ROANOKE TIMES

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

DATE: SUNDAY, February 13, 1994                   TAG: 9402130164
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: C10   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Staff report
DATELINE: LOW MOOR                                LENGTH: Medium


ALLEGHANY DROPS BOTETOURT 72-59

Alleghany went on a 10-0 run with three minutes remaining to nail down a 72-59 Blue Ridge District win over Lord Botetourt in a high school basketball game Saturday.

Lord Botetourt (8-7, 2-6) led by four points at halftime, but Alleghany (10-7, 4-4) took the lead midway through the third period when Charles Hammond sank two 3-pointers. Jermaine Winston led Alleghany's 10-0 run in the final period by hitting two 3-pointers.

James Hughes led the Mountaineers with 15 points, and Todd Wheatley added 14.

Gade Sander led the Cavaliers with 17 points.

\ Castlewood 71\ Rural Retreat 63

Marty Holloway scored 16 points to pace a balanced attack as Castlewood got its seventh straight victory in a Hogoheegee District battle.

Travis Scott and Jason Monk each added 13 for the Blue Devils (10-8, 8-4).

Rural Retreat (7-9, 6-7) was led by Rusty Crigger's 14 points.

Roanoke Valley Christian 81\ North Cross 78

The Eagles (9-11, 7-5) used accurate 3-point shooting to build an early lead, then held off the visiting Raiders (9-7, 7-3) in a Virginia Independent Conference game.

Billy Fluker went 4-for-4 on 3-point attempts in the first two quarters as Roanoke Valley Christian took a 41-33 lead. The Eagles finished 7-for-12 from 3-point range.

Scott Apjok led the Eagles with 28 points and Fluker had 25, hitting another 3-pointer in the second half. Josh MacDermod added 10 points, nine rebounds and seven assists.

Marcus Cardwell and Monty Smith scored 24 points each for North Cross, which led briefly in the third quarter.

Girls\ North Cross 34\ Roanoke Valley Christian 33

Emily Cook nailed two free throws with 1 minute, 10 seconds remaining as the Raiders edged the Eagles.

North Cross (10-7) sealed up second place in the Blue Ridge Conference's Northern Division, which means it will be host for Tuesday's opening round game of the conference tournament. Roanoke Valley Christian (10-10) will have to go on the road.

After Cook's free throws, the Eagles missed two shots to regain the lead. The Eagles were bothered by the Raiders' full-court press, turning the ball over 26 times.

Cook led all scorers with 17 points. Angela Primo and Tiffany Hogan led the Eagles with 10 points apiece.



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