Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, January 9, 1994 TAG: 9401100242
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C11 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
Floyd County (5-1 overall, 4-1 in the district) led 29-24 at halftime and outscored Giles (0-3, 0-2) 23-9 in the third quarter for the win.
Bobby Oglesby scored 14 points and Marty Smith had 13 for the Maroon Tide.
\ Alleghany 64
Blacksburg 56
BLACKSBURG - The Mountaineers took advantage of a 32-15 advantage in free-throw attempts to defeat the Indians.
Todd Wheatley scored 16 points to lead Alleghany (4-4), which hit 18 of its free throws to six for Blacksburg (0-4). Jermaine Winston had 13 points and Shrell Bolden added 11.
Jay Safford scored a game-high 18 points for the Indians, who also got 11 points from Michael Dowdy and 10 from Ben Araman. \
Lord Botetourt 66
North Cross 55
DALEVILLE - Ryan Salvi sank six 3-pointer and hit two free throws for 20 points as the Cavaliers rebounded from Friday night's loss to Salem to defeat the Raiders.
Salvi hit three 3-point goals in the first four minutes to give Lord Botetourt the early edge, but the Cavaliers got into foul trouble and were forced to play zone defense. North Cross failed to capitalize off the situation and Lord Botetourt got the non-district win.
Monty Smith scored 20 points for the Raiders, and Marcus Cardwell added 15.
Jeff Cronise grabbed 19 rebounds as the Cavaliers outrebounded North Cross 51-38. \
Franklin County 67
Martinsville 64
ROCKY MOUNT - Fifteen was the magic number for the Eagles as they got that many points from three players in a wild non-district victory over the Bulldogs.
Chad Foutz, K.C. Hancock and Carlos Holland led Franklin County (5-4) in scoring during a game that featured 41 fouls and two ejections.
Michael Martin led Martinsville (8-2) with 26 points and Markus Secton added 10. \
Auburn 65
Grayson County 57
RINER - The Eagles, forced to play at a slower tempo than they prefer by the Blue Devils' deliberate attack, took control in the second half and held on for a victory in a Mountain Empire District showdown.
Jon Reed led the way with 17 points for Auburn, which cut its miscues from 19 in the first half to nine after intermission. Randy Bonds contributed 16 points and 11 rebounds, and Mike Bower and Kerry Millirons scored 12 points each. Bower also had six assists.
The victory moved the Eagles (6-1, 5-1) into a tie with Grayson County for first place in the district, pending the outcome of Saturday night's game between co-leader Floyd County and Giles.
Shane Griffin had 10 points to lead the Blue Devils (6-2, 5-1), who could not overcome their 28 turnovers. \
Holy Cross 82
Roanoke Valley Christian 60
LYNCHBURG - Holy Cross built a 33-25 lead at halftime and expanded that in the third quarter to notch a Virginia Independent Conference victory over the Eagles.
Billy Fluker led Roanoke Valley Christian (3-5, 2-1) with 12 points, Joe Surkamer added 11 and Joel Nester had 10.
Holy Cross improved to 7-2 overall and 3-0 in the conference. \
Patrick Henry 69
Heritage 67
Chris Combs' free throw gave the Patriots the winning margin in a non-district game.
Combs finished with a game-high 25 points for Patrick Henry (5-1), which trailed 34-33 at halftime. Three Patriots scored in double figures.
Calvin Thompson led Heritage with 23 points. \
Pipestem (WVa.) Christian 50
Gateway Christian 36
PIPESTEM, WVa. - John Toler scored eight of his 11 points in the third quarter as Pipestem pulled away for a non-conference victory over the Crusaders.
Ryan Gordon, Gateway's leading scorer, collected three fouls in the first two minutes of the game, and Pipestem used a 19-5 third period to put the game out of reach.
The Crusaders (2-2) were held to 14 points in the first half. \
Girls
\ Heritage 45
Patrick Henry 37
Michelle Wrenn scored a game-high 19 points as the Pioneers kept the Patriots winless in a non-distrcit game.
Elisha Jones led Patrick Henry (0-7) with 13 points.
Heritage (2-3) led 23-22 at halftime, but used a 13-7 third period to widen its margin. \
Roanoke Valley Christian 30
Holy Cross 24
LYNCHBURG - The Eagles used a successful full-court press in the fourth quarter to pull away from Holy Cross in a Blue Ridge Conference game.
Jenny Coons led Roanoke Valley Christian (4-4, 2-0) with 10 points. Lauren Tucker led Holy Cross (7-3, 2-2) with eight.
The Eagles trailed 21-19 after three quarters, but their press held Holy Cross to three points in the final period. \
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