Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, February 24, 1995                   TAG: 9502240113
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B9   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Medium

WAVE ROLLS BLUE DEVILS IN SEMIFINAL

Narrows advances to play second-seeded Rocky Gap in today's 8 p.m championship.

Pruett led Narrows with 23 points and Scott Vaught added 14.

Grayson County, the regular season champion, still advances into the Region C Tournament, as does the winner of tonight's game.

Chad Shaffner led the Blue Devils with 19 points.

In another Mountain Empire District Tournament game:

Rocky Gap 70, Fort Chiswell 51: Nathan Blessing scored 17 points as the Eagles dropped the Pioneers in a semifinal game.

Brad Shaw added 14 for Rocky Gap.

Jody Burnett paced Fort Chiswell with 15 points.

Piedmont Tournament

Martinsville 69, Bassett 60: Martinsville built a 13-point halftime lead and held off Bassett in a semifinal at the Bengals' gym.

The Bulldogs will play the winner of tonight's semifinal between Laurel Park and Fieldale-Collinsville in the championship 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Bassett.

VIC Tournament

Fishburne Military 71, Roanoke Catholic 58: In Lynchburg, Ryan Blosser scored 25 points to lead Fishburne in a quarterfinal at Lynchburg College.

Eastern Mennonite 72, North Cross 43: Ryan Yoder scored 15 points as the Flames ripped the Raiders in a quarterfinal.

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Three-point goals: Yoder 4, Strite 2, Kiser, Whitaker, H. Johnson.

Carlisle 87, Hargrave Military 65: Rod Mitchell poured in 20 points to lead the Chiefs over the Tigers in a quarterfinal.

Hogoheegee District

George Wythe 80, Castlewood 64: Aaron Andrews scored 18 points to lead the Maroonsin the semifinals.