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DATE: THURSDAY, February 14, 1991                   TAG: 9102140216
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: C3   EDITION: STATE 
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DATELINE: GALAX                                LENGTH: Short


ROCKETS HOLD BACK MAROON TIDE 70-47

Clinton Kegley scored 16 points and Bland used a big first half to beat Galax 70-47 in a Mountain Empire District boys' basketball game Wednesday night.

David King had 13 points and Patrick Smith added 12 for the Rockets, who led 15-8 in the first quarter on the way to a 39-22 halftime lead.

Jeff Spells led the Maroon Tide (5-12, 5-10) with 10 points and 12 rebounds.

BLAND (70)

Bird 2, Kegley 16, King 13, Meadows 8, Smith 12, Tickle 7, Thompson 4, Munsey 8. GALAX (47)

Hill 2, Ross 6, Spells 10, Gillard 8, Tucker 2, Meador 3, Luague 2, Rapp 7, Morris 2, Hampton 2, Elliott 3. Bland 15241813-70 Galax 8141312-47 Three-point goals: King 2, Meadows 2, Smith 2, Ross 2, Gillard 2, Rapp.



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