ROANOKE TIMES

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

DATE: TUESDAY, January 25, 1994                   TAG: 9401250099
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B2   EDITION: STATE 
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE: MARTINSVILLE                                LENGTH: Medium


LAUREL PARK SLIPS PAST DAN RIVER

Warrick Scott scored 23 points, and Girard Foster added 20 to lead Laurel Park to a 72-63 Piedmont District victory over Dan River in high school boys' basketball.

Scott scored seven of his points in the fourth quarter as the Lancers (11-3 overall, 10-1 Piedmont) outscored the Wildcats 23-14 to provide the final margin.

Claude Geene led Dan River with 20 points, and Chris Wilson scored 17.

\ Covington 78

Craig Countya 66

NEWCASTLE - Keeno Jones scored 22 points to lead the the Cougars to a Pioneer District victory over the Rockets.

Corey Hunter added 15 for Covington (4-7, 2-1), which outscored Covington 24-5 in the second quarter.

Robby Huffman led Craig County (1-5, 0-3) with 26 points.

\ Giles 72

Fort Chiswell 67

PEARISBURG - The Spartans outscored the Pioneers 25-17 in the fourth quarter, and Marty Smith sank two free throws in the last minute to seal the Mountain Empire District win.

Fort Chiswell led by no more than five points through the second and third quarters. Giles (2-6, 2-4) took the lead early in the fourth period and stretch it to seven but the Pioneers pulled to within one several times before Smith sealed the victory.

Patrick Steele paced Giles with 18 points and eight rebounds. Anthony Myers scored 12 points and Smith had 11 points, eight assists and was 4-of-4 from the free throw line.

Dyer Jackson scored 24 points and Jody Burnett had 22 for Fort Chiswell.

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