Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, May 21, 1994 TAG: 9405210059
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-6 EDITION: STATE
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
The Bulldogs, who host the Region III tournament starting Monday, were led by Matthew Durand with two goals and an assist. Sam Kirby, Todd Johnson, Greg Barth and Carson Shearer scored the other goals. Johnson and Barth also had an assist while Brian Reeves got a fourth assist.
Martinsville is 12-3-1 while Magna Vista is 6-6. The Bullodgs held high-scoring Andrew Tunnell to four shots, but his brother John Tunnell had 15 saves compared to two for Smoke Preston, the Martinsville goalie. The Bulldogs outshot Magna Vista 37-5.
Martinsville plays host to the Region III tournament starting Monday. The Bulldogs get a first-round bye and play the winner of the Brookville-Salem first-round game Wednesday. Magna Vista takes on William Byrd on Monday in the other first-round contest.
In other high school sports:
\ BOYS' TENNIS: Senior Kevin Dalal and junior Jeff Henley of defending Group AA state champion Salem have a chance to win individual doubles and team state championships after helping the host Spartans defeat Fieldale-Collinsville 9-0 for the Region III team championship.
Salem will go for its second straight championship in the Group AA tournament June 1-2 at Poquoson High School, and Dalal and Henley will be playing for the individual doubles title, too. Senior Jay Gilliland of Lord Botetourt will play for the Group AA singles crown after defeating Dalal 6-0, 1-6, 6-3 for the Region III individual championship.
Dalal and Henley defeated Gilliland and his brother, Jamey, a freshman, 6-3, 6-2, for the doubles championship. Will Wimmer, Jon Valera, Peter Moran and Mark Byington won in singles in helping Salem repeat as the Region III champions. Henley, Vivek Reddy, Valera, Byington, Moran and Wimmer won in doubles.
In Bristol, Blacksburg's Robert Gibb defeated Virginia High's Chad Jones 6-1, 6-3. In doubles, Jones and Hank Rainero stopped Gibb and Justin Turner 6-4, 4-6, 6-3. Regional finals are set Tuesday at Richlands.
\ BASEBALL: In Galax, Floyd County scored eight unearned runs in the first inning and cruised to a 9-2 victory over the Maroon Tide in a game that did not count in the Mountain Empire District standings.
Dwayne Hale two hits, drove in two runs and scored two for the Buffaloes (11-7). Eric Wade and Ken Houtz had two hits each for Galax (6-12).
At Covington, Alleghany (12-5 overall, 6-4 in the Blue Ridge) bombed Rockbridge County 10-2 in a Blue Ridge District game as Cameron Crowder went 3-for-3 with a two-run homer while David Dixon and Todd Cook were each 2-for-2. Pat Hall got the win, allowing just three hits in six innings. The Wildcats are 3-7 in the district.
At Salem, the Spartans beat Northside 5-3 to clinch second place and a bye in Blue Ridge District tournament. R.J. Beckwith pitched 6 innings to get the victory while John Duffy got the last two outs for the save. The Spartans (11-6-1 overall, 6-3-1 in the Blue Ridge) were led offensively by Brian Crosswhite, who went 3-for-3 with one RBI, Greg Harrison, who drove in two runs, and Ricky Eubank, who was 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Northside was paced by Mark Freeland, who was 3-for-3 while Scott Booth and Jay Stafford each had two hits.
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