Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, April 6, 1995 TAG: 9504060065
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-1 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: DOUG DOUGHTY
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
Edsall, who officiates primarily in the ACC, is team manager for Hensley Racing in Ridgeway.
The team is owned by Hubert Hensley and his son, Jeff, who is crew chief for the car driven by Curtis Markham of Fredericksburg on NASCAR's Busch Grand National circuit.
``I've always been a racing fan,'' Edsall said. ``When I was working for a sports management firm, Keystone Marketing, most of our clientele was race people.''
Hensley Racing lost its sponsor, Nescafe, but gained the services of Edsall, who subsequently helped line up a new sponsor in Lysol.
``I basically handle sponsor relations with Lysol and do'' public relations, Edsall said. ``I don't turn any wrenches.''
Edsall, whose last of approximately 60 college games this season was the NCAA East Regional semifinal between Massachusetts and Tulsa, will officiate in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament for NBA prospects before turning most of his attention to racing.
``The seasons basically go opposite each other,'' said Edsall, previously a mortgage banker.
Hensley Racing is not connected with Winston Cup driver Jimmy Hensley, although the families are related.
``We were one of the original teams when the Busch series was formed,'' Edsall said. ``If somebody wanted to write us a $3 million check, sure, we'd be happy to move up [to the Winston Cup series]. With all the restrictions, there's not that much difference anymore between the cars.''
ARRINGTON PERSEVERES: The University of Tennessee-Martin is talking scholarship with former William Fleming High School point guard Dontel Arrington, who averaged more than 20 minutes per game this season for Hiwassee (Tenn.) Junior College.
Arrington did not start for Hiwassee, but was second on the team in assists and had an eye-popping 101-28 assists-to-turnovers ratio. ``Without a doubt, he would have been the starting point guard for anybody else in our league,'' said coach Rick Hughes, who directed Hiwassee to a 26-7 record.
Arrington, who graduated from Fleming in 1991, began his college career at Hagerstown (Md.) Junior College, but then was involved in an automobile accident that kept him out of organized basketball for more than a year.
STILL IN THE BOOKS: Although Curtis Staples threatens to take away all of his school 3-point records, former Virginia standout Richard Morgan continues to hold the NCAA Tournament record for highest free-throw percentage (20 or more attempts). Morgan was 23-of-23 from the line in UVa's trip to the Southeast Regional final in 1989.
CHEERING SECTION: Among those rooting for Virginia Tech at the National Invitation Tournament in New York was Duane Archbold, who transferred this year from Tech to American International, a Division II program in Springfield, Mass.
PROSPECTS ON PARADE: Cassell Coliseum at Virginia Tech will be the site April 14-16 for regional play in the All-America Cage Classic. Six regional winners will join defending champion Riverside Church and the host Tennessee Travelers in the finals in Knoxville, Tenn.
The competition is not sponsored by the Amateur Athletic Union, but will feature some of the top AAU teams and players in the country, including 6-foot-10 Parade and McDonald's All-American Shareef Abdur-Rahim from Marietta, Ga.
RECRUITING: Clemson has received a commitment from 5-10 Terrell McIntyre, who averaged close to 30 points per game for Hoke County High School in Raeford, N.C. McIntyre was looking seriously at Oklahoma until his father was killed in an accident, which prompted him to stay closer to home.
Headed to Florida State is 6-5 Kelvin McClendon from Palm Beach (Fla,) Community College. ... Richmond-bound is 6-9 David Hensel from Springdale, Pa. ... Bucknell has landed 6-10 Tom Hauser, a two-time All-Prep League selection from Trinity Episcopal in Richmond.
IN FOOTBALL: Virginia Tech's football staff, preparing for its annual coaching clinic this weekend, received some good news when it learned that recruit Shelly Ellison had met NCAA freshman eligibility requirements. Ellison, from Hampton, is viewed as a prospect at running back and linebacker.
LANDSLIDE WINNER: George Mason University golfer Scott Hunter, a junior from Cave Spring High School, had rounds of 67-70 for a 5-under-par total of 137 and a seven-shot victory in the JMU Spring Classic, a 20-team event at Bruce Resort in Bayse.
LOCAL UPDATE: VMI baseball player David Groseclose, a senior from Alleghany High School, has broken the Keydets' record for hits in a career and needs one stolen base to set that mark.
Groseclose has 178 hits - three more than Mike Lamore posted from 1982-85. His 92 steals are eight short of the Southern Conference record.
Jason Porter, a freshman from William Byrd High School in Vinton, is the leading hitter (.360) for the baseball team at Eastern Mennonite. ... Former Liberty High School first baseman Mike Thompson has left the baseball team at Longwood College. Thompson, who batted .297 last year as a freshman, was hitting .200 this season.
Michelle Wyms, a 5-foot-10 freshman from Radford High School, and Angie McDaniel, a 5-11 junior from Northside High School in Roanoke County, finished 2-3 in scoring and 1-2 in rebounding for Liberty University. Both players missed time with injuries for the Flames (7-20).
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