Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, February 1, 1995 TAG: 9502010091
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-2 EDITION: STATE
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
DATELINE: MARTINSVILLE LENGTH: Long
Mike Martin led the Bulldogs (12-4 overall, 12-2 district) with a game-high 18 points in the battle of crosstown rivals. Carlos Martin tossed in 12 points for Martinsville and Manti Venable added 10. The Bulldogs are ranked eighth in Group AA.
Warrick Scott led the Lancers (10-5, 10-3) with 12 points and Darrell Wilson added 11.
Laurel Park (56)
D.Wilson 11, Jones 1, Carter 3, C.Wilson 8, Davis 7, Scott 12, Foster 8, Wall 6.
Martinsville (58)
Wells 6, Talley 4, C.Martin 12, M.Martin 18, Venable 10, Agnew 6, Seaton 2.
Laurel Park 19--14--13--10-56
Martinsville 14--17--16--11-58
Three-point goals: Carter, Davis.
JV: Martinsvliie, 71-56.
Narrows 74
Grayson County 70
NARROWS - Even an 18-point halftime deficit couldn't keep the Green Wave from pulling off a major upset.
The Green Wave roared back after trailing 48-30 to knock off the Blue Devils, the fourth-ranked team in the state Group A poll, in the Mountain Empire District.
Narrows (8-6, 2-2) went to man-to-man defense in the second half and took the lead by outscoring Grayson County 25-4 in the third quarter.
The Blue Devils' leading scorer, Brian Boyer, scored 16 points in the first half - 13 in the second quarter - but made only one field goal in the second half before fouling out midway through the fourth quarter.
Scott Stafford scored only two points for Narrows, but his free throws with eight seconds remaining iced the victory. Patrick Bailey scored 17 of his game-high 27 points in the second half and picked off four Grayson County passes. Brian Pruett added 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Green Wave, and Scott Vaught finished with 13 points and eight rebounds.
Russ Lambert and Chad Shaffner each led Grayson County (11-3, 3-1) with 14 points.
Grayson County (70)
Self 6, Shaffner 14, Austin 8, Osborne 2, Testerman 8, Boyer 18, Lambert 14.
Narrows (74)
Bailey 27, Perkins 5, Vaught 13, Pruett 16, S.Stafford 2, R.Stafford 5, Hollie 4, Robertson 2.
Grayson County 27--21---4--18-70
Narrows 17--13--19--25-74
Three-point goals: Lambert 4, Bailey 2, Perkins, Pruett.
JV: Narrows won.
James River 59
Parry McCluer 56
BUENA VISTA - Shahan Burrell scored 16 points and Curtis Nolan added 14 for the Knights, who battled back for an upset victory over the Fighting Blues in the Pioneer District.
Mike McElroy scored 10 of his team-high 22 points for Parry McCluer (12-6, 5-4) in a blistering first half. The Blues, ranked 10th in Group A, outscored the Knights 27-14 in the opening quarter, but James River cut it to 34-32 by halftime.
The Knights (6-8, 3-4) pulled away with an 11-5 run in the third quarter. Chris Firebaugh scored 12 and Brian Shorter added 11.
Brandon Garrett had 14 points for the Blues.
James River (59)
Peery 6, Nolan 14, Shorter 11, Firebaugh 12, Burrell 16.
Parry McCluer (56)
C.Coleman 4, Floyd 5, Clark 1, McElroy 22, Sanderson 6, Garrett 14, D.Coleman 4.
James River 14--18--11--16-59
Parry McCluer 27---7---5--17-56
Three-point goals: Nolan 2, Shorter 2, McElroy 3.
JV: Parry McCluer, 43-28.
Salem 76
Alleghany 61
The Spartans (8-6, 4-1) used a 10-0 run in the third quarter to turn a one-point deficit into a nine-point lead and dispatched the Mountaineers in a Blue Ridge District game.
