VIKINGS PULL AWAY FROM ALLEGHANY

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

DATE: WEDNESDAY, February 17, 1993                   TAG: 9302170131
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B5   EDITION: STATE 
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Medium
VIKINGS PULL AWAY FROM ALLEGHANY
Northside nailed 10 of 13 free throws in the final 1:34 to pull away for a 70-65 Blue Ridge District boys' basketball victory over visiting Alleghany on Tuesday night, plunging both teams into a two-way tie for second place.
Jimmy Porter scored 17 points, Kelly Dampeer had 15, and Walt Derey added 12 for the Vikings (16-4 overall, 6-3 in the district). Alleghany (16-3, 6-3) was paced by Todd Wheatley with 25 points.
Both teams are a game back of Salem with one to play in the regular season. ALLEGHANY (65)
Bragg 1 0-0 2, Allen 1 0-0 2, Hunter 8 0-0 16, Hughes 5 0-2 10, Burks 4 2-4 10, Wheatley 11 2-2 25. Totals: 30 4-8 65. NORTHSIDE (70)
Hungate 0 8-10 8, Dampeer 5 4-5 15, Clemmer 1 0-0, Anderson 1 0-0 2, Pickeral 3 2-2 8, Garrison 2 0-2 4, Porter 7 2-4 17, Derey 5 -2-4 12, Porterfield 1 0-0 2. Totals: 25 18-27 70. Alleghany 11-12-23-19 - 65 Northside 18-17-16-19 - 70
Three-point goals: Wheatley, Dampeer, Porter. Total fouls: Alleghany 21, Northside 14.
JV score: 51-50 (OT), Northside.

Salem 104 Rockbridge County 73
LEXINGTON - Josh Pugh, Nathan Routt and Mark Byington combined for 65 points in leading the Spartans past the Wildcats in a Blue Ridge District game.
Combined with Alleghany's 70-65 loss at Northside, the victory enabled Salem (15-3 overall, 7-2 Blue Ridge), ranked fifth in the latest Group AA poll, to clinch at least a tie for the district's regular-season title. Salem leads both Alleghany and Northside by one game with one league contest to go.
Pugh had 25 points, Routt 22 and Byington 18 as the Spartans' attack proved to be too much for the Wildcats (8-11, 1-7).
Scoring easy baskets at will off its pressure defense, Salem erupted for 35 points in the second quarter to take command at 59-32.
Mark Mayerchek had 22 points and Marty Early 17 for Rockbridge. SALEM (104)
Wilson 8, Garst 8, Byington 18, Routt 22, Pugh 25, Terry 6, Monroe 2, Hudson 4, Prather 2, Pook 2, McMahon 7. ROCKBRIDGE (73)
Atkins 1, Stokes 5, Chambers 4, Reynolds 2, Bissell 4, Early 17, Hull 4, Mayerchek 22, Cline 5, Lewis 9. Salem 24352520-104 Rockbridge 17151922-73 Three-point goals-Byington 2, Stokes, Early. JV: Rockbridge won.
Giles 54 Bland 39

Auburn 64 Floyd County 62

Chilhowie 48 Abingdon 47
ABINGDON - D.J. Preston scored 13 points - two on free throws with 14 seconds left - as the Warriors won the non-district contest with the Falcons.
Chilhowie controlled the first half, leading 22-14 at halftime. Abingdon (11-9) rallied in the third quarter, outscoring the Warriors 20-5, but Chilhowie bounced back with a 21-13 rally of its own. Abingdon led by a point when Preston was fouled. He sank both free throws for the win. CHILHOWIE (48)
Blevins 7, Preston 13, Mason 2, French 11, Robinson 3, Ollinger 12. ABINGDON (47)
Whitlock 1, Gianforte 2, Fullen 17, Moretz 4, Neal 5, Bales 6, Brown 10, Price 2. Chilhowie 139521-48 Abingdon 682013-47 Three-point goals: Blevins, Preston, Fullen.
George Wythe 85i Holston 56
WYTHEVILLE - The Maroons outscored Holston by 20 in the third quarter on their way to a Hogoheegee District win.
Mike Cook had 18 points and 14 rebounds for George Wythe (14-7, 11-3). Tracy Brown added 15 points, J.J. Sheffey 14 and Aaron Black 10.
The Cavaliers dropped to 2-18, 1-13. HOLSTON (56)
Owens 5, Holiday 8, Bowling 11, Yarber 3, Bailey 13, Seymore 2, McClamery 7, Widner 3, Luck 4. GEORGE WYTHE (85)
Black 10, Brown 15, Sheffey 14, Bourne 1, A. Cook 6, Jakubiak 3, Hartladge 3, Shelton 6, Fiorini 9, M. Cook 18. Holston 1116920-56 George Wythe 15172924-85 Three-point goals: Bailey 2, McClamery, Brown 2. JV: 72-49, George Wythe.i
PH-Glade Spring 68 Rural Retreat 59
RURAL RETREAT - The Rebels (8-10, 5-8) outscored the Indians 25-7 in the second quarter, then held on for a Hogoheegee District victory.
Patrick Henry-Glade Spring led 38-17 at the half, but Rural Retreat (3-16, 2-12) chipped away and got to 60-56 with 1:30 left. John Hess then nailed a 3-pointer for the Rebels, forcing Rural Retreat to foul down the stretch.
Hess finished with 15 points and Michael Terry had 13. Stephen Pratt had a game-high 23 for Rural Retreat. PH-GLADE SPRING (68)
Terry 13, Castle 10, Hess 15, White 6, Wild 10, Gillespie 2, Barker 2, Reynolds 10. RURAL RETREAT (59)
Lethco 7, Childers 5, Dunford 1, Pratt 23, Houseman 4, Guynn 6, Gregory 13. PH-Glade Spring 13251515-68 Rural Retreat 1071923-59 Three-point goals: Terry, Hess, Reynolds, Lethco, Childers, Pratt 2, Gregory. JV: 50-24, Rural Retreat.

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