Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, January 29, 1994 TAG: 9401290189
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C2 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
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DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
Shawsville 58
SHAWSVILLE-Shannon Havens scored 27 points and Bland sent the Shawnees to their 11th loss of the season in a Mountain Empire District boys' game.
Shawsville (0-11 overall, 0-9 district) cut its deficit to three points with 2 1/2 minutes left, but Bland (6-6, 5-4) made seven of nine free throws the rest of the way, including a 4-for-4 performance by David Lambert, who finished with 11 points.
Darrell Bibb scored 19 points, Jeremy Nichols 16 and Tommy Jones 12 for Shawsville. \
Fort Chiswell 61
Giles 57
FORT CHISWELL - Jody Burnett scored 22 of his 31 points in the second half and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead the Pioneers (4-7, 4-6) to a Mountain Empire District victory over the Spartans (3-7, 3-5).
Fort Chiswell trailed 30-26 at halftime before rallying in the second half.
Aaron Myers led Giles with 27 points. \
Grayson County 68
Galax 55
GALAX - Freshman guard Wes Self scored 21 points, including nine on 3-pointers, to lead the Blue Devils past the Maroon Tide in the Mountain Empire District.
Stevie Grimes led Galax (3-7, 3-5) with 16 points, and Jeff Ross had 10 points and 11 rebounds. \
Narrows 75
Rocky Gap 63
ROCKY GAP - Guard Patrick Bailey sank three 3-pointers to start the fourth quarter as the Green Wave surged for 28 points in the final quarter to beat the Eagles in a Mountain Empire District game.
Bailey, who finished with a game-high 31 points, keyed a Narrows offensive run that snapped a 47-47 tie after three quarters. The Green Wave (2-7, 1-5) got 12 points and 11 rebounds from center Norman Perkins. \
Calvary Christian 77
Gateway Christian 67
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Robbie Pickett's 3-point play with six seconds left in regulation tied the game and then Tommy Jones scored five points in overtime to pace Calvary Christian's non-district victory.
Gateway Christian (4-3) led by five points with 24 seconds left, but missed two one-and-one free throws. The Crusaders got 23 points from Ryan Gordon.
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