bragg 2, Carter 2, D. Wheatley 24, Hunter 4, T. Wheatley 17, Buzzard 15. SALEM (57)
Sessions 1, Sandy 23, Epperly 10, Routt 2, Byington 6, Arthur 6, Shelor 8, Minahan 1. Alleghany 18152225-80 Salem 11102115-57 Three-point goals: D. Wheatley 3, Stone, Sandy, Epperly, Byington. JV: 55-50 OT, Salem.
\ William Byrd 85 Glenvar 62 The visiting Terriers took advantage of the Highlanders' problems at the free-throw line for the non-district victory.
Glenvar (11-7) missed 12 free throws in the first half, going 7-for-19, and shot 43 percent on free throws for the game. William Byrd (8-10) shot 73 percent from the line.
John Smith's 19 points led the Terriers, and Matt Reynolds added 16 points and 10 rebounds.
Scott Wagstaff led Glenvar with 16.
WILLIAM BYRD (85)
Camden 2, Wade 11, Reynolds 16, Gerber 2, Andrews 6, Young 10, Smith 19, Brizendine 9, Robertson 10. GLENVAR (62)
Spinner 2, Harrell 9, Willis 9, Ashworth 12, Wagstaff 16, Thomas 14. William Byrd 17211829-85 Glenvar 12111821-62 Three-point goals: Young, Willis 2, Harrell 3. JV: 41-40, William Byrd.
\ Cave Spring 73 GW-Danville 53 Forward Jeremy Blackstock scored 25 points as the Knights (12-8) whipped the Eagles (10-9) in a non-district game.
Mike Fayed added 15 points for the Knights, who won each quarter and led by 12 at halftime.
CAVE SPRING (73)
Lavinder 2, Whitt 6, Shuck 8, Webster 1, Fayed 15, Webb 3, Doughty 4, Rosato 5, Blackstock 25, Matheny 4. GW-DANVILLE (53)
Keen 16, Beck 10, Edmunds 7, Reese 14, Bennett 2, Barksdale 2, Harrington 2. Cave Spring 18211717-73 GW-Danville 12151115-53 Three-point goals: Shuck 2, Fayed, Keene, Reese. JV: 71-64, Cave Spring.
\ Amherst 79 Liberty 67 The visiting Lancers (12-7) used a 27-18 third-quarter run to get to a 20-point lead in the fourth quarter, then had to hold on as the Minutemen (1-18) closed the gap to six with a minute remaining.
Charles McDaniel led Amherst with a game-high 29 points, Mike Ashley had 22 and Dwight Sandidge added 13.
Ray Brawley led Liberty with 18 points, and Corey Anderson and Benny Morgan had 10 each.
AMHERST (79)
McDaniel 29, Ashley 22, Sandidge 13, Sparrow 6, McCray 5, Johannes 2, Harrell 2. LIBERTY (67)
Brawley 18, Anderson 10, Morgan 10, Kent 8, Dean 6, Patterson 4, Hogan 4, Martin 3, Carter 2, Jacobs 2. Amherst 15162721-79 Liberty 10161823-67 Three-point goals-Morgan 3, McDaniel, McCray, Morgan. JV: 57-50, Liberty.
\ Patrick County 74 Tunstall 56 Jonathan Vaughn had 16 points and Scott Clifton added 14 as the Cougars upset the Trojans in a Piedmont District shocker.
The victory was the first of the season for Patrick County (1-18, 1-16). The Cougars had lost 63-46 at home in the first meeting with Tunstall (10-10, 9-8).
While the Cougars shot more than 50 percent, the Trojans struggled to find the basket, hitting only 19 of 64 shots.
Patrick County was 21-of-26 on free throws, compared to 14-of-25 for Tunstall.
Khris Law led Tunstall with 25 points. PATRICK COUNTY (74)
Vaughn 16, Clifton 14, Jones 9, Smith 9, Joyce 9, Burnett 8, Wood 6, Hagwood 2, Hoonkester 1. TUNSTALL (56)
K. Law 25, White 10, C. Law 6, Garrett 5, Gammon 4, Walton 4, Weaver 2. Patrick County 18181919-74 Tunstall 12181214-56 Three-point goals: Jones 3, Vaughn 3, Smith, Gammon, K. Law 3. JV: 54-53, Tunstall.
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