Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, February 15, 1995 TAG: 9502160016
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-3 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
The Vikings (15-5 overall, 8-1 district) led 37-16 at halftime lead and never trailed.
Dana Gibson scored 16 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for Northside as the Vikings shot 53 percent (32-for-60) from the field.
Jayme Terrell had 23 points, including five 3-pointers, for the Wildcats (0-19, 0-9).
ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY (51)
Wright 9, Terrell 23, Work 4, Pettis 2, Byers 5, Hoyle 8.
NORTHSIDE (78)
Peters 2, Porterfield 5, Shovely 2, Brammer 3, Peete 18, Journette 6, Thompson 8, Garrison 2, Gray 2, Wimmer 6, Gibson 16, Barrett 8.
Rockbridge County 8---8--16--19-51
Northside 17--20--23--18-78
Three-point goals: Wright, Terrell 5, Byers, Porterfield, Brammer, Peete 6.
JV: Rockbridge County, 52-45.
Alleghany 68
Lord Botetourt 35
LOW MOOR - James Hughes scored 11 of his 13 points in the second half and the Mountaineers had four scorers in double figures in the Blue Ridge District rout.
Rashad Worth also scored 13 for Alleghany (11-7, 4-5), which led 29-19 at halftime and broke open the game with a 16-7 third-quarter advantage. Donnie Costigan and Dusty Rowland each added 11 for the Mountaineers.
Lord Botetourt (9-10, 2-7) was led by Shannon Williams' nine points.
LORD BOTETOURT (35)
Salvi 6, Wilson 2, Williams 9, Gates 2, Jeter 5, Beck 7, Shupe 4.
ALLEGHANY (68)
Jordan 4, Nevils 2, Beran 2, Rowland 11, Bowden 2, Costigan 11, Hughes 13, Hayslet 2, Petty 4, Worth 13, Newman 2, team 2.
Lord Botetourt 8--11---7---9-35
Alleghany 15--14--16--23-68
Three-point goals: Rowland, Costigan 2, Jeter, Beck 2.
JV: Alleghany, 72-54.
Franklin County 71
Patrick Henry 67
In a preview of next week's Roanoke Valley District tournament matchup, the Eagles edged the Patriots for the second time this season.
Franklin County (11-8, 3-4), which won 54-53 in Rocky Mount, broke open a tight game early in the fourth quarter on a pair of three-point plays by K.C. Hancock, who led all scorers with 27 points.
PH (6-13, 0-8) shot 60 percent from the field, but could not overcome 20 turnovers. Chris Combs and Brooks Berry had 20 and 16 points, respectively, for the Patriots.
FRANKLIN COUNTY (71)
Foutz 15, Hancock 27, McCall 2, Sawyers 6, Conklin 9, Holland 12.
PATRICK HENRY (67)
Jackson 2, Walker 3, Berry 16, Myers 6, Barker 2, Combs 20, Taylor 14, Thompson 4.
Franklin County 16--21--13--21-71
Patrick Henry 20--10--16--21-67
Three-point goals: Foutz 2, Hancock, Conklin 2, Berry 3.
JV: Patrick Henry won.
Parry McCluer 76
Craig County 50
NEW CASTLE - The Fighting Blues held Craig County to just six points in the first quarter as they blasted the Rockets in the Pioneer District.
Nathan Floyd led all scorers with 22 points on 8-of-9 shooting for Parry McCluer (15-6, 8-4). Brandon Garrett added 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Fighting Blues and Mike McElroy scored 13 points, including three 3-pointers.
Craig County (3-15, 1-9) was led by Robbie Huffman's 18 points and nine rebounds.
PARRY MCCLUER (76)
C.Coleman 5, Hayes 5, Floyd 22, Clark 4, McElroy 13, Sanderson 1, Garrett 21, Humphries 3, D.Coleman 2.
CRAIG COUNTY (50)
Huffman 18, Blankenship 7, Fisher 10, Jones 4, Gillingham 2, Crawford 2, Pauley 6.
Parry McCluer 22--19--23--12-76
Craig County 6--12--14--18-50
Three-point goals: C.Coleman, Hayes, McElroy 3, Huffman 2, Fisher 2, Pauley 2.
JV: Parry McCluer won.
Carlisle 91
Roanoke Valley Chr. 62
MARTINSVILLE - The Chiefs pulled away in the fourth quarter by using defensive pressure in the Virginia Independent Conference game.
Carlisle (18-2, 15-1) outscored Roanoke Valley Christian 37-13 in the final quarter to break open what had been a five-point game.
Bryant Redd led Carlisle with 21 points, and Ronticus Hairston and Rod Mitchell had 16 each. Joel Nester led RVC (10-11, 5-8) with 21 points.
ROANOKE VALLEY CHRISTIAN (62)
Arbogast 5, McGuire 5, Foster 6, Booth 4, Surkamer 13, Clarke 4, Nester 21, Kingley 2, Hurt 2.
CARLISLE (91)
Mitchell 16, McClinton 12, Redd 21, Smith 8, Hairston 16, Nester 5, Booth 2, Warren 2, Franklin 7, Love 2.
R.V. Christian 10--20--19--13-62
Carlisle 23--11--20--37-91
Three-point goals: Arbogast, McGuire, Mitchell 2, Redd, Smith 2, Nester, Franklin.
