Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, November 5, 1994 TAG: 9411180040
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C-6 EDITION: METRO
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The Blue Demons won their sixth straight Region IV crown by claiming the top three individual places and placing five runners in the top 10 in finishing with 25 points. Christiansburg's Kevin Nolan won the meet in 15:29, which was 6 seconds faster than the second-best time posted by his younger brother, Matt. Christiansburg's Justin Mosby was third in 15:35.
The top four teams qualified for the Group AA state championship. Blacksburg was second with 53 points, followed by Abingdon (80) and Marion (118).
The Indians edged Abingdon and New River District rival Christiansburg to win the girls' meet. Blacksburg's Sarah Hendricks paced Blacksburg with a second-place finish overall in 18:36. Abingdon's Colleen Crawford won the meet in 18:19. As a team, Blacksburg finished with 55 points, Abingdon had 57, Christiansburg 61 and Marion 84.
The top four girls' and boys' teams and top 15 individuals will compete in the Group AA state championship meet next Saturday at Warrenton. The Group AA girls' race begins at 11:45 a.m., followed by the Group AA boys at 12:30 p.m.
Results in Scoreboard.
In Woodberry Forest, Maeve O'Meara of Roanoke Catholic and John Childress of Roanoke Valley Christian earned all-state status at the Virginia Independent Conference cross country championships.
O'Meara finished seventh in the girls' race with a time of 21:48 - 51 seconds off the winning pace - on the 3.1-mile course. Paul VI won the team title with 42 points and the Celtics finished sixth with 191.
Childress was eighth among the boys, with a time of 18:06, which was 57 seconds behind the winner. Paul VI also won the boys' title with 44 points, completing a sweep. Roanoke Valley Christian (261) was seventh and Roanoke Catholic (550) finished 22nd amond the 36 schools.
Results in Scoreboard.
There will be a three-way playoff for the New River District girls' basketball championship starting tonight when Blacksburg takes on Carroll County at Christiansburg High at 7 p.m.
The playoff became a necessity when Blacksburg defeated Carroll County 52-39 Thursday, leaving those two teams tied with Christiansburg. All three teams finished with 2-2 league records.
The winner of tonight's game will meet Christiansburg Monday at the gym of tonight's loser. The winner of that game will be the regular season champion and qualify for the Region IV tournament.
Because of the playoff, the New River District tournament won't start until Wednesday and will be completed Thursday. Pairings and sites for the two-game tournament will be announced next week.
Franklin County will play host Wednesday at 7 p.m. to G.W. Danville in a first-round Group AAA Northwest Region volleyball game. At the same time, Patrick Henry travels to Albemarle for another first-round contest.
The winners of the opening games will advance to the semifinals scheduled next Saturday at C.D. Hylton High School. If Franklin County wins, it will play a semifinal game at 2 p.m. while the Patriots would play in a noon contest. Finals are scheduled that afternoon at 5 p.m.
Galax and Narrows will hold a one-game playoff Monday at 7:30 p.m. at Fort Chiswell to decide the regular season champion of the Mountain Empire District girls' basketball race. The winner will earn a spot in the Region C tournament and be seeded No.1 in the tournament that opens the same evening with a pair of first-round games.
by CNB