Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, February 25, 1995 TAG: 9502280061
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C-2 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
Bryan Pruett led the Green Wave (14-9) with 27 points. Narrows got 14 from Scott Vaught, 13 from Patrick Bailey and 12 from Norman Perkins.
Kelly DeHart had 18 points for Auburn (13-9). Tracy Bradshaw added 15, Nathan Blessing 13 and Eric Faulkner 11. Kevin DeHart hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to cut the final margin from seven points to four.
Narrows opened its lead in the third quarter, with all five starters contributing.
The Green Wave advances to the Region C tournament against Lebanon, and regular-season champion Grayson County also has a berth.
Seminole
Altavista 58, Liberty 57: In Lynchburg, Jerome Payne grabbed the rebound of his own miss and scored at the buzzer to give the Colonels a stunning victory over the top seed in a semifinal at Liberty University's Vines Center.
Altavista (16-6) will play Brookville, a 66-61 winner over Appomattox, at 7 p.m. today for the championship and a berth in the the Region III tournament. Liberty had clinched a berth as the regular-season champion.
The Minutemen (19-3) took a 57-56 lead on a field goal by J.J. Coles, who led Liberty with 14 points.
Payne then attempted a shot with about five seconds left, but missed. After several tips, there was a wild scramble for the ball underneath the basket. Payne, who scored nine of his 15 points in the fourth quarter, came up with the ball and made the game-winner.
Liberty had chances to put away Altavista in the fourth quarter, but Coles and Cris Ridgeway, who scored 13 points, missed the front end of one-and-ones.
The Minutemen's center, Stephen Shrader, spent much of the game on the bench in foul trouble and fouled out with two minutes left. He scored 11 points
The Colonels were led by Dennis Brown, who scored a game-high 20 points. Dexter Woodruff added 15.
Piedmont
Laurel Park 58, Fieldale-Collinsville 42: In Bassett, the Lancers held the Cavaliers to 13 points in the second half to earn a berth in the tournament final, as well as the Region III Tournament.
Laurel Park will face regular-season champion Martinsville at 7:30 p.m. today at Bassett High School.
Darrell Wilson scored a game-high 14 points for the Lancers, who trailed 29-28 at halftime. Warrick Scott tossed in 13 points and Rashad Wall added 11 for Laurel Park (17-5).
Brad Harmon was the high scorer for Fieldale-Collinsville (16-7), with 11 points, and Delvin Joyce and Brian Alley each added 10.
Pioneer
Parry McCluer 57, Bath County 51: In Clifton Forge, the Fighting Blues scored the final six points to down the Chargers in a semifinal at Dabney Lancaster Community College.
With the score tied at 51 with 1 minute, 22 seconds remaining, Parry McCluer held the ball, causing Bath to foul. The Fighting Blues sank four free throws and Brandon Garrett threw down a dunk as the buzzer sounded for the final score.
Mike McElroy led Parry McCluer (17-6) with a game-high 18 points. David Coleman scored 10 points for the Blues, and Garrett finished with nine.
Jon Rodgers was the leading scorer for Bath County (15-6), pouring in 12 points and Chris Phillips tossed in 11. David Buzzard added 10 for the Chargers.
Parry McCluer will face the winner of the Covington-Glenvar game in the district final. Bath County still advances to the Region C tournament as the regular-season Pioneer District champion.
Hogoheegee
George Wythe 59, PH-Glade Spring 49: Aaron Andrews scored 19 points, and the Maroons pulled away from the Rebels to win the title and clinch a berth in the Region C tournament.
PH-Glade Spring played a delay game, looking for back-door cuts, but George Wythe (19-5) managed to thwart that strategy.
The Rebels were led by Eric Reynolds with 18 points and Chris Castle with 15.
Jon Ervin added 17 points for the Maroons.
ODACS
Gateway Christian 70, Evangel Christian 54: In Blacksburg, Ryan Gordon scored 31 points and Aaron Meadows added 16, and the Crusaders outscored the visitors 23-13 in the fourth quarter to advance to the final of the Old Dominion Association of Christian Schools tournament.
Allan Surface scored 11 for Gateway Christian, which will play Mount Carmel at 4:30 p.m. today. Gordon pulled down 12 rebounds and Meadows grabbed 11.
Louis Dinelli scored 23 and Dan Barb had 15 to lead Evangel Christian.
by CNB