Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, March 1, 1991 TAG: 9103010702
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B5 EDITION: STATE
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE: BASSETT LENGTH: Medium
The Warriors, who scored 75 points in their first-round game, kept the pace slow against once-beaten Laurel Park, which racked up 92 in a first-round rout. J.J. Morrison added 10 points for the Lancers, who advance to Saturday's championship against the winner of tonight's semifinal game between Martinsville and Gretna.
Laurel Park outscored Magna Vista 13-3 on free throws. The Warriors had only four attempts in the game.
Melvin Hairston led Magna Vista with 18 points.
see microfilm for box score\ Highlands\ Tournament host and top seed Marion jumped to a 23-7 first-quarter lead on its way to a 73-58 semifinal victory over fifth-seeded Virginia High.
Shannon Archer scored 16 of his 21 points in the first half for the Scarlet Hurricane, and David Keith took over the scoring load in the second half, getting 17 of his game-high 26 after halftime.
Jason Null added 15 points and 13 rebounds for Marion, which led 38-24 at halftime despite missing 14 free throws. Archer had nine rebounds, and Keith chipped in six rebounds and five steals.
Robbie Howard had 14 points for Virginia High, which cut the lead to seven in the fourth quarter, but could get no closer.
Marion advanced to Saturday's championship game against second-seeded Lee, which defeated John Battle 60-48 in the other semifinal Thursday. Marion and Lee split during the regular season, with the home team winning each game.
see microfilm for box score\ Independent\ Top-ranked Christchurch ended Carlisle's season with 58-52 victory despite a strong second-half comeback in the Virginia Independent State Schools quarterfinals.
Carlisle (19-8) had early game jitters that were compounded by a box-and-one on Justin Mutch, who was held to two points in the first half. Christchurch (28-1) led 37-17 in the third quarter when the Chiefs went on an 11-0 run to make it 37-28, led by Donnie Pennington, who had eight points in the quarter.
Trailing 51-33 in the fourth, Carlisle made another last-gasp effort with a 12-0 run to make it 51-45. But Christchurch hit five of six free throws down the stretch to seal the victory.
Mutch finished with 19 points. Ricesell Bogan, a 5-7 point guard, scored 20 for Christchurch, which faces St. Vincent next.
Mutch, who averaged 17.2 points a game in the regular season, was the only Roanoke-area player selected to first-team all-state.
see microfilm for box score
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