Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, January 14, 1995 TAG: 9501160069
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-2 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
DATELINE: HOT SPRINGS LENGTH: Long
Bath County (7-3 overall, 2-1 Pioneer) trailed 48-38 with 4 minutes, 23 seconds remaining. Jon Rodgers, who scored 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds, hit a 3-pointer to to start the Chargers' comeback. Kris Phillips then hit two free throws and a 3-pointer around a couple of Glenvar misses to pull Bath County to 48-46.
Jason Darnall then hit a shot to give the Highlanders (7-2, 2-0) a four-point lead. Rodgers hit two free throws, and after Glenvar missed a free throw, Rodgers hit a 3-pointer to cut the lead to 52-51 with 1:16 left.
After both teams missed shots, the Chargers misfired three times underneath the basket with nine seconds left and Glenvar prevailed despite missing a free throw in the last few seconds. Todd Townsend's 3-pointer at the buzzer for Bath County just missed.
Corey Willis and Darnall each scored 16 points for the Highlanders.
The Chargers, who shot 29 percent for the game, played without their leading scorer, Patrick Lennon, who quit the team for personal reasons.
Glenvar (52)
Darnall 16, Varney 7, Williamson 2, Willis 16, Atkinson 3, Williams 8
Bath County (51)
Buzzard 7, Williams 2, Phillips 10, Townsend 12, Alexander 8, Rodgers 12
Glenvar 18--12--11--11-52
Bath County 7--17---7--20-51
Three-point goals: Varney, Willis 4, Buzzard, Phillips 2, Townsend 2, Rodgers 2
JV: Bath County, 51-47.
Staunton River 56
Altavista 45
MONETA - Hunter Hoggatt welcomed his former teammates into his new home, then burned the Colonels in a Seminole District game.
Hoggatt, who transferred from Altavista before this school year, racked up a game-high 18 points as the Golden Eagles (7-4, 7-4) rolled. Cornelius Fox also scored 18 points for Staunton River, including two 3-pointers.
Fox scored 10 of his points in a 27-point Golden Eagles fourth quarter. Staunton River shot 16-for-17 from the free-throw line in the fourth to ice the game and was 24-of-27 overall.
Lee Sherlan led Altavista (7-3, 7-3) with 14 points, and Dennis Brown added 13.
Altavista (45)
Reigard 3, Paine 4, Brown 12, Clark 8, Woodrift 4, Sherlan 14.
Staunton River (56)
Hoggatt 18, Fox 18, English 7, Turner 8, Witcher 5.
Altavista 11--10---8--16-45
Staunton River 7--16---6--27-56
Three-point goals: Hoggatt, Fox 2, English, Brown, Reigard.
JV: Staunton River, 50-48.
Salem 65
Lord Botetetourt 55
DALEVILLE - Kevin Garst had 27 points - 14 in the fourth quarter - to lead the Spartans past the Cavaliers in a Blue Ridge District game.
Salem (5-4, 1-1) also got 15 points from Matt Woolwine and 10 from Ryan Reeves.
Lord Botetourt (7-3, 0-1) had a five-point lead at halftime but unraveled in the third quarter by trying to run with the Spartans. Salem took advantage of the lapse by scoring transition baskets and dominating inside, winning the third quarter 25-12.
Shannon Williams led the Cavaliers with 27 points and 10 rebounds.
Garst took over in the fourth quarter, scoring 14 of the Spartans' 21 points including eight consecutive free throws down the stretch. Garst also grabbed 10 rebounds.
Lord Botetourt cut its deficit to five points on a couple of occasions in the fourth quarter, but poor shot selection enabled Salem to remain in front.
Salem (65)
Monroe 5, Pendleton 6, Garst 27, Woolwine 15, Hall 2, Reeves 10.
Lord Botetourt (55)
Neal 13, Salvi 11, Williams 27, Gates 2, Beck 4.
Salem 8--11--25--21-65
Lord Botetourt 8--16--12--19-55
Three-point goals: Pendleton, Garst, Salvi 3, Beck.
JV: Salem, 58-45.
Roanoke Catholic 79
North Cross 76
It was two against one as the Celtics upset the Raiders in overtime in a Virginia Independent Conference game at North Cross.
Tony Joyce and Rod Tasco combined for 46 points to propel Roanoke Catholic (2-9, 1-3). However, it was a 3-point shot by Chris Roberts that tied the score at 70 and forced overtime after the Raiders (5-5, 3-2) missed a last attempt to win in regulation.
Hal Johnson pumped in a career-high 44 points for the Raiders and also grabbed 14 rebounds.
Roanoke Catholic (79)
Wall 4, McCarthy 10, Lothes 3, Bratton 8, Roberts 8, Joyce 27, Tasco 19.
North Cross (76)
Watkins 4, Levan 1, Whitaker 10, Johnson 44, Haga 3, Prillaman 14.
Roanoke Catholic 16--19--22--13---9-79
North Cross 10--23--18--19---6-76
Three-point goals: Wall, McCarthy 2, Roberts, Joyce 3, Whitaker 2, Johnson.
JV: Roanoke Catholic, 66-64, 2OT.
William Byrd 79
Rockbridge 44
LEXINGTON - Every Terrier scored as William Byrd routed the Wildcats in Blue Ridge District action.
Rockbridge County couldn't stop the Terriers' Chris Childress, who scorched the Wildcats (0-10, 0-2) for 21 points and nine rebounds. Mayo Wilson also contributed for William Byrd (8-1, 1-0), draining three 3-pointers.
Rob Hoyle led the way for Rockbridge, scoring a team-high 11 points in the loss.
