ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times
DATE: Tuesday, January 21, 1997 TAG: 9701210044
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-5 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
TYPE: HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
Trina Williams scored 23 points as Pulaski County upended Franklin County 70-47 in a Roanoke Valley District girls' basketball game Saturday night in Dublin.
Mandy Sexton added 12 points for the district-leading Cougars (10-1, 2-0).
Kelly Preston paced the Eagles (3-8, 0-3 RVD) with 12 points.
Boys
Highland 64, Franklin 59 (W.Va.): Unbeaten Highland continued its run through West Virginia basketball teams by rallying in the final quarter to whip Franklin.
The Rams (8-0) were led by Bryan Werner with 20 and Jacob Hull with 17. Highland owns only one victory against a Virginia high school team. All the others have come at the expense of West Virginia teams.
Covington 65, Alleghany 52: Covington earned a split of the season series with rival Alleghany as Erwin Twitty hit 11 of 12 free throws in the final quarter to help the Cougars (3-6) pull away.
Twitty wound up with a game-high 30 points and hit 16 of 18 free throws for the night.
Alleghany (3-9) was led by Travis Davis with 18 points and Ramey Pendleton with 17.
NOTE: Please see microfilm for scores.
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