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

DATE: FRIDAY, October 29, 1993                   TAG: 9310290152
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B7   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Staff report
DATELINE: BLACKSBURG                                LENGTH: Medium

INDIANS CLINCH TIE FOR TITLE

Junior forward Lisa Price scored 10 of her 21 points in the fourth quarter Thursday night as Blacksburg pulled away from Radford for a 48-35 victory and clinched at least a tie for the New River District girls' basketball title.

The Indians (17-1 overall, 4-0 district) led 21-16 at halftime and 33-24 after three quarters. Timesland's third-ranked team outscored the Bobcats 15-11 in the fourth quarter. Meredith Braine had 10 points for Blacksburg.

Charlee Taylor's 13 points led Radford (6-12, 2-2).

\ Auburn 63

Bland County 35

RINER - The Eagles' full-court, man-to-man defense harassed the Rockets (0-18, 0-16) into 51 turnovers. Those mistakes led to many easy layups for Auburn. Angie Simpkins led the Eagles (12-6, 11-5) with 20 points, and Sherry Smith added 14 points and 14 steals. \

Floyd County 83

Shawsville 42

SHAWSVILLE - Cindy Chafin scored a game-high 17 points as the Buffaloes, winners of the regular-season Mountain Empire district title, continued their march with a rout of the Shawnees.

Lee-Ann Pursifull added 15 points - including nine on 3-pointers - for the fourth-ranked Buffaloes (18-1, 16-0), who led 52-21 at halftime.

Lori Harmon had 11 points, and Lynette Nolley added 10.

Brandy Alexander and Robin Burdette led Shawsville (11-7, 11-5) with 10 points apiece.

\ Galax 48

Giles 46

PEARISBURG - Tammy Cox hit two free throws with 25 seconds remaining to give the Maroon Tide a Mountain Empire District victory over the Spartans. Galax (11-7, 11-5) stormed to an 11-point halftime lead, but Giles (5-13, 5-11) came back in the third period, outscoring the Maroon Tide 10-2. \

Narrows 50

Rocky Gap 41

NARROWS - Melinda Fleeman had 22 points and 16 rebounds, leading the Green Wave to a Mountain Empire District victory over the Eagles. Suzanne Webb had 14 points and 11 rebounds for Narrows (9-9, 8-8), and Melissa Lawrence has 12 assists.

\ Christiansburg 48

Carroll County 41

HILLSVILLE - Lori Wilson's late free throws helped the Demons defeat the host Cavaliers (9-8, 0-4) in a New River District game.

After Carroll County closed to 45-41 late in the game, Wilson sank three of four free-throw attempts to seal the victory. She finished with 14 points.

Maureen Jackson led the Demons (9-9, 2-2) with a game-high 20 points.

Marie Martin led Carroll County with 12 points. \

see microfilm for box score

Memo: longer version ran in the State edition.

by CNB