Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, February 23, 1991 TAG: 9102250253
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B2 EDITION: STATE
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE: GATE CITY LENGTH: Long
The win put the Scarlet Hurricane (19-2 overall, 9-1 Highlands) into the Region IV tournament, and Marion will be the host school for the district tourney next week.
David Keith topped four double-figure scorers for the Hurricane, which led 40-24 at halftime.
MARION (82)
Henson 5, Winters 1, Hunt 2, Vernon 2, Keith 18, Abbans 1, Hungate 4, Archer 12, Null 14, Boothe 12, Gates 8, Thomas 3. GATE CITY (48)
Baker 11, Blackwell 2, Lark 5, Mullins 9, Boy 2, Hensley 8, Herron 8, Williams 3. Marion 22182121-82 Gate City 11131311-48 Three-point goals: Baker 2, Archer 2, Mullins, Keith. JV: 92-52, Gate City.
\ Bath County 74 Lexington 68 Senior Keswick Phillips had 22 points and 14 rebounds and sophomore Tyler McCune had 22 points, 17 in the first half, as the Chargers wrapped up third place in the Pioneer District with a 12-6 record (12-6 overall). Lexington (11-9, 9-9) got 18 points from Ethan Machado.
LEXINGTON (68)
Machado 19, Whitaker 13, Baker 7, Hostetter 2, S. Clark 4, Hammond 3, Kessinger 11, G. Clark 9. BATH COUNTY (74)
Jenkins 2, Williams 9, Ryder 2, Sherrard 7, C. Phillips 2, K. Phillips 22, Waldeck 8, McCune 22. Lexington 14221517-68 Bath County 19241318-74 Three-point goals: Machado, Hammond, Kessinger, K. Phillips 3. JV: 41-40, Bath County.
\ Martinsville 89 Magna Vista 60 Fourteen players scored as the Bulldogs (17-3, 15-3) rolled up a 48-14 halftime lead and went on to bury the Warriors (9-11, 8-10) in the Piedmont District.
MAGNA VISTA (60)
Woodward 5, Hairston 9, Tatum 5, Penn 4, Wright 4, Taylor 10, Hylton 16, Pilson 1, Scales 6. MARTINSVILLE (89)
Frazier 4, T. Brandon 8, Spencer 6, Depriest 11, C. Brandon 17, De. Martin 4, Meadows 6, L. Martin 5, Gravely 4, Hankins 2, Manns 16, Witek 2, Da. Martin 2, Kirby 2. Magna Vista 682125-60 Martinsville 16321922-89 Three-point goals: Manns 5, Taylor 2, Hylton 3, Hairston. JV: 60-44, Magna Vista.
\ Laurel Park 102 Tunstall 83 The Lancers raised their record to 19-1, 17-1 in the Piedmont District, against the pesky Trojans.
Tunstall (10-11, 9-9) played Laurel Park close despite the absence of Terrence Carter and 6-4 Tory White. Tunstall started two freshmen and did not have a senior in the first five.
Lemont Wells led the Lancers with 26 points. Odell Hodge added 24 and Lloyd Hairston 20, including four 3-pointers. Wells had 21 rebounds, and Hodge had 18 rebounds and five blocked shots.
LAUREL PARK (102)
Wells 26, Hodge 24, L. Hairston 20, Morrison 10, D. Hairston 8, B. Hairston 4, Scott 4, Robertson 3, McDaniel 2, Hack 1. TUNSTALL (83)
Weaver 17, Walton 16, K. Law 15, C. Law 10, Austin 10, Fitz 6, Gammon 4, Garrett 2, Lovern 2, Snow 1. Laurel Park 24252924-102 Tunstall 13252322-83 Three-point goals: L. Hairston 4, D. Hairston 2, K. Law, Weaver. JV: 63-46, Laurel Park.
\ Bassett 74 Dan River 64 Adam Varner scored 33 points, including 11-of-11 at the free-throw line in the second half, as the Bengals (15-5, 15-3) pulled away for the Piedmont District victory. Cornell Fitzgerald scored 28 for the Wildcats (9-12, 8-10). BASSETT (74)
Varner 33, Rumley 5, Norman 10, Turner 14, Valentine 4, McGhee 4, Forestier 2, Wade 1, Deen 1. DAN RIVER (64)
Motley 10, Ferguson 2, Skipwith 4, Fitzgerald 28, Stamps 12, T. Fitzgerald 8. Bassett 18162119-74 Dan River 16181218-64 Three-point goals: Varner 2, Turner.
\ Gretna 79 Chatham 54 Tracy Hall scored 24 points and Steven Womack 14 as the Hawks (10-11, 8-10) had no trouble with the Cavaliers (7-13, 7-11) in a Piedmont District game. GRETNA (79)
Jones 12, Locust 5, Tucker 4, Womack 14, Hall 24, Hedrick 2, Slayton 6, Waller 12. CHATHAM (54)
Whitt 10, Stone 1, Wright 6, D. White 17, C. White 11, Turner 6, Cypress 1, Rogers 2. Gretna 11231431-79 Chatham 10161216-54 Three-point goals: Hall 4, Whitt 3, C. White. JV: 72-52, Chatham.
\ Fieldale-Collinsville 68 Patrick County 67 Jason Mitchell's basket from the free-throw line with 28 seconds left in overtime lifted the Cavaliers (4-16, 3-15) to the Piedmont District triumph over the Cougars (1-19, 1-17).
