ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1995, Roanoke Times
DATE: Friday, December 29, 1995 TAG: 9512290125
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B2 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
TYPE: HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
Floyd County bolted out to a 40-14 halftime lead and never glanced back as it whipped Pocahontas 89-34 in the Xpress Market Classic at Floyd in a boys' high school basketball game on Thursday night.
Travis Cantrell was named the tournament's most valuable player, as he led the Buffaloes to two victories, including a defeat of Carlisle on Wednesday night. He pumped in a game-high 15 points Thursday as all the Buffaloes scored in the win over Pocahontas.
Cantrell dished out five assists, and Derrick Saunders chipped in with 14 points, seven steals and seven rebounds. Adam Harris added 14 points.
David Davis led the Indians with 14 points. The Indians were 0-2 in the tournament, losing to Roanoke Catholic on Wednesday.
Carlisle 105, Roanoke Catholic 80: Carlisle led by 22 at halftime and held its lead in the second half as it cruised to a win over Roanoke Catholic and evened its record in the Xpress Market Classic.
The Chiefs (7-1) bombed away from the outside, connecting on 11 3-pointers as they rolled over the Celtics. Joseph McClinton and Bryant Redd each sank four 3-pointers, leading Carlisle's five double-digit scorers.
Redd was the high scorer for Carlisle with a game-high 28, and McClinton poured in 27. Lamont Franklin chipped in 15, Chad Martin added 13, including a pair of 3-pointers, and Marty Stanley had 11 points.
Terran Reed and Alex Dixon each pumped in 20 points to lead the Celtics. Brendan McCarthy added 14 and Aki Alzubadi had 10 for Catholic.
Girls
Cave Spring 38, Durham (N.C.) Academy 31: Jackie Banks led Cave Spring into the final of the Chapel Hill Christmas Invitational with a victory over Durham Academy in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Banks, who scored 11 points off the bench in Wednesday's opening round win, was the game's high scorer with 11 points. The Knights (6-1) took advantage inside with the 6-foot-1 Banks and teammates Lisa Bryan (6-4) and Cheryl Rhodes (6-0) pounding the glass for rebounds and put-back shots against the much smaller Durham Academy (7-2).
Rhodes chipped in 10 points, most coming from the paint, and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds and five assists. Amy Causey and Bryan combined for another 11 points, most of which also came from inside.
Cave Spring plays tonight at 8 in Chapel Hill against the winner of the Chapel Hill Academy/South Cobb (Ga.) semifinal.
C.D. Hylton 62, Pulaski County 55: Pulaski County was down by one point with less than three minutes left, but C.D. Hylton's Jakie Smith completed a three-point play to seal a semifinal win over the Cougars in the Bookjammin Invitational.
Smith put on a clinic at Lake Braddock High School against Pulaski (4-3), pouring in a game-high 31 points to seal a spot in the final for the Bulldogs. The 6-foot-1 forward led the much bigger Hylton squad, as it controlled the boards and generated numerous second-chance buckets.
Freshman Katrina Williams scored a team-high 11 points, nine of which came in the third quarter to lead the Cougars. Lisa Skeens also chipped in 11 and Robin Bowers had nine, seven of which came in the third quarter.
Nikki Blakemore added 15 points for the Bulldogs (6-0).
Pulaski County will play James River-Richmond in the third-place consolation game at 6:45 p.m. at George Mason, and Hylton will take on Gar-Field in the championship game at 8:30 p.m. at Lake Braddock.
Wednesday's game
Highland 72, Union Grant 46: Jacob Hull scored 16 points, including four 3-pointers, to lead Highland past Union Grant in the Tygart's Valley Invitational held in Tygart's Valley, W. Va.
Bryan Werner added 13 points for the Rams (1-0), who were playing in their season-opener after their first four games were postponed because of inclement weather.
Tygart's Valley was led by Michael Cosner, who scored a game-high 18 points.
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