Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, February 9, 1991 TAG: 9102090421
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B2 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
Salem (5-11 overall, 1-4 in Blue Ridge) scrapped with Northside (15-1, 5-0) and trailed by three going into the fourth quarter. But the Vikings, ranked fifth in Group AA, extended their lead to 10 with about four minutes left.
Salem got no closer than five, and Northside sealed it with free throws.
Chad Briscoe scored 15 for the Vikings and Brian Burke added 10. Jay Sandy led Salem with 15 points, and Corey Epperly chipped in 12.
NORTHSIDE (71)
Bailey 5, Howell 4, Hill 2, Briscoe 15, Baker 20, Taylor 8, Burke 10, Ballard 7.
SALEM (54)
Sandy 15, Epperly 12, Byington 9, Routt 6, Arthur 4, Shelor 4, Goodpasture 4. Northside 18171224-71 Salem 13141710-54 Three-point goals: Byington, Bailey, Briscoe. JV: 58-32, Northside.
\ Roanoke Valley Christian 62/ Covington Boys' Home 56
\ Mike Hurt scored a game-high 20 points, and Jason Delong added 17, including three 3-pointers to pace Eagles to a non-district win.
Trailing by two at the half, Roanoke Valley Christian (12-6) outscored Covington Boys' Home (20-3) 40-32 in the second half to pull out the win.
David Harrison scored 19 for Boys' Home and Randy Branch added 17 points.
COVINGTON BOYS' HOME (56)
D. Jones 1, Harrison 19, Costigan 3, Coiner 2, Moore 8, T. Jones 6, Branch 17.
ROANOKE VALLEY CHRISTIAN (62)
Lahar 2, Delong 17, Dearing 7, Gaerte 8, Hurt 20, Slocomb 8. Covington Boys' Home 13111616-56 Roanoke Valley Christian 8142020-62 Three-point goals: Delong 3. JV: 63-22, Roanoke Valley Christian.
\ Alleghany 71 / William Byrd 60
\ COVINGTON - Jamie Bazzrea came off the bench to score 13 points and led four Mountaineers in double-figure scoring as Alleghany stayed a game behind Blue Ridge District-leading Northside with a victory against the Terriers.
Alleghany (11-6, 4-1) trailed 17-14 after a quarter, but sank three 3-pointers in the second and outscored William Byrd (7-9, 0-5) 29-19 to take control. The Mountaineers made 13 of 21 floor shots in the quarter.
Bazzrea scored all of his points in the first half. John Stone and Jason Buzzard had 12 points each and Todd Wheatley added 10 for Alleghany. John Smith scored a game-high 22 for William Byrd.
WILLIAM BYRD (60)
Wade 4, Reynolds 3, Gerber 4, Andrews 2, Young 9, Smith 22, Brizendine 2, Robertson 14.
ALLEGHANY (71)
Stone 12, Vail 2, Bazzrea 13, Bragg 4, D. Wheatley 9, Hunter 9, T. Wheatley 10, Buzzard 12. William Byrd 17191311-60 Alleghany 14291711-71 Three-point goals: Young 3, Stone 3, D. Wheatley 2, Hunter. JV: 55-36, William Byrd.
\ Natural Bridge 65 / Craig County 63
\ NEW CASTLE - Joey Carter and Robert Thompson scored 21 points apiece to lead Natural Bridge to the Pioneer District triumph over Craig County.
David McPherson led Craig County (8-10, 7-9) with 18 points. Natural Bridge is 6-10, 6-8.
NATURAL BRIDGE (65)
Thompson 21, Early 10, Austin 3, Carter 21, Staton 10.
CRAIG COUNTY (63)
McPherson 18, Lipes 13, Crawford 2, Lee 13, Paradzinski 8, Fisher 9. Natural Bridge 18132212-65 Craig County 15161418-63 Three-point goals: Thompson 4, Staton 2, McPherson 3. JV: 32-22, Natural Bridge.
\ Lynchburg Christian 80 / Roanoke Catholic 41
\ LYNCHBURG - Jamie Elder scored 21 points and led the Bulldogs in a rout of the Celtics in the Virginia Independent Conference.
