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

DATE: SATURDAY, June 12, 1993                   TAG: 9306120190
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

ALLEGHANY STAR HEADED TO FERRUM

Alleghany High School basketball star Michael Hunter, the Blue Ridge District player of the year, will attend Ferrum College.

Hunter, a first-team All-Timesland and second-team All-Group AA selection, averaged 22 points as a senior for the Mountaineers.

"He did it all for them," Ferrum coach Bill Pullen said. "He shoots 3-pointers, takes it to the hole . . . we're really excited to get him."

Pullen said he expects Hunter, who is 6-foot-2, to play as a freshman because the Panthers use three guards. He should be a major contributor in subsequent years because Walter Webb and Jerry Scarborough will be seniors and rising junior Quincy Quick may graduate in three years.

Pullen also has received a commitment from 6-9, 225-pound Toby Blair of Towson, Md. Blair played last season for ex-Pullen assistant Michael Byrne at Hargrave Military Academy.

by CNB