ROANOKE TIMES

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

DATE: SUNDAY, March 1, 1992                   TAG: 9203010182
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: D4   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE: CHRISTIANSBURG                                LENGTH: Medium


FLOYD COUNTY BEATEN 58-52 IN DISTRICT FINAL

Mitch Hawks scored 19 points and second-seeded Grayson County downed regular-season champion Floyd County 58-52 for the Mountain Empire District tournament championship on Saturday night at Christiansburg High School.

Both teams will advance to the Region C tournament at Lord Botetourt High School this week. Floyd receives a bye and will play Friday night against the winner of the Covington vs. George Wythe game.

The Blue Devils will face James River Wednesday night.

Devin Floyd added 12 points for Grayson County, which built a 29-20 halftime lead and held off a Buffalo rally.

Fred Via scored 13 points and Jeremiah Slusher 10 for Floyd. Buffaloes' point guard Travis Crawford was named the district's player of the year. \

ODACS tournament

RICHMOND - Tim Henderson finished with 23 points and a 30-14 second-quarter surge lifted Gateway Christian to an 83-66 victory over United Christian in the championship game of the Old Dominion Association of Church Schools tournament.

It is the second consecutive ODACS Group A (50 students or less) title for the Crusaders, who will lose only Henderson to graduation next season.

Sam Moore and Matt Linkous added 18 points each and David Arthur had 16 for Gateway.

James Andrews scored 17 and Steve Powell and Phillip Powell had 16 each for United Christian. \

Highlands District

At Bristol, Eric Hungate had 19 points to lead Marion to a 63-49 victory over John Battle.

Tim Henson added 13 points and Brian Cregger 12 for Marion, which advances to the Region IV tournament Tuesday night at Blacksburg.

The Scarlet Hurricane outscored John Battle in every quarter and led 37-29 at halftime.

John Battle got 17 points from Collin Jones and 13 from Stacy Melvin.

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