ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Wednesday, January 3, 1996 TAG: 9601030085
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-3 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
Lord Botetourt saw a 13-point halftime lead dissolve, but the Cavaliers recovered to pull out a 74-72 overtime victory over Roanoke Valley Christian on Tuesday night in Daleville, giving coach Ed Purdy his first victory as a head coach.
The Eagles took a 16-6 lead in the first quarter, but Botetourt cut its deficit to two at the end of the first period. The Cavaliers (1-5) then outscored RVC 22-7 in the second quarter.
Chris Huffman had nine points in the fourth quarter for the Eagles (7-2) to send the contest to overtime.
Sophomore Michael Yates sank three of four free throws in the waning seconds to seal the victory for Botetourt and Purdy.
Wesley Cox led a quartet of Cavaliers scorers in double figures with 18 points and 13 rebounds. Michael Gates chipped in 16 points, eight of which came in the second quarter.
Mark Arbogast led RVC with a game-high 20 points and Huffman finished with 17. The Eagles took 33 shots from beyond the 3-point arc, connecting on eight.
Cave Spring 98, Franklin County 75: Twelve Knights put their names in the box score, but it was Jeff Lang's name in bold print as the senior point guard scored 30 points to lead Cave Spring to a Roanoke Valley District victory over visiting Franklin County in the district opener for both teams.
The Knights (6-5, 1-0) held an 11-point advantage at the half, but came out of the locker room in a stifling man-to-man defense that took the life out of the Eagles. Franklin County (2-9, 0-1) managed only eight points in the third quarter to Cave Spring's 22.
Both teams went on scoring sprees in the final quarter, but it was Cave Spring that outlasted Franklin County.
Lang helped build a 24-12 first-quarter lead by draining four 3-pointers in the first quarter. He sank seven en route to a 30-point performance to go with his eight assists.
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Junior big man Alex Phillips chipped in 22 points for the Knights. K.C. Hancock led the Eagles with 17 points.
Glenvar 51, Parry McCluer 30: In Buena Vista, the Highlanders started slowly, but turned the tables on the Fighting Blues and sent them to their first loss of the season.
Parry McCluer (6-1, 0-1) lost the Pioneer District game after taking a 10-4 lead in the first quarter. Glenvar outscored the Blues 17-8 in the second period and 47-20 in the final three quarters.
Glenvar (5-4, 2-0) got 13 points, including two 3-pointers, from Corey Willis. James Williams added 12.
Boo Rowsey had 13 for Parry McCluer.
Covington 74, James River 59: The Cougars (2-5, 1-1) countered a 7-0 run by the Knights (6-1, 0-1) to start the third quarter with a 22-7 run of their own to end the quarter and win the Pioneer District matchup in Buchanan.
Covington (2-5, 1-1) led by two points at the half. James River's (6-1, 0-1) third-quarter outburst gave them a 36-31 lead, then the Cougars took over.
Erwin Twitty led Covington with 22 points, eight rebounds and five steals. Shahan Burrell led the Knights with 20 points and nine rebounds.
Carlisle 52, Roanoke Catholic 46: Lamont Franklin scored seven of his 14 points in the fourth quarter to help the Chiefs edge the Celtics in a Virginia Independent Conference game at Roanoke Catholic.
Franklin, who finished with 14 points, hit three consecutive free throws in the final seconds.
Roanoke Catholic (2-4, 1-1) led in the third quarter and forged a couple of ties in the fourth quarter before Carlisle (6-1, 3-1), which had beaten the Celtics 105-81 on Thursday, pulled away.
Brendan McCarthy led Roanoke Catholic with 14 points and Chris Lothes had 13. Chad Martin had 14 for Carlisle and Marty Stanley added 11.
Bath County 74, Craig County 49: David Buzzard and Jon Rodgers combined for 26 points in the first half to give the Chargers (6-0) a 24-point advantage before the Rockets (1-3) woke up in the second half in New Castle. It was too little too late, however, as Bath County rolled in the Pioneer District opener for both teams.
Craig County (1-3) could only muster a dozen points by intermission, but came out strong in the third and fourth quarters and was only outscored by one point in the second half.
Rodgers sank 14 of his team-high 17 points in the first two quarters, and Buzzard scored 12 of his total 14 in the opening half to go with his team-high six steals for Bath County (6-0). Adam Grist and Stewart Alexander each added nine points for Bath County (6-0).
Jamie Fisher led Craig County in the second half, scoring 16 of his game-high 20 points.
Girls
William Fleming 61, Halifax County 20: Shaunarey Walker scored 22 points and Renita Walker had 12 as the Colonels beat the Comets in a non-district game in South Boston.
William Fleming (6-2) ran to a 30-11 halftime lead behind its full-court pressure.
Roanoke Valley Christian 42, North Cross 12: The Eagles ran to a 26-4 halftime lead and went on to beat the Raiders in a Blue Ridge Conference game.
Gina Guthrie scored 13 points to lead Roanoke Valley Christian (7-2, 4-1).
Cave Spring JV 57, Roanoke Catholic 5: The Knights' junior varsity used their inside height and aggressive defense to dominate the non-district matchup at the Celtics' gym.
Lindsay Cannon, Cave Spring's 6-foot-1 center, led the way on the boards, as the Knights outrebounded Catholic 24-10. She also led the team in scoring with 14, mostly on offensive rebounds. Cave Spring grabbed 14 offensive rebounds to the Celtics' five.
Playing an aggressive, pressing defense, the Knights forced Catholic into 19 turnovers, compared with its five. The Celtics (3-3) could only manage one field goal on 19 attempts (5 percent). The Knights made 46 percent of their shots.
NOTE: Please see microfilm for scores.
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