JV: Carlisle, 68-58.
Timberlake Christian 62
Roanoke Catholic 58
Jason Spear hit two late 3-pointers to lift the visitors over the Celtics in a Virginia Independent Conference game.
Spear finished with 15 points - nine in the fourth quarter - and teammate Jon Philips scored seven of his game-high 18 in the period as the two combined for 16 of Timeberlake Christian's 20 points.
P.L. Bratton tried to keep Roanoke Catholic in the game by scoring nine of his team-high 16 points in the fourth quarter, but it was not enough. Tony Joyce added 11 for the Celtics, but he had only three in the second half.
TIMBERLAKE CHRISTIAN (62)
Philips 18, Napier 15, Coleman 2, Walker 8, Spear 15, Fitzgerald 4.
ROANOKE CATHOLIC (58)
Dickson 9, Wierzbic 6, McCarthy 9, Lothes 7, Bratton 16, Joyce 11.
Timberlake Chr. 11--14--17--20-62
Roanoke Catholic 10--18--10--20-58
Three-point goals: Spear 4, Dickson, McCarthy, Joyce
JV: Roanoke Catholic, 38-32.
North Cross 75
Hargrave Military 74
CHATHAM - Mark Levan made a key steal with 15 seconds left in regulation and Brian Whittaker scored on a put-back at the buzzer to send the Raiders into overtime, and North Cross beat the Tigers in the Virginia Independant Conference game.
In the overtime, Skip Johnson made a tip-in with 12 seconds left and Hargrave Military missed two shots in the final seconds.
Levan finished with seven points, five assists and four steals for North Cross (10-9, 7-6), and Johnson and Whittaker each scored 13 points. Hal Johnson led the Raiders with a game-high 27 points and 14 rebounds.
Patrick Roberts led Hargrave (10-9, 6-7) with 23 points and P.J. Short and Rohn Lee each added 16 points.
NORTH CROSS (75)
Watkins 9, Levan 7, Wittaker 13, H.Johnson 27, Kelly 2, S.Johnson 13, Prilliman 4.
HARGRAVE MILITARY (74)
Gary 3, Short 16, Lee 16, Searcy 8, Moore 8, Roberts 23.
North Cross 6--22--19--18--10-75
Hargrave 16--23--15--11---9-74
Three-point goals: Whittaker, Gary, Short, Moore 2.
JV: Hargrave, 58-26.
Girls
William Fleming 40
GW-Danville 35
Felicia Manns scored 21 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead the Colonels (12-6) to the non-district victory.
Keysha Jones led GW-Danville with 10 points.
GW-DANVILLE (35)
Motley 3, Jones 10, Dodson 5, Warner 4, Myers 5, Avis 7, M. Jones 1.
WILLIAM FLEMING (40)
Barber 9, Trent 3, Irving 6, Manns 21, Ellis 1.
GW-Danville 6---7---8--14-35
William Fleming 7---6--13--14-40
JV: William Fleming, 46-38.
Stuart Hall 47
North Cross 32
STAUNTON - Jennifer Davis' 21 points led Stuart Hall to a first-round victory in the Blue Ridge Conference tournament.
Stuart Hall (10-7) led 32-13 at halftime and never was threatened.
Senior center Emily Cook had a season-high 21 points for North Cross (3-15).
NORTH CROSS (32)
Cook 21, Anthony 8, Ballinger 2, Kelly 1, Watson 0.
STUART HALL (47)
Davis 27, Jackson 11, Mills 3, Thompson 6, Harmon 0.
North Cross 5---8---7--12-32
Stuart Hall 14--18---9---6-47
Roanoke Valley Chr. 54
Holy Cross 41
Gina Guthrie scored 28 points and had eight steals to lead the Eagles in the first round of the Blue Ridge Conference tournament.
Rebecca Bryant added 12 points and 11 rebounds for Roanoke Valley Christian (14-6).
Holy Cross (9-8) got 13 points from Marie Gamis, 12 from Michelle Miller and 11 from Crystal England.
HOLY CROSS (41)
Gamis 13, Melton 3, Miller 12, King, England 11.
ROANOKE VALLEY CHRISTIAN (54)
Guthrie 28, Rumbley 4, Helton 6, Bryant 12, Douglas 2, Long 2.
Holy Cross 11---8---7--15-41
Roanoke Valley Chr. 5--12--16--21-54
Three-point goal: Gamis.
JV: Roanoke Valley Christian 33, Roanoke Catholic 15.
Roanoke Catholic 63
Timberlake Christian 41
Abby Dickson's 32 points and 18 rebounds led the Celtics to victory in the first round of the Blue Ridge Conference tournament.
Roanoke Catholic (14-6) led 20-12 after the first quarter and gradually pulled away.
Timberlake Christian (6-13) got 18 points from Julie Fariss.
TIMBERLAKE CHRISTIAN (41)
Phillips 6, Velez 5, Moody 1, Hylton 5, Burnett 2, Fariss 18, Dalton 4.
ROANOKE CATHOLIC (63)
Berding 1, Campbell 4, Ronquillo 10, Hinman 10, Dickson 32, Monsour 6.
Timberlake Christian 12--10---5--14-41
Roanoke Catholic 20--15--11--17-63
Three-point goals: Monsour, Phillips 2, Fariss 2.
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