Visiting Alleghany (8-6, 1-4) turned over the ball four times in the spurt and was victimized by three steals by Salem freshman Herschel Thomas.
The Spartans (8-6, 4-1), who outscored the Mountaineers 22-15 in the third quarter, got 23 points from Thomas and 22 from Chad Pendleton. Kevin Garst added 11 points.
Alleghany was led by Dusty Roland with 14 points. James ``Woo'' Hughes and Rashad Worth added 13 each.
Alleghany (61)
Jordan 2, Roland 14, Bolden 6, Costigan 7, Hughes 13, J. Hayslett 8, Worth 11.
Salem (76)
Thomas 23, Pendleton 22, Monroe 10, Arrington 2, Woolwine 4, Hall 2, Reeves 2, Garst 11.
Alleghany 19--13--15--14-61
Salem 21--14--22--19-76
Three-point goals: Roland, Costigan, Worth, Thomas 4, Monroe, Pendleton, Garst 2.
JV: Salem, 65-40.
George Wythe 84
Marion 58
WYTHEVILLE - Jon Ervin went 6-for-7 from the field and scored 17 points and Andre Cook added 16 as the Maroons routed the Scarlet Hurricane in a non-district matchup.
George Wythe took a 40-29 halftime lead and never trailed.
With 11 points, Brian Leeman was Marion's only double-digit scorer.
Marion (58)
Lee 3, Ringly 7, Kinzer 7, Leeman 11, Sage 5, Lincoln 4, Mitchell 6, Keheley 4, Perkins 3, Heath 3, Koharis 5.
George Wythe (84)
Otey 4, Collins 5, Hall 4, Copenhaver 8, Crockett 2, Andrews 10, Moses 2, Ervin 17, Cook 16, Coeburn 2, Branson 3, Troy 3, Ring 8.
Marion 15--14--12--17-58
George Wythe 21--19--26--18-84
Three-point goals: Perkins, Heath, Copenhaver, Ervin.
JV: George Wythe, 41-40.
Magna Vista 68
Bassett 54
RIDGEWAY - Tony Hagwood had 18 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Warriors to a Piedmont District victory.
Magna Vista (6-9, 6-8) made 17 of 23 free throws in the second half to secure its victory. Jermaine Simmons had 17 points and Leroy Valentine added 16 for the Warriors.
The Bengals got 14 points from Tyree Hairston and 12 from Chris Hairston.
Bassett (54)
C.Hairston 12, T.Hairston 14, Manns 7, Wade 4, Claybrooks 10, Copening 5, Kennedy 2.
Magna Vista (68)
Valentine 16, Simmons 17, Morton 6, L. Hairston 2, Millner 3, Tatum 4, Hagwood 18.
Bassett 12--17---7--18-54
Magna Vista 17--13--16--22-68
Three-point goals: C.Hairston 2, Manns, Claybrooks, Copening, Valentine 2, Simmons.
JV: Magna Vista won.
Rural Retreat 81
John Battle 53
RURAL RETREAT - Ron Thomas led a balanced attack with 18 points as the Indians won a Hogoheegee District game.
Chris Rakes added 17 points and W.K. Smith had 15 for Rural Retreat (2-12, 2-8). The Indians won the second half 47-22.
John Battle (53)
Waters 5, Keene 1, Brummitt 16, Bowery 2, B.Hall 12, Odom 5, McCroskey 9, R.Hall 3.
Rural Retreat (81)
Rakes 17, Lethco 6, May 6, Magallanes 4, Smith 15, Goodin 5, Newton 3, Thomas 18, Ward 6.
John Battle 16--15--14---8-53
Rural Retreat 22--12--19--28-81
Three-point goals: Waters, Brummitt, Rakes 3.
JV: 31-24, John Battle.
Rocky Gap 55
Galax 43
ROCKY GAP - The Eagles pulled away in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Maroon Tide by 13 points to keep the Maroon Tide winless in the Mountain Empire District.
