Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, March 17, 1991 TAG: 9103180310
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C7 EDITION: STATE
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DATELINE: CHARLOTTESVILLE LENGTH: Medium
Shannon Barefield scored 25 points and Robbie Howard added 22 and 12 rebounds as Waynesboro claimed its first state title since 1960.
The Little Giants (25-3) also got 12 points and eight assists from Brian Moore. They shot 55 percent for the game, hitting 30 of 55 floor attempts.
R.E. Lee (25-5), failing in its bid for back-to-back state titles, was led by Marcus Reed with 16 points. Frankie Johnson had 11 points.
The teams, both members of the Valley District, already had played four times this season, each winning twice.
Lee clung to a 26-24 lead at halftime, but the second half was all Waynesboro.
Howard and Moore each added six points during Waynesboro's 18-0 run as the Little Giants turned their deficit into a 16-point advantage (42-26) with 3:18 remaining in the period.
During the streak, Lee went 0-for-8 from the field and turned the ball over six times.
Reed hit a pair of free throws to end the drought with 3:07 left in the third quarter, but Lee got no closer than 13 points the rest of the way.
\ Group AAA boys Bayside missed 5 of 6 free throws in the last 1:16 of regulation to let George Wythe-Richmond back in the game, then hit 8 of 10 in the extra period for a 59-55 overtime victory and the championship.
It was the second consecutive championship for the Marlins (25-4), who took the lead for good in overtime on two free throws by Greg Melvin.
George Wythe (22-4) never got closer than two points as Mario Mullen hit four straight free throws and Warrenton Parker hit two of four.
The Marlins fell behind with 1:19 left in the first half on a 3-point basket by George Wythe's Robert Johnson and never caught up until 3:55 from the end on a 3-pointer by Lamont Thomas.
Bayside was unable to get its lead above three points down the stretch and the missed three throws gave George Wythe a chance to catch up. Wilbert Jones scored with 48 seconds left and Simpson Tolliver tied the score with 14 seconds remaining.
Down 6-2 early in the game, Bayside ran off 11 straight points to go up 13-7. The Marlins led until Johnson hit the 3-pointer just before intermission.
During a six-minute span at the end of the second quarter and the start of the third, George Wythe outscored Bayside 13-1 to take a 35-27 lead, the Bulldog's biggest lead of the game.
Mullen, who was 12 of 13 at the free-throw line, led Bayside with 18 points.
The Bulldogs were led Tolliver and Darryl Cousins with 18 points each.
\ Group A Jeff Campbell scored 23 points, including a layup with 15 seconds to play, that gave Lebanon a 55-53 victory over Cumberland in the championship game.
With the score tied at 53, Campbell cut down the lane, took a pass from Scott Allen and laid the ball in to give Lebanon (23-7) its second state championship. The first Lebanon title was in 1964.
Cumberland called a timeout with nine seconds left, but when play resumed, John Baker's 3-point attempt with two seconds left bounced off the rim.
Campbell connected on 11 of 14 shots from the floor and also pulled down 11 rebounds. Ben Campbell added 13 points.
Allen finished with nine assists for Lebanon. Allen finished the three-game game tournament with 30 assists, breaking the previous tournament record of 20 set in 1989.
Allen picked up his third personal foul just four minutes into the game with the score tied 4-4. Allen went to the bench for six minutes and during that stretch Cumberland outscored Lebanon 18-5 to take a 22-9 lead.
Tyrone Mosby led Cumberland (25-3) with 16 points. Neil Bolden contributed 13 points and 20 rebounds. Steve Childress had 10 points for the Dukes. Bolden established a tournament record with 47 rebounds.
by CNB