Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, February 15, 1992 TAG: 9202150201
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B2 EDITION: STATE
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE: WYTHEVILLE LENGTH: Long
GEORGE WYTHE UPSETS LEBANON
Jeffrey Bourne canned two free throws with eight seconds left to lift George Wythe to a pulsating 83-81 boys' basketball upset over Lebanon in the Hogoheegee District on Friday night.The loss was the first in district play this season for the Pioneers (14-3 overall, 11-1 Hogoheegee), who entered the game as the state's seventh-ranked team in Group A.
After Bourne's two free throws put the Maroons (14-7, 11-3) up by two, Lebanon had a final shot to tie, but Ben Campbell's 10-footer dropped off the rim at the horn.
Guard Chris Waddell had a huge game for the Maroons, making three 3-pointers en route to 28 points. Sie Dickerson contributed 14 points for Wythe.
Aaron Fuller paced Lebanon with 17 points, and Brian Summers had 16. \
Virginia High 80
Marion 61
BRISTOL - The Bearcats pounced on Marion early and evened the Highland District race by spanking the league leaders.
Robbie Howard poured in 36 points to lead the way for Virginia High (16-3, 8-1). Adrian Sensabaugh added 15 points and Mike Danser 10 as the Bearcats outscored Marion in every quarter.
Marion (16-3, 8-1) got 22 points from Eric Hungate, but the Scarlet Hurricane's other big man, Eddie Boothe, was held to four points. He had nearly 30 points the last time the two teams met.
Brad Gates contributed 15 points for Marion.
Both teams have one district game remaining. \
Covington 62
James River 58
BUCHANAN - The Cougars (15-3, 15-1) sank their free throws when they needed to and clinched the regular-season championship in the Pioneer District.
When second-place James River (12-6, 12-4) was forced to foul in the fourth quarter, Covington held its lead by sinking nine of 17 free throws. The Cougars, who led 35-30 at halftime, were held to three field goals as the Knights tried to rally.
Everett Hughes led all scorers with 18 points for the Cougars, who won by 14 points when the teams met at Covington. Tony Jeter had 17 points, and Keeno Jones added 11.
Troy Thompson led James River with 17 points, Solan Wooden had 16 and Matt Ward put in 11. The Knights were 25-of-58 (43 percent) on field-goal attempts.
\ Natural Bridge 74
Rockbridge 72
FAIRFIELD - Kenny Lewis scored 11 points in the fourth quarter and Marty Early had 10 as the Rockets pulled out a Pioneer District victory with a furious fourth-quarter rally.
Early finished with 22 and Lewis 18 for Natural Bridge (8-11, 8-9), which erased a 16-point deficit in the fourth quarter with a 27-9 run.
Andy Cline scored 22 and Kevin Alestock 12 for the Rebels (5-15, 4-14). Davie Layton's offensive rebound and stickback late in the game was waved off for coming after the buzzer. \
Lexington 58
Parry McCluer 48
LEXINGTON - A 17-6 run in the third quarter carried the Scarlet Hurricane past Parry McCluer in a Pioneer District matchup.
Jesse Baker had a game-high 23 points for Lexington (11-7, 9-7). Gavin Clark added 13 and Ethan Emma 11.
Leslie Gray scored 17, Chuck Baker 11 and Jason Baker 11 for the Fighting Blues (9-10, 8-9). \
Bath County 83
Highland 52
MONTEREY - Todd Jenkins' 23 points led the Chargers to the Pioneer District romp over the Rams.
Matt Sherrard contributed 14 points for Bath County (13-7, 12-6), which raced to an early lead and coasted the rest of the way.
Chris Schill had 14 points and Shaun Harvey 13 for Highland (3-15, 3-14).
\ Laurel Park 73
Dan River 35
MARTINSVILLE - Laurel Park's Odell Hodge scored 30 points and had 16 rebounds and eight blocked shots as the Lancers cruised to a Piedmont District victory.
Laurel Park (17-2, 15-0), the state's top-ranked Group AA team, got 10 points each from Ron Wilson and Chauncey Strange.
Roderick Davis had 13 for Dan River (5-14, 4-12).
Because Martinsville won its game over Tunstall, Laurel Park was unable to clinch the Piedmont District title.
Hodge is second on Virginia's all-time high school scoring list with 2,278 points. He trails Pennington Gap's Steve Marsee, who had 2,459 points. \
Martinsville 72
Tunstall 57
DRY FORK - Michael Frasier scored 22 points and the Bulldogs' delay game stymied the Trojans in a Piedmont District victory.
Demetrius Martin added 17 points for Martinsville, and Lamont Martin had 14.
Tarrace Carter's 22 points and Chris Walton's 18 led Tunstall (9-9, 9-7). Walton had 12 rebounds. Carter had 20 points in the first half, but sat out part of the second as Tunstall went to smaller, quicker defenders.