Gabe Lyons added 13 points and Jeremy Adams had 12 for Lynchburg Christian (11-9, 8-4), which trailed only once, by one point early in the first quarter.
Scott Sartini scored 13 points and led Roanoke Catholic (1-19, 1-10).
ROANOKE CATHOLIC (41)
Selfe 1, McFadden 3, Sartini 13, Williams 4, M. Thompson 2, J. Thompson 4, Kolnok 7, Shepard 4, McCarthy 3.
LYNCHBURG CHRISTIAN (80) Lyons 13, Bell 2, Stewart 4, Foster 7, Elder 21, Adams 12, Maybee 8, Pearson 4, Leslie 9. Roanoke Catholic 1012910-41 Lynchburg Christian 15222122-80 Three-point goals: McFadden, Sartini 3, McCarthy, Elder 3.
\ Blacksburg 66 / Radford 65
\ RADFORD - Center Jon Maher, despite having the flu, made a layup with 17 seconds left to lift the Indians to the New River District victory over the Bobcats.
It clinched at least a tie for the district title for Blacksburg (13-4, 4-0).
Just 19 seconds earlier, Maher fought his way inside to rebound Chad Phillips' missed free throw. Phillips had made the first free throw of the two-shot foul, giving Radford (7-11, 1-3) a short-lived 65-64 lead.
BLACKSBURG (66)
McCoy 2, Maher 23, Lester 18, Warren 8, C. Smith 2, W. Smith 11, Bishop 0, Kohler 0, Morton 2.
RADFORD (65)
Lineburg 2, Delaney 11, Canaday 23, Krupey 4, Gravley 5, Phillips 15, Pierson 5, Saunders 0. Blacksburg 19201512-66 Radford 9211520-65 Three-point goals: Lester 2, Warren, Canaday 3, Phillips. Fouled out: C. Smith. Team fouls: Blacksburg 19, Radford 16. JV: 59-55, Blacksburg.
\ Girls
\ Lynchburg Christian 46 / Roanoke Catholic 38
\ LYNCHBURG - The Bulldogs (15-1) shut out Catholic in the opening quarter, then held off the Celtics' charge for a victory in a matchup of the Blue Ridge Conference division champions
Jenny Desaegher scored 18 points, including three 3-point goals, to lead Lynchburg Christian, which won the North Division.
South Division winner Roanoke Catholic (15-4) was paced by Amoreli Ronquillo with 11 points.
After trailing 15-0 in the first quarter because of 0-of-14 shooting, the Celtics, battling foul trouble, switched to a zone defense and made some adjustments on offense that resulted in more rebounds and several stickbacks. They pulled to 22-14 at halftime.
ROANOKE CATHOLIC (38)
E. Ronquillo 7, Sweeney 8, Hinman 4, Simpson 3, A. Ronquillo 11, Monsour 5.
LYNCHBURG CHRISTIAN (46)
Carwile 12, Beck 4, Landrey 9, Brown 5, Desaegher 18. Roanoke Catholic 0141212-38 Lynchburg Christian 157186-46 Three-point goals: Desaegher 3, A. Ronquillo 3, Monsour.
\ Roanoke Valley Christian 38 / Patrick Henry 36
\ Danae Wegner and Brandi Surkamer combined to make five of seven free throws in the final two minutes as the Eagles snuck past the Patriots in non-district play.
Roanoke Valley Christian (12-9) took an early 14-9 lead, then never trailed. Wegner finished with 15 points.
Kim Saunders scored 19 for the Patriots (7-10), nine in the fourth quarter, as her team outscored RVC 15-9. Erika Smith added 10.
PATRICK HENRY (36)
Saunders 19, Giannini 4, Johnson 2, Smith 10, Trigg 1.
ROANOKE VALLEY CHRISTIAN (38)
Wegner 15, Hoback 7, Webb 6, Ronning 6, Surkamer 4. Patrick Henry 95715-36 Roanoke Valley Christian 14789-38 Three-point goals: Hoback, Ronning, Saunders.
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