Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, January 26, 1994 TAG: 9401260200
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-4 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: By RAY COX STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
On reflection, that may have been too much to ask.
Fleming showed its familiar form in bopping the upset-minded Knights 93-67 to hand them their first loss of the season in the league.
"Nobody would have thought that we would be 3-1 in the district at this point," Cave Spring coach Rick Crotts said. "Cave Spring hasn't won the district in who knows how long. Fleming is an established power and we're coming here to play. They're like, `You're going to come in here and win at our place? No way.' "
Cave Spring (7-7 overall, 3-1 in the district) was in this for a while, but the Colonels (7-4, 1-2) quickly tired of their unheard-of role as district doormat. Fleming began its charge by scoring the last eight points of the first half to establish a 48-38 lead. The Colonels didn't let up much after that.
"We really got down and stuck them on defense," Colonels point guard Derrick Hines said.
Fleming never led by fewer than 12 the rest of the way.
"What we did was rebound, play defense, and get our break going - the stuff that Fleming usually does," said Hines, who had 26 points.
Hines, unmistakenly the leader of this bunch, had plenty of help. James Stokes, a sophomore, scored 23 points, lanky post player William Fitzgerald added 19, and Keith Hampton had 15 including the Colonels' only 3-pointer.
Crotts has been playing his Cinderella card at every opportunity in discussions with his team.
"You better believe it," he said. "Offensively, I think we can play with anybody. It's defense and rebounding that we need to work on."
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