                                ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times

DATE: Sunday, January 26, 1997               TAG: 9701270129
SECTION: SPORTS                   PAGE: C-5  EDITION: METRO 
                                             TYPE: HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS

TERRIERS STOP KNIGHTS 50-47

Mayo Wilson made a 3-pointer and a driving layup to tie the score early in the third quarter, and William Byrd recovered from a slow start to defeat visiting Cave Spring 50-47 in a non-district matchup.

Kevin Stump paced the Terriers (11-4) with 14 points and seven rebounds, and Wilson finished with 10 points.

Ricky Dierker scored 16 points for Cave Spring (10-5) and Alex Phillips added 13 and pulled down five rebounds.

CAVE SPRING (47)

Baird 5, Dierker 16, Kern 3, Paxton 8, Harms 2, Phillips 13.

WILLIAM BYRD (50)

Wilson 10, Wheeler 9, English 9, Bailey 2, Stump 14, Thomas 6.

Cave Spring||18--13---5--11-47

William Byrd||18---8--15---9-50

Three-point goals: Dierker 4, Kern, Paxton 2, Wilson 2.

JV: Cave Spring, 49-38.

In other games:

Patrick Henry 85, Franklin County 66: Boo Battle scored 28 points as the Patriots beat the Eagles in a Roanoke Valley District game in Rocky Mount.

Ronnie Kasey added 18 points, Colby Leftwich 16 and Malik Shareef 10 for Patrick Henry (10-4, 2-1).

Henry Eggleston led Franklin County (4-11, 0-4) with 19 points.

PATRICK HENRY (85)

Peery 2, English 2, Kasey 18, Johnson 7, Leftwich 16, Shareef 10, Battle 28, Glasby 2.

FRANKLIN COUNTY (66)

Drakeford 13, Dillon 2, Warren 3, Tuck 5, Clayborne 7, Basham 8, Adkins 2, Woods 2, Noel 3, Eggleston 19, Nolen 2.

Patrick Henry||23--21--17--24-85

Franklin County||14--17--16--19-66

Three-point goals: Kasey 4, Tuck.

JV: Franklin County, 61-52.

Parry McCluer 86, Craig County 44: Damion Beverly scored 21 points as the Fighting blues routed the Rockets in a Pioneer District game in Buena Vista.

Chad Coffey chipped in 13 points, David Coleman added 11 and Mike Clark scored 10 for Parry McCluer (14-0, 4-0).

Dwayne Crawford paced the Rockets (1-7, 0-3) with 18 points and Jarvis Bailey added 10.

CRAIG COUNTY (44)

Bailey 10, Elmore 8, Bradley 2, Crawford 18, Fishune 6.

PARRY McCLUER (86)

Snider 9, Coleman 7, Beverly 21, Catlett 2, Coleman 11, Coffey 13, Maxwell 2, Downs 5, Decker 6, Clark 10.

Craig County ||12---8--14--10-44

Parry McCluer||18--25--24--19-86

Three-point goals: Beverly 3, Coffey 3, Downs.

JV: Parry McCluer, 66-32.

Girls

Huntington East (W.Va.) 70, Cave Spring 53: The Knights couldn't overcome poor shooting from the field and the line in a non-district loss in Huntington, W.Va.

Huntington East, ranked first in West Virginia, held a 23-12 lead after the first quarter and never looked back in avenging a loss on the Knights' home court. Cave Spring trailed by 18 at the half and shot just 35 percent from the floor.

Lindsay Cannon scored 13 points to pace the Knights (13-2).

CAVE SPRING (53)

Neil 4, Morioka 2, Causey 4, Morris 2, Carter 3, Cannon 13, Carr 2, A.Redick 10, C.Redick 4, Bryan 9.

HUNTINGTON EAST (70)

Dailey 4, Wray 4, Meadows 25, Johnson 19, Gibson 4, Spurlock 8, Hawkins 4, Sammons 2.