Kelly DeHart led Rocky Gap (8-5, 2-1) in the final period, scoring eight of his game-high 17 points. Eric Faulkner scored all six of his points in the fourth quarter. Will Dodson and Tracy Bradshaw added 11 and 10 points, respectively, for the Eagles.
Jeff Ross led Galax (6-7, 0-4) with 14 points and Tito Crockett added 10.
Galax (43)
Bean 2, Ross 14, Houtz 6, Crockett 10, Sowyers 7, Lineburry 4.
Rocky Gap (55)
Bradshaw 10, Faulkner 6, Kev. DeHart 2, Kel.DeHart 17, Blessing 8, Ball 1, Dodson 11.
Galax 9--10--12--12-43
Rocky Gap 8--14---8--25-55
Three-point goals: Dodson 3, Kel.DeHart.
JV: Rocky Gap, 36-33.
Pocahontas 63
Covington Boys' Home 47
COVINGTON - Pocahontas led by four at halftime and never looked back as it cruised to a non-district victory over the hosts.
Luke Bennent led Pocahontas (3-10) with a game-high 19 points and Jim Holbert tossed in 17.
Kenny Prescott led Covington Boys' Home (4-11) with 17 points, 18 rebounds and seven blocks. Donald Downing added five points and eight assists.
Pocahontas (63)
Anderson 1, Lehman 2, Rolleston 9, Cole 5, Holbert 17, Barb 4, Propost 6, Bennent 19.
Covington Boys' Home (47)
Coleman 7, Downing 5, Prescott 17, Garrison 2, Thornton 7, Riddick 9.
Pocahontas 12--15--17--19-63
Covington Boys' Home 10--13--12--12-47
Three-point goals: Rolleston, Holbert 2, Coleman.
JV: Pocahontas, 64-39.
Fort Chiswell 80
Bland 74
BLAND - The Pioneers took advantage of 44 trips to the free-throw line and defeated the Rockets in a Mountain Empire District game.
Fort Chiswell (9-5, 4-1) was 29-of-44 from the line, and Bland made 21 of 26 attempts.
Jody Burnett led the Pioneers with 16 points, Kenneth Stoots added 13 and T.J. King 12.
Bland (6-7, 1-3) was paced by David Lambert with 24 points, including four 3-pointers. Shannon Havens added 21 points.
Fort Chiswell (80)
Stoots 13, King 12, Hughes 9, Jonas 3, Burnett 16, Arnold 6, Beasley 2, White 5, Chrisley 8, Watson 4, Newman 2.
Bland (74)
Morehead 1, Parmenter 9, Tate 5, Lambert 24, Matthews 2, Strock 6, Havens 21, Selfe 6.
Fort Chiswell 18--21--19--22-80
Bland 16--17--17--24-74
Three-point goals: White, Parmenter, Lambert 4.
JV: Bland, 52-41.
Bath County 63
Highland 51
MONTEREY - Kris Phillips scored 12 of his 25 points in the last four minutes as the Chargers repelled an upset bid by the Rams in the Pioneer District.
Highland (5-8, 1-6) trailed 38-24 at halftime, but outscored Bath County 17-4 in the third period.
T.J. Honaker sank a 3-pointer with 4:43 left to give the Rams a 50-47 lead, but Phillips responded with two 3-pointers in one minute as the Chargers (10-4, 5-2) pulled away.
After two free throws by Jon Rodgers, Phillips iced the victory with a field goal and four free throws in the last 44 seconds.
Bath County (63)
Buzzard 4, Thomas 2, Rodgers 10, Phillips 25, Townsend 6, Williams 14, Alexander 2.
Highland (51)
Waybright 3, A.Hull 12, Werner 10, D.Hull 2, Honaker 10, Thaler 4, Harris 10.
Bath County 12--26---4--21-63
Highland 15---9--17--10-51
Three-point goals: Phillips 2, Werner, Honaker 2.
JV: Bath County, 66-48.
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