Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, December 10, 1994 TAG: 9412140070
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
DATELINE: ALTAVISTA LENGTH: Long
Arrington scored eight of his 13 in the first half, but the Minutemen (2-1 overall, 2-1 Seminole) broke open the game in the second half by using defensive pressure to outscore the Colonels 35-17.
Gregg Reynolds scored 12 points for Liberty - 10 in the second half to lead the charge.
Altavista (3-1, 3-1) got 10 points from Brian Clark.
Liberty (69)
Reynolds 12, Coles 4, Ridgeway 4, Arrington 13, Stevens 9, Carson 8, Padgett 6, Long 5, Rupe 4, Schrader 4.
Altavista (42)
Reighard 4, Organ 6, Payne 7, Brown 9, Clark 10, Woodruff 4, Shirlen 2.
Liberty 15--19--16--19-69
Altavista 12--13--11---6-42
Three-point goals: Payne, Brown, Stevens 3, Arrington.
JV: Liberty, 62-50.
Alleghany 68
Cave Spring 64
LOW MOOR - Donnie Costigan scored 16 points and Rashad Worth added 15 as the Mountaineers (2-1) held off a second-half comeback to down the Knights (1-2) in non-district action.
Doug Cullinan led Cave Spring's comeback, scoring nine of his 12 points in the second half. With the Knights down by 18 in the third, Cullinan, who had not played all season, came off the bench and hit three 3-pointers, eventually cutting the Mountaineers' lead to two points late in the game.
With 90 seconds on the clock and Cave Spring down by two, the Knights' John Finnerty missed a layup and Cave Spring was forced to foul. Alleghany connected on its free throws and iced the victory.
Costigan and Worth combined for four 3-pointers for the Mountaineers. James Hughes scored 12 points and Shrell Bolden tossed in 11 to aid Alleghany, which avenged an 80-66 loss to the Knights a week ago.
Matt Matheny led Cave Spring with 13 points and Dusty Beekman added 10 points.
Cave Spring (64)
Shertz 4, Irvin 5, Finnerty 8, Cullinan 12, Beekman 10, Johnston 5, Matheny 13, McClain 4.
Alleghany (68)
Crawford 9, Bolden 11, Costigan 16, Hughes 12, Petty 6, Worth 15.
Cave Spring 7--14--23--20-64
Alleghany 12--20--20--16-68
Three-point goals: Cullinan 3, Irvin, Johnston, Costigan 3, Worth.
JV: Alleghany, 53-50.
Lord Botetourt 61
James River 51
DALEVILLE - The Cavaliers hit 82.3 percent from the floor in the second half to pull away and beat the pesky Knights in a non-district game.
Leading 27-26 at halftime, Lord Botetourt hit 14 of 17 shots in the final 16 minutes to defeat its county neighbor. The Cavaliers (2-1) hit 22 of 41 field-goal attempts.
Shannon Williams' 29 points paced the Cavs. Jonathon Neal had 11 points and seven assists, and Ryan Salvi also contributed 11 points.
Center Shahon Burrell led James River (0-2) with 15 points and nine rebounds. Curtis Nolan added 11 points for the Knights.
James River (51)
Minnis 7, Peery 8, Nolan 11, Shorter 6, Firebaugh 4, Burrell 15.
Lord Botetourt (61)
Neal 11, Salvi 11, Pauley 2, Williams 29, Morris 2, Jeter 1, Shupe 5.
James River 12--14--10--15-51
Lord Botetourt 10--17--12--22-61
Three-point goals: Minnis, Nolan, Neal, Salvi 3.
JV: James River, 49-46, OT.
Staunton River 62
Jefferson Forest 41
FOREST - Hunter Hogatt scored 26 points, including five 3-pointers, as the Golden Eagles punished the Cavaliers in the Seminole District.
Staunton River (2-1, 2-1) took a 25-16 halftime lead and Jefferson Forest (1-2, 1-2) never could get any closer.
Cornelius Fox pumped in 13 points and Jeff English added another 11 for the Golden Eagles.
Jimmy Gillespie led the Cavaliers with 17 points, including three from 3-point range.
Staunton River (62)
Turner 2, Hogatt 26, Fox 13, English 11, Casey 2, Witcher 5, Martin 3.
Jefferson Forest (41)
Durie 8, Lowe 1, Hughes 4, Klacynski 2, Myers 3, Rosser 4, Marino 2, Gillespie 17.
Staunton River 13--12--14--23-62
Jefferson Forest 11---5---6--19-41
Three-point goals: Gillespie 3, Hogat 5.
JV: Jefferson Forest won.
Roanoke Valley Chr. 57
Holy Cross 51
LYNCHBURG - Mark Arbogast scored 13 of his 22 points in the second half and teammate Joel Nester shut down the Gaels' top scorer after intermission as the Eagles (4-0, 2-0) rallied for a Virginia Independent Conference victory.
Abe Hughes had 11 points in the first half, but Nester shut him out in the second half until the final minute, when Hughes hit a 3-pointer and a layup. Nester scored 15 points and also had a team-high nine rebounds.
Dan Schemmel added 13 points for Holy Cross (0-3, 0-2).
Roanoke Valley Christian (57)
Arbogast 22, Foster 8, Booth 4, Surkamer 6, Nester 15, Griffin 2.
Holy Cross (51)
Mock 6, Calhoun 4, Hughes 16, Schemmel 13, Esquerra 6, Colinger 6.
Roanoke Valley Chr. 17--10--17--13-57
Holy Cross 15--14---7--15-51
Three-point goals: Arbogast 2, Hughes 2, Schemmel.
JV: Roanoke Valley Christian, 49-29.