Cave Spring||12---9--17--15-53

Huntington East||23--16--17--14-70

Three-point goals: Carter, Spurlock 2.

JV: Cave Spring, 54-47.

Pulaski County 66, William Fleming 56: The Cougars used a balanced attack and tenacious defense to remain unbeaten atop the Roanoke Valley District with a victory over the Colonels in Dublin.

Trina Williams scored 17 points to pace four Pulaski players in double figures. Lisa Skeens had 15 points for the Cougars (11-1, 3-0), and Robin Bower and Sarah Donald each scored 11.

Shaunarey Walker led Fleming (8-5, 2-2) with 21 points.

WILLIAM FLEMING (56)

S.Walker 21, Brown 12, Garrison 3, Lawrence 4, Barber 8, Trent 6, Nunley 2.

PULASKI COUNTY (66)

Williams 17, Skeens 15, Bower 11, Donald 11, Hallstead 5, Blevins 4, Shirah 3.

William Fleming||15--12--13--16-56

Pulaski County||15--16--13--22-66

Three-point goals: Williams, Shirah, Bower.

JV: Pulaski won.

Franklin County 59, Patrick Henry 21: The Eagles' press set the tone in a 14-4 first quarter, and Franklin County went on to an easy Roanoke Valley District victory over the Patriots in Rocky Mount.

Tasha Williams led Franklin County (5-8, 1-3) with 15 points, 11 rebounds and four assists.

Takeeda Hale scored 11 points for PH (3-9, 0-2).

PATRICK HENRY (21)

Hale 11, Durham 2, Bonds 2, Buckingham 2, Page 2, Short 2.

FRANKLIN COUNTY (59)

Conklin 10, Oakes 3, Angle 4, Matthews 9, McBride 3, Brooks 4, Grissetti 1, Cannaday 1, Manns 3, Preston 6, Williams 15.

Patrick Henry||-4---9---2---6-21

Franklin County||14---8--18--19-59

Three-point goals: Hale, Oakes.

JV: Franklin County won.

Christiansburg 46, Rockbridge County 43: Don Haga completed a three-point play with nine seconds left Saturday as Christiansburg rallied in the final minute to turn back Rockbridge County 46-43 in a Blue Ridge District game in Christiansburg.

Eric Lucas led the Demons (9-4, 4-3) with 22 points. Lucas hit a 3-point goal to tie the game in the final minute to set up Haga's heroics.

Ricky Wright led Rockbridge County (3-9, 3-4) with 17 points.

ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY (43)

Haston 9, Hines 5, Wright 17, Bryant 2, Hannah 5, Serber 5.

CHRISTIANSBURG (46)

Phillips 3, Haga 9, Lucas 22, Vest 2, Reynolds 4, Kazee 4, Porter 2.

Rockbridge County||10--12--13---8-43

Christiansburg||12--12---7--15-46

Three-point goals: Phillips, Lucas 5, Haston, Wright 2, Hannah.

JV: Christiansburg, 48-39.

Radford 67, Giles 54: Andrew Crowder scored 16 points to lead the Bobcats past the Spartans in a Three Rivers District game in Radford.

Radford (6-4, 2-1) secured the victory by hitting 20 of 31 free-throw attempts in the fourth quarter. John Robertson and Adam Artrip added 12 and 11 points, respectively, for the Bobcats.

Robbie Claytor led Giles (7-7, 2-2) with 19 points.

GILES (54)

Claytor 19, Brown 7, Butler 4, Albert 4, Edwards 5, Jones 15.

RADFORD (67)

Barton 2, Housel 3, Robertson 12, Hash 8, Artrip 11, Smith 8, Stump 7, Crowder 16.

Giles||12---9--10--23-54

Radford||-8--18--12--29-67

Three-point goals: Brown, Housel, Artrip 2, Crowder.

JV: Radford, 57-29.

Parry McCluer 86, Craig County 44: The Fighting Blues grounded the Rockets by capitalizing on turnovers in a Pioneer District game in Buena Vista.

