ROANOKE TIMES

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

DATE: THURSDAY, February 24, 1994                   TAG: 9402240270
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: C-5   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Medium


HIGHLANDERS ELIMINATE JAMES RIVER

Brad Melton scored 20 points and grabbed 16 rebounds and Jason Anderson added 14 points as Glenvar routed James River 80-63 in a Pioneer District tournament quarterfinal high school basketball game Wednesday at Glenvar.

Glenvar (13-6) took a 21-10 lead after the first quarter, and James River (4-15) never got closer than 10 points after that. The Highlanders outrebounded the Knights 42-27 and made 22 of 35 free-throw attempts.

Keith Bryant led James River with 16 points.

Bath County 78\ Craig County 55

HOT SPRINGS - The Chargers made 56.5 percent of their field-goal attempts in a Pioneer District tournament quarterfinal win over the Rockets.

Bath County (11-9), seeded fourth, plays top-seeded Parry McCluer Friday at Lord Botetourt High School. Billy Thomas led the Chargers with 18 points, and Kris Phillips and Patrick Lennon each scored 14.

Craig County (5-11) turned the ball over 22 times, and Bath County committed a season-low two turnovers. Robby Huffman led Craig County with 16 points.

\ Amherst County 49\ Staunton River 41

LYNCHBURG - Amherst County rallied in the fourth quarter to knock off Staunton River in the quarterfinals of the Seminole District tournament at Liberty University's Vines Center.

Scott Christian scored eight of his 13 points in the fourth period as Amherst County outscored Staunton River 16-3 to notch the come-from-behind victory. Camm Jackson made five of seven free-throw attempts in the fourth quarter for the Lancers.



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