William Byrd (79)
Bryant 6, Wilson 9, Edwards 5, Bocock 2, Childress 21, Tuck 8, Blackwell 3, Mcguire 6, Muddiman 4, English 5, Obenchain 6, Thomas 4.
Rockbridge (44)
Wright 5, Terrell 9, Hoyle 11, Remillard 4, Byers 4, Ross 4, Early 2, Work 3, Gordon 2.
William Byrd 24--22--17--16-79
Rockbridge 12--14---6--12-44
Three-point goals: Wilson 3, Tuck 2, English, Wright, Byers.
JV: William Byrd won.
Craig County 72
Shawsville 52
NEW CASTLE - The Rockets outscored the Shawnees 24-3 in the second period en route to a 20-point victory over the Shawnees in non-district action.
Robby Huffman led Craig County's charge in the second period with 11 points, including three 3-pointers, and Jamie Fisher contributed nine in the quarter.
Fisher led the Rockets (3-4) with a game-high 20 points and Huffman finished with 19 points.
Tony Walker led Shawsville (1-9) with 13 points.
Shawsville (52)
Dow 2, Hughes 8, Nichols 8, Smith 2, Akers 8, Sage 4, Walker 13, Ashworth 2, Ryan 4.
Craig County (72)
Huffman 19, Peters 4, Blankenship 6, Fisher 20, Sowers 6, Pauley 2, K.Crawford 7, Gillingham 4, Jones 2, D.Crawford 2, Hutchinson 2.
Shawsville 12---3--20--17-52
Craig County 13--24--20--15-72
Three-point goals: Hughes, Nichols 2, Huffman 5, Fisher 2, K.Crawford.
JV: Shawsville, 49-23.
Liberty 72
Brookville 49
BEDFORD - The Minutemen (10-1, 10-1) played stingy defense and avenged their only loss of the season, beating the Bees (9-3, 9-3) in a Seminole District game.
Kris Ridgeway had 16 points and Stephen Shrader added 15 for Liberty.. The Minutemen led 35-16 at halftime and never were threatened.
Brookville (9-3) had no scorers in double figures.
Brookville (49)
Muncher 9, Rhodes 8, Ferguson 7, Price 4, Elder 4, Moran 4, Blum 4, Baird 3, Inge 2, Heddings 2, Landrum 2.
Liberty (72)
Ridgeway 16, Shrader 15, Coles 10, Long 9, Padgett 8, Stevens 5, Reynolds 4, Roop 3, St. Clair 2.
Brookville 4--12--13--20-49
Liberty 12--23--16--21-72
Three-point goals: Baird, Coles 2, Stevens, Roop.
JV: Liberty, 49-37.
Girls
Cave Spring 94
Patrick Henry 31
The Patriots had no answer for Aimee Beightol and the Knights.
Beightol scored a season-high 26 points as Cave Spring (8-3, 4-1) blew out visiting PH (0-11, 0-6) in the Roanoke Valley District.
The Patriots hung tough for 71/2 minutes, trailing 13-9 against a much taller Cave Spring team. Knights coach Linda Long called for a full-court press with about 21/2 minutes left in the first quarter, enabling Cave Spring to go on a 10-2 run that ended with Beightol's 3-pointer - one of her six - at the buzzer. PH never would get any closer.
Six-foot forward Jackie Banks led Cave Spring in the second period, scoring seven of her 21 points. Cheryl Rhodes also added 12 points for the Knights.
In the third period, Beightol went on a tear, scoring 11 points. She connected on three 3-pointers and another field goal, boosting the Cave Spring lead to 54 points at the end of the third.
Artrice Webb led the Patriots with 10 points.
Cave Spring (94)
Al.Beightol 4, Ai.Beightol 26, Smith 6, E.Rappold 4, Morioka 2, Dierker 3, Griffin 4, Banks 21, Rhodes 12, Simmons 2, Bryan 6.
Patrick Henry (31)
Hill 7, Rutherford 8, Harmon 1, Webb 10, Kent 5.
Cave Spring 23--27--26--18-94
Patrick Henry 11---4---7---9-31
Three-point goals: Hill, Ai.Beightol 6.
JV: Cave Spring, 47-14.
Franklin County 59
William Fleming 40
Betty Smith scored eight of her team-high 15 points in the first half as the Eagles bolted to a 14-point halftime lead and never looked back in the Roanoke Valley District game against the Colonels.
Natalie Giles added 13 points and Sandy Hudson chipped in 10 for visiting Franklin County (6-3, 3-3).
William Fleming (6-3, 0-3) was led by Felicia Manns, who scored a game-high 20 points - 14 in the second half.
Franklin County (59)
Hudson 10, Wilson 4, Bence 4, Campbell 8, Jones 5, Giles 13, Smith 15
William Fleming (40)
Wallace 2, Lawrence 1, Barber 6, Trent 4, Burwell 3, Irving 4, Manns 20
Franklin County 13--14--18--14-59
William Fleming 7---6--12--15-40
Three-point goals: Barber, Irving, Jones
JV: William Fleming, 50-25.
Roanoke Catholic 51
North Cross 28
Abby Dickson scored 25 points to lead the Celtics past the Raiders in a Blue Ridge Conference game.
Catholic (7-4, 5-0) took an 18-4 first-quarter lead and led 32-14 at halftime.
Emily Cook led North Cross (1-7, 1-4) with 12 points.
Roanoke Catholic (51)
Dickson 25, Hinman 8, Ronquillo 6, Engle 5, Campbell 5, Furrow 2.
North Cross (28)
Cook 12, Anthony 8, Kelly 6, Ballinger 2.
Roanoke Catholic 18--14--11---8-51
North Cross 4--12---4---8-28
Three-point goals: Anthony 2.
JV: North Cross, 29-17.
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