Damion Beverly scored 21 points to lead four players in double figures for Parry McCluer (14-0, 4-0). Chad Coffey chipped in 13 points, David Coleman added 11 and Mike Clark scored 10 for the Fighting Blues.

Dwayne Crawford paced the Rockets (1-7, 0-3) with 18 points and Jarvis Tailey added 10.

CRAIG COUNTY (44)

Tailey 10, Elmore 8, Bradley 2, Crawford 18, Fishune 6.

PARRY MCCLUER (86)

Snider 9, Coleman 7, Beverly 21, Catlett 2, Coleman 11, Coffey 13, Maxwell 2, Downs 5, Decker 6, Clark 10.

Craig County ||12---8--14--10-44

Parry McCluer||18--25--24--19-86

Three-point goals: Beverly 3, Coffey 3, Downs.

JV: Parry McCluer, 66-32.

Auburn 60, Shawsville 48: Josh Vaughn scored all 12 of his points in the fourth quarter as the Eagles pulled away for the Three Rivers District win in Riner.

The Shawnees (1-11, 0-4) trailed 39-38 heading into the fourth period before Vaughn led Auburn on a 21-10 run to end the game. Ryan Nolen led Auburn (3-9, 1-3) with 15 points,while Adam Loveday added 10.

Shawsville's Simon Jones led all scorers with 20 points. Chris Graham and Linden Ryan each added 10 for the visitors.

SHAWSVILLE (48)

Hall 2, Smith 2,Graham 10, Basham 4, Jones 20, Ryan 10.

AUBURN (60)

Thipps 7, Shelton 2, Davis 8, Vaughn 12, Teel 4, Thomas 2, Nolen 15, Loveday 10.

Shawsville||16---8--14--10-48

Auburn||18--10--11--21-60

Three-point goals: Vaughn 2.

JV: Auburn won.

Laurel Park 50, Patrick County 46: The Lancers placed three players in double figures and bottled up the district's leading scorer for three quarters to post a Piedmont District win over the Cougars in Martinsville.

Jeff Slade led Laurel Park (10-4, 2-3) with 14 points, Eric Jones scored 13 and Corey Flood recorded a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds.

The Lancers built a 12-point lead late in the third quarter before Slade went to the bench with his fourth foul. Patrick County (6-7, 1-3) narrowed the margin to three on the strength of Corey Reynolds, who scored all the Cougars' 15 fourth-quarter points. Reynolds, the Piedmont's leading scorer at 30 points per game, had been held to just seven through the first 24 minutes of play by Lancers guard Josh Crabtree.

PATRICK COUNTY (46)

Co. Reynolds 22, Smart 11, Rucker 4, Ch. Reynolds 2, Penn 1, Hill 4, Slot 2.

LAUREL PARK (50)

Jones 13, Carter 4, Wilson 2, Slade 14, Flood 13, Eccles 4.

Patrick County||11--14---6--15-46

Laurel Park||18--11--14---7-50

Three-point goals: Smart 3, Co. Reynolds.

JV: Laurel Park, 52-49.

Fort Chiswell 72, Narrows 59: Derrick Jackson scored 17 points to lift the Pioneers past the Green Wave in a Mountain Empire District contest in Narrows.

Tough defense by Fort Chiswell held Narrows to only 22 of 75 (29 percent) shooting from the floor. Heath Bralley added 16 points for the Pioneers.

Joe Shipbaugh and Joey Blankenship led the Green Wave (6-5, 2-3) with 11 and 10 points, respectively.

FORT CHISWELL (72)

Jackson 17, Bralley 16, Govin 2, Ake 2, Russell 8, Nester 9, J. Turner 3, Swecker 4, Grubb 2, Porter 9.

NARROWS (59)

Shipbaugh 11, Blankenship 10, St. Clair 8, Fleeman 7, Mullins 2, Bowers 8, D. Turner 7, Smith 6.