Roanoke Catholic 72
St. Anne's-Belfield 65
CHARLOTTESVILLE - Rod Tasco, hampered by foul trouble in the first half, scored 15 of his game-high 20 points in the second half as the Celtics opened the season with a victory in Charlottesville.
Tasco scored seven points in a decisive third quarter, when Roanoke Catholic (1-0) outscored St.Anne's (1-3) 18-11. Tasco finished with 14 rebounds, nine on the offensive end.
Point guard Tony Joyce finished with 19 points and seven assists. Brendan McCarthy scored 15.
Roanoke Catholic (72)
Wall 3, Alzubaidi 4, Wierzbic 2, McCarthy 15, Lothes 6, Bratton 5, Joyce 19, Tasco 20.
St. Anne's-Belfield (65)
Clutter 5, Rannigan 3, Trotter 16, Rizzo 10, Campbell 6, Francis 8, Graham 3, Coleman 14.
Roanoke Catholic 14--19--18--23-72
St. Anne's-Belfield 11--20--11--23-65
Three-point goals: Rizzo 2, McCarthy 2, Clutter, Trotter, Wall.
Timberlake Christian 57
North Cross 41
LYNCHBURG - Timberlake Christian outscored the Raiders by 10 points in the fourth quarter en route to a victory over the Raiders.
Brian Whitaker led North Cross (1-3, 1-1) with 15 points and Hal Johnson added 14 points and 14 rebounds.
Jon Phillips led all scorers with 18 points and Jason Spears tossed in 11 points, including three 3-pointers for Timberlake (1-1, 1-1).
North Cross (41)
Watkins 2, LeVan 2, Whitaker 15, Vatze 1, Johnson 14, Haga 3, Prilliman 4.
Timberlake Christian (57)
Craig 5, Phillips 18, Napier 8, Coleman 4, Walker 2, Spear 11, Fitzgerald 9.
North Cross 12--12---7--10-41
Timberlake Christian 14--16---7--20-57
Three-point goals: Johnson 2, Whitaker 5, Craig, Phillips, Napier, Fitzgerald, Spear 3.
JV: North Cross, 72-53.
Girls
Franklin County 44
E.C. Glass 42
LYNCHBURG - Betty Smith scored a game-high 15 points as the Eagles slipped past the Hilltoppers in a non-district game.
Franklin County (3-0) survived two field-goal attempts by E.C. Glass just before the final buzzer. The Eagles also got 14 points from Natalie Giles.
The Hilltoppers (0-2) got 12 points from Lee Ann Houston.
Franklin County (44)
Hudson 1, Wilson 4, Campbell 8, Jones 2, Giles 14, Smith 15.
E.C. Glass (42)
Goode 4, Mallott 7, Reid 5, Scott 6, King 3, Houston 12, Johnson 2, Drew 3.
Franklin County 8---4--18--14-44
E.C. Glass 10--14---8--10-42
Three-point goals: Coiles 2, Reid.
Roanoke Valley Chr. 42
Holy Cross 30
LYNCHBURG - The Eagles (5-0, 1-0) overcame an early deficit and 15 turnovers against full-court pressure to defeat the Gaels (1-1, 1-1) in the Blue Ridge Conference.
Genia Guthrie and Jenny Coons led RVC. Guthrie had 13 steals to go with 11 points and Coons added 13 points to lead all scorers.
Holy Cross (1-1, 1-1) was held to three points in the fourth quarter.
Roanoke Valley Christian (42)
Guthrie 11, Lockhart 2, Helton 6, Coons 13, Rakes 1, Bryant 4, Douglas 1, Long 4.
Holy Cross (30)
Gamis 6, Miller 3, England 9, Shallock 4, Todd 2, Melton 4, King 2.
Roanoke Valley Chr. 7--10--10--15-42
Holy Cross 7--12---8---3-30
JV: Holy Cross, 40-32.
Roanoke Catholic 55
Carlisle 29
MARTINSVILLE - The Celtics rolled to an 18-4 advantage in the first quarter and coasted to a Blue Ridge Conference victory over the Chiefs.
Abby Dickson led the way for Roanoke Catholic (3-1, 2-0) with 16 points, but it was a team effort as every player on the Celtics' roster scored. Christy Hinman had a game-high 11 rebounds and Dickson added 10 as the Celtics dominated the boards 35-22.
Brooke Holyfield led Carlisle (0-4, 0-2) with 11 points.
Roanoke Catholic (55)
Campbell 8, Ronquillo 7, Furrow 6, Hinman 4, Hubble 2, Maxymiv 4, Dickson 16, Engl 2, Monsour 6.
Carlisle (29)
Dashoff 4, Patel 6, Haskins 6, Timmons 2, Holyfield 11.
Roanoke Catholic 18---6--12--19-55
Carlisle 4---8--12---5-29
JV: Carlisle, 19-18.
GW-Danville 57
Patrick Henry 32
DANVILLE - The Eagles bolted to an 18-6 lead in the first quarter and held on to beat the Patriots in the GW Invitational tournament.
Patrick Henry (0-2) employed a full-court press in the second quarter to cut its deficit to 10 points, but GW-Danville pulled away by outscoring the Patriots 14-8 in the third quarter.
Atrice Webb led Patrick Henry with 10 points.
Patrick Henry (32)
Webb 10, Kent 6, Hill 6, Moore 6, Davis 2, Lester 2.
GW-Danville (57)
Warner 16, Mottey 2, Swann 2, K.Jones 8, Withers 8, Dodson 5, Myers 9, Davis 6, M.Jones 1.
Patrick Henry 6--14---8---4-32
GW-Danville 18--12--14--13-57
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