ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Sunday, September 1, 1996 TAG: 9609030153
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C-11 EDITION: METRO
TYPE: GIRLS' BASKETBALL
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
Floyd County broke open a close game in the second quarter to coast to a 71-58 victory over Patrick County at the Floyd County Tip-Off tournament in Floyd.
The Buffaloes (2-0) were led by Jill Quesenberry with 18 points, Sara Conner with 16 and Julie Sowers with 14.
Jennifer Jessup paced Patrick County with 14 points.
PATRICK COUNTY (58)
Brammer 11, Jessup 14, Hylton 2, Weber 14, East 13, Pendleton 4.
FLOYD (71)
J.Quesenberry 18, Conner 16, Hylton 7, Pursifull 7, M.Quesenberry 1, Vest 8, Sowers 14.
Three-point goals: Weber, Pursifull, Vest, Sowers.
In other games Saturday:
Blacksburg 62, Fieldale-Collinsville 46: The Indians built an early lead and came away with a victory over the Cavaliers at the Floyd County Tip-Off tournament in Floyd
Blacksburg (1-1) was led by Carly Geller's 19 points.
Fieldale-Collinsville (0-2) got 13 points from Jennifer Floyd.
BLACKSBURG (62)
Beamer 10, Mutispaugh 6, Cartensen 2, Carter 2, Weber 1, Feret 9, Cavanaugh 1, Hobeika 3, Houghton 8, Geller 19, Boardman 1.
FIELDALE-COLLINSVILLE (46)
Mabry 4, Witt 6, Neamo 7, Shelton 2, Hairston 2, Floyd 13, Quinan 9, Foreman 3.
Three-point goals: Mutispaugh 2.
JV: Blacksburg won.
Lord Botetourt 73, Liberty 32: The 1995 Group AA champions finished round-robin play in the Bank of Botetourt Tip-Off tournament with a convincing victory over the Minettes in Daleville.
Sara Moore and Sarah Hicks had 20 points each for the Cavaliers (3-0). Moore added nine rebounds and eight assists.
Liberty is 0-3.
LIBERTY (32)
Biggio 3, A.Saunders 3, Wood 4, Wilson 3, Lawson 4, Byers 5, C.Saunders 4, Callaham 6.
LORD BOTETOURT (73)
Moore 20, Slusser 4, S.Keister 4, Elliott 12, L.Keister 2, Hicks 20, Fresh 1, Daugherty 3, Bird 4, Davisson 2, Basham 1.
Three-point goals: L.Biggio, Moore, Hicks.
JV: Lord Botetourt, 26-20.
Magna Vista 66, Nelson County 39: The Warriors broke open a close game with a big third quarter as they defeated the Governors in the championship of the Heritage Tip-Off Classic in Lynchburg.
Sandi Reid led Magna Vista with 16 points and Katrenna Redd added 10.
Lansbella Tabb led Nelson County with 13 points.
MAGNA VISTA (66)
Redd 10, Fulcher 2, L.Hairston 7, Wade 7, Reid 16, Brown 9, Taylor 7, Hensley 4, Jones 4.
NELSON COUNTY (39)
Fitch 1, Tabb 13, S.Clark 7, Patterson 9, Thompson 4, K.Clark 5.
Heritage 64, Highland 36: The Pioneers good defense and potent offense early in the game to set the tone for the 18-point victory over the Rams in the consolation game of the Heritage Tip-Off Classic in Lynchburg.
Michelle Anderson had 21 points for Heritage (1-1) and teammates Kim Moss and Annika Jordan scored 17 and 16 points, respectively.
Tammy Shifflett led Highland (0-2) with 21 points and seven rebounds.
HIGHLAND (36)
Shifflett 21, Crummett 5, Gutshall 4, Jolin 3, Wilson 2, Heiner 1.
HERITAGE (64)
Anderson 21, Moss 17, Jordan 16, Douglas 5, Tomlin 2, Woody 2, Perkins 1.
Three-point goals: Crummett.
James River 44, Craig County 9: The Knights took advantage of the Rockets' poor shooting performance and 23 turnovers en route to a rout in the Pioneer District Tip-Off Tournament in New Castle.
Nakia Burrell had 13 points for James River (1-1). Jody Harden was the leading scorer for Craig County (0-2), with four points.
CRAIG COUNTY (9)
Harden 4, Horn 2, Huffman 3, Keffer 0, Reynolds 0.
JAMES RIVER (44)
Johnson 2, Baker 7, Thompson 4, Sprinkle 6, Schechterly 5, Firebaugh 5, Burrell 13, Waldron 2.
Covington 47, Parry McCluer 39: The Cougars took control in the fourth quarter to break open a tight game with the Fighting Blues and leave with an eight-point victory in the Pioneer District Tip-Off Classic in New Castle.
Parry McCluer (1-1) scored only two points in the last four minutes of the game to help Covington (2-0). They were led by Joanne Helton and Melissa Page, who scored 13 points each. Lindsay Coleman led the Fighting Blues (1-1) with 15 points.
PARRY McCLUER (39)
Coleman 15, Johnson 7, Barger 8, Williams 3, Clark 4, Humphries 2.
COVINGTON (47)
Laws 9, Helton 13, Persinger 6, Page 13, Tyree 4, West 2.
Three-point goals: Coleman 2, Laws, Helton.
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