Fort Chiswell||17--23--15--17-72

Narrows||10--18--12--19-59

Three-point goals: St. Clair 2, Blankenship, Shipbaugh, Bowers 2, Nester, J. Turner, Bralley.

JV: Fort Chiswell, 40-37.

Galax 62, Bland 57: Michael Shumate scored 19 points and grabbed seven rebounds for the Maroon Tide in a key Mountain Empire District victory over the Rockets (9-3, 4-1) in Bland.

Mac Garner contributed 14 points as Galax (8-5, 5-0) took over first place in the district. The Rockets were ranked ninth in the state heading into the matchup.

Lee Meadows had 23 points for Bland (9-3, 4-1).

GALAX (62)

Garner 14, Noel 9, Hall 9, Brown 4, Shumate 19, Bryson 1, Griffeth 6.

BLAND (57)

Meadows 23, Dunn 3, Thompson 8, Puckett 8, J. Tate 2, Hancock 6, B. Tate 7.

Galax||15--10--16--21-62

Bland||18---8--11--20-57

Three-point goals: Garner 2, Noel, Hall, Meadows 3, Dunn, Thompson 2, Hancock 2, B. Tate.

JV: Galax won.

Grayson County 69, Pocahontas 46: Wes Self passed the 1,000-point mark in his career, scoring a game-high 24 points as the Blue Devils (9-3, 3-1) gained a Mountain Empire District victory over the Indians (1-10, 1-6) in Pocahontas.

David Murphy led Pocahontas with 11 points.

GRAYSON COUNTY (69)

Phipps 7, Lawson 2, Self 24, McMillian 8, Farmer 2, McDonald 3, Archer 8, Williams 2, Smith 9, Elkins 4.

POCAHONTAS (46)

Johnson 1, Carter 2, Murphy 11, D. Williams 5, B. Thompson 3, Shupe 9, Crist 6, S. Thompson 3, Green 6.

Grayson County||15--17--14--23-69

Pocahontas||-8--13---8--17-46

Three-point goals: D. Williams, Crist 2, S. Thompson, Phipps, Self 5, McMillian, McDonald.

JV: Grayson County won.

Bath County 61, Covington Boys' Home 51: Junior Phillip Neff scored a career-high 22 points in the Chargers' non-district win over the Indians in Hot Springs.

Neff also grabbed seven rebounds and Adam Grist tossed in 16 points and four assists for Bath County (6-5).

Mike White led the Indians (6-7) with 24 points and six rebounds.

COVINGTON BOYS' HOME (51)

Turner 8, F. Portillo 1, Mejia 10, Minor 8, White 24.

BATH COUNTY (61)

Pullin 2, Grist 16, Cauley 7, Wright 8, Hicklin 4, Neff 22, Essex 2.

Covington Boys' Home||-5--19--14--13-51

Bath County||15--17--12--17-61

Three-point goals: Mejia 3, Grist 2, Neff 2, Cauley.

JV: Bath County, 49-35.

Gateway Christian 46, Pipestem (W.Va.) Christian 40: Andrew Smith scored 16 points to lead three Crusaders in double figures as Gateway Christian won a non-district matchup in Pipestem, W.Va.

Brad Duncan and Chris Kirtner each scored 10 points for the Crusaders (7-6). Joe Graham added 11 rebounds as Gateway Christian dominated on the boards.

Pipestem Christian (6-3) was paced by Jarrod Burton's 13 points.

GATEWAY CHRISTIAN (46)

Duncan 10, Kirtner 10, Persater 6,Smith 16, Graham 4.

PIPESTEM CHRISTIAN (40)

Burton 13, Wills 10, Keatly 8, Spangler 7, Phillips 2.

Gateway Christian||-9--11--16--10-46

Pipestem Christian||-8---9--14---9-40

Three-point goals: Smith 4, Burton 3, Wills, Spangler.

JV: Gateway Christian, 61-29.