ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Saturday, October 19, 1996 TAG: 9610210134
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B3 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
TYPE: GIRLS' BASKETBALL
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
The visiting Blue Demons did a nice job of attacking the Indians' zone defense, shooting better than 50 percent from the floor, and had four players score in double figures in a 60-50 Blue Ridge District victory over Blacksburg on Thursday night.
Stewart Milton scored 14 points, Amber Reed tossed in 13, nine of those on 3-pointers, Lisa Dalton added 11, and Tish Campbell chipped in 10 for Christiansburg.
Andrea Feret scored 13 points to pace Blacksburg, while Karly Geller and Casey Beamer added 12 each. Blacksburg (5-12 overall, 2-8 district) fell to Christiansburg for the second time this year.
In other games Thursday night:
Rural Retreat 55, Northwood 45: In Northwood, Kristie Osborne and Mary Brewer each scored 16 points to help Rural Retreat upset the Panthers in a Hogoheegee District matchup.
The victory dropped Northwood (16-4, 8-2) into a tie for first place with Chilhowie and left Rural Retreat (10-5, 5-3) tied with George Wythe in third.
The Panthers were paced by Jill Woodward with 16 points.
Galax 62, Fort Chiswell 48: Tiffany Williams scored 18 points and Erin Kyle added 17 as the Maroon Tide swamped the Cavaliers in a Mountain Empire District game at Fort Chiswell.
Galax led 15-14 after the first quarter but pulled away in the second by outscoring Fort Chiswell 20-11. Keisha Ayers added 11 points for the Maroon Tide.
Amber Gunter scored 11 points for Fort Chiswell and Kristen Harmon added 10.
Staunton River 46, Liberty 31: Crystal English led the way with a game-high 13 points as the Golden Eagles defeated the Minettes in a Seminole District game in Moneta.
English added 11 rebounds and seven steals. Erin Wolfe dished out eight assists and scored four points. Staunton River (8-8, 6-3) led only 22-19 at halftime, but outscored the Minettes 16-2 in the third quarter.
Amy Lawson and Catherine Saunders led Liberty with 10 points each.
William Byrd 48, Salem 43: At Salem, William Byrd stepped up its defense and free-throw shooting in the last quarter to take a Blue Ridge District victory.
The Terriers canned 11 of 13 free throws in the final eight minutes. They also shut down Mandy Williams in that period, after she had scored a game-high 16 points for the Spartans (8-8, 3-7). Byrd also held Salem's Sarah Palmer, the district's third-leading scorer, to five points.
Freshman guard Andrea Gay led a balanced Byrd attack as she tied her career high with 13 points as the Terriers (13-3, 8-2) remained one game back of co-leaders Northside and Lord Botetourt.
see microfilm for box score
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