PATRICK COUNTY (67)
Hagwood 14, Jones 16, Vaughn 7, Smith 1, Clifton 16, Joyce 6, Burnett 3, Wood 4. FIELDALE-COLLINSVILLE (68)
Walker 5, Keith 20, Collins 3, Wade 8, Carter 22, Mitchell 4, Wray 4, Hundley 2. Patrick County 122215153-67 Fieldale-Collinsville 13241710 4-68 Three-point goals: Vaughn. JV: 80-43, Fieldale-Collinsville.
\ Fort Chiswell 65 Galax 47 The Pioneers shrugged off a sluggish first half and finished the regular season 15-4, 14-4 in the Mountain Empire District.
The Pioneers missed four one-and-ones in the second quarter and led 23-20 at the half before breaking the game open in the fourth quarter.
Fort Chiswell played its final game in its old gym. Galax is 7-13, 7-11.
GALAX (47)
Spells 20, Hampton 7, Gillard 5, Early 4, Tucker 4, Rapp 3, Ross 2, Meador 2. FORT CHISWELL (65)
Adams 15, Tomlinson 10, B. Lampkins 10, C. Lampkins 9, Crockett 7, Mabry 7, Stoots 3, Lyons 2, Harmon 2. Galax 1191017-47 Fort Chiswell 1671824-65 Three-point goals: Spells, Gillard, C. Lampkins 3, B. Lampkins 2, Crockett, Mabry. JV: 42-38, Fort Chiswell.
\ Carlisle 60 Holy Cross 52 The Chiefs advanced to tonight's Virginia Independent Conference tournament championship game with an overtime victory at North Cross' gym.
Carlisle (18-6) will meet Fishburne Military Academy (17-5) in the final, also at North Cross. Fishburne, of Waynesboro, eliminated Eastern Mennonite 70-55 in the other semifinal.
Kevin Brady's 3-point shot at the buzzer for Holy Cross sent the game into overtime, but the Martinsville team ran away in the extra period. Justin Mutch controlled the ball, made four of five free throws and a basket as the Lynchburg team was outscored 10-2.
CARLISLE (60)
Mutch 19, Pennington 21, Bowles 7, Gunn 2, Copp 6, Bailey 5. HOLY CROSS (52)
Brady 16, Coles 3, Hernandez 2, Lawson 1, L. Lesniak 2, M. Lesniak 10, Livingston 4, Patterson 14. Carlisle 1113111510-60 Holy Cross 14134192-52 Three-point goals: Pennington 3, Brady, Coles, M. Lesniak.
\ Oak Hill 76 M.C. Napier 42 Junior Burrough scored a game-high 23 points and Cory Alexander was on his way to a quadruple double before sitting out the fourth quarter of the Warriors' romp.
Alexander had 10 points, 14 assists, eight rebounds and seven steals as the Warriors, ranked third nationally by USA Today, raised their record to 26-1.
OAK HILL (76)
Alexander 10, Gilliam 11, Davis 5, Burrough 23, Forte 4, Cook 9, Jamison 8, Johnson 2, Vaughn 4. M.C. NAPIER (42)
Johnson 2, Campbell 11, Mullins 14, Stacy 2, Allen 6, Gayheart 1, Noble 6. Oak Hill 30121816-76 M.C. Napier 137715-42 Three-point goals: Campbell 2, Noble 2, Alexander, Gilliam, Cook.
\ Chilhowie 73 Lebanon 65 Bill Tuell scored 22 points as the Warriors (11-9, 9-5) upended the Pioneers (15-5, 11-3) in a Hogoheegee District contest.
LEBANON (65)
Allen 7, Farmer 9, Meadows 11, Jackson 8, J. Campbell 20, B. Campbell 5, Puckett 3, Kiser 2. CHILHOWIE (73)
Sheets 5, Fore 16, Barker 11, Brooks 15, Tuell 22, Dungan 4. Lebanon 14151521-65 Chilhowie 16202017-73 Three-point goals: Meadows 2, Farmer, Puckett, Brooks, Sheets. JV: 52-29, Lebanon.
\ Thursday's games\ George Wythe 77 Graham 63 Geoff Goff scored a game-high 23 points as George Wythe (16-4) collected an easy victory against Group AA Graham. The Maroons are ranked fifth in Group A.
GRAHAM (63)
Moore 14, Fields 14, Brogden 15, Goins 8, Salaita 6, Christina 3, Lawson 1, Forney 2. GEORGE WYTHE (77)
Luttrell 14, Johnson 2, Goff 23, Waddell 12, Dixon 2, Smith 5, Gilman 2, Green 17. George Wythe 25121525-77 Graham 15131124-63 Three-point goals: Waddell 2, Fields, Salaita, Christina. JV: 37-35, George Wythe.
\ Natural Bridge 102 Highland 56 Robert Thompson had 38 points as the Rockets (8-12, 8-10) romped to the Pioneer District victory. Highland (0-20, 0-18) won't participate in the Pioneer District tournament as the ninth-place finisher.
NATURAL BRIDGE (102)
Knick 10, Adkins 2, Thompson 38, Early 8, Loughhead 8, McDaniel 8, Austin 8, Carter 16, Staton 4. HIGHLAND (56)
Schill 18, Stuber 5, Dowling 1, Blagg 4, Ginn 5, Hilton 18, Harvey 5. Natural Bridge 27243021-102 Highland 10131617-56 Three-point goals: Thompson 4, Harvey. JV: 36-33, Natural Bridge.
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