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

DATE: WEDNESDAY, February 27, 1991                   TAG: 9102270211
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B5   EDITION: BEDFORD/FRANKLIN 
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DATELINE: CHRISTIANSBURG                                LENGTH: Short

NARROWS STAYS CLOSE TO TOP SEED

Top-seeded Bland got by eighth-seeded Narrows 65-58 in the first round of the Mountain Empire District basketball tournament at Christiansburg High School.

In the second game, Fort Chiswell also advanced, pulling away for a 74-61 victory over Galax.

Travis Munsey scored 21 points and Patrick Smith 20 in Bland's win. David King added 11.

Jeff Dent had 20 points to lead Narrows, which stayed close throughout. The Green Wave trailed only by three points at halftime and by five at the end of three quarters.

Galax pulled to within four points with four minutes remaining, but Fort Chiswell pulled away down the stretch for an easy victory in the second game.

Brian Lampkins had 20 points for the Pioneers, Kevin Tomlinson added 16 and Scott Lyons 12. Jeff Spells led Galax with 12.

Bland will play the winner of today's Grayson County-Shawsville game, and Fort Chiswell will play the Floyd-Auburn winner. Semifinal action begins Friday night.

NARROWS (58)

Mann 7, Johnson 4, Mosley 13, Bragg 12, Dent 20, Martin 2. BLAND (65)

Kegley 5, King 11, Meadows 5, Smith 20, Tickle 3, Munsey 21. Narrows 15171016-58 Bland 22131218-65 Three-point goals: King 3, Meadows.

by CNB