Tunstall started fast and led 20-16 after one quarter. Martinsville went to a delay game that took Tunstall out of its running offense, and the score was 32-32 at halftime.
In the second half, Tunstall's shooting went cold. Martinsville took the lead and went to a four-corners offense, forcing Tunstall to foul. The Bulldogs pulled away with free throws, making 15 in the second half and 17 of 26 in the game. \
Magna Vista 75
Chatham 52
CHATHAM - The Warriors pulled away in the fourth quarter while using a spread offense and went home with a Piedmont District victory.
Magna Vista (13-5, 11-5) led by 11 points entering the fourth, then went behind Chatham's defense for repeated layups. Marcus Toney's 20 points led the Warriors.
Chatham (1-17, 1-15) was led by Chris Turner's 18 points. \
Fieldale-Collinsville 52
Patrick County 40
COLLINSVILLE - The Cavaliers built an early lead and rolled to a Piedmont District win behind the play of Keith Hodge and Lemuel Jones.
Hodge and Jones combined for 31 points on 12-of-19 shooting. The duo also produced 13 rebounds and seven steals for F-C (11-7, 9-7).
The Cougars (4-14, 4-12) had 10 players score, but no one reached double figures. Chad Joyce was tops with nine points. \
Bassett 62
Gretna 52
GRETNA - The Bengals broke open a tight Piedmont District game in the fourth quarter for a road victory.
Bassett (9-9, 8-8) led only 41-40 entering the fourth. Dytanyon Norman led the winners with 26 points. Eric Waller paced the Hawks (6-13, 4-12) with 24 points and seven rebounds. \
Auburn 70
Fort Chiswell 67
RINER - Ponch Linkous' three-point play with eight seconds left gave Auburn a Mountain Empire District upset victory.
Fort Chiswell's Doug Mabry missed a 3-point shot with two seconds left as Auburn improved to 11-7 overall, 10-6 in the district.
Auburn took a six-point lead early in the fourth quarter, but Fort Chiswell (14-4, 12-4) came back and took a 67-65 lead on Chad Coley's put-back with two minutes left. Auburn's Terry Millirons then made a 15-foot jumper to tie it again with 1:45 left.
After the Pioneers missed, Auburn held for the last shot. The Eagles called a timeout with 20 seconds left, then set up a play on which Linkous drove, scored and was fouled.
Linkous led the Eagles with 22 points. Brian Sale had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and Millirons finished with 10 points and 18 rebounds as Auburn outrebounded the bigger Pioneers 50-45. Brian Lampkins had 30 points for Fort Chiswell; teammates Mabry and Coley each had 10. \
Grayson County 59
Galax 51
GALAX - The Blue Devils gradually pulled away in the second half for a Mountain Empire District victory.
Michael Brown, who finished with 13 points, converted two length-of-the-court passes into layups to give Grayson County an eight-point lead, and the Blue Devils made it stand up by converting their free throws down the stretch.
Grayson County (15-4, 14-2) also got 19 points from Wilbert Campbell and 15 from Devon Floyd.
Jeff Spells led Galax (11-7, 11-5) with 15 points but was in foul trouble as early as the second quarter. Jason Ross added 13 points for the Maroon Tide. \
Rocky Gap 46
Bland 39
BLAND - The Eagles took advantage of some shoddy ballhandling by the Rockets to blow the game open in the third quarter and score the Mountain Empire District win.
Leading 20-16 at halftime, Rocky Gap (8-9, 7-9) went to a press that forced Bland (2-16, 2-14) into numerous turnovers. The Rockets also didn't help themselves by making only 11 of 55 shots (20 percent) from the field.
Joseph Cromer led Rocky Gap with 11 points. Brad Harden had 17 points and Toby Dotson 15 for Bland. \
Chilhowie 55
PH-Glade Spring 36
CHILHOWIE - The Warriors broke open a close game in the fourth quarter to register a Hogoheegee District victory.
Chilhowie (8-9, 6-6) outscored the Rebels 20-4 in the fourth quarter to win going away. PH-Glade Spring went 3:46 without scoring as the Warriors seized control.
Jason Fore led Chilhowie with 13 points and got support from Patrick Brooks and Chris French, each of whom scored 11. \
Covington Boys' Home 72
Rainelle Christian 70
COVINGTON - Mark Webb and Paul Moore scored 14 points each as Boys' Home held off Rainelle (W.Va.) Christian.
Chris Hicks, Donnie Costigan and Paul Coiner added 12 each for Covington (15-2).
Kevin Beavers scored 24 and Ryan Fitzwater 16 for Rainelle, which missed a last-second shot attempt to tie the score. \
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