Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, January 25, 1992 TAG: 9201250248
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B2 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE: FLOYD LENGTH: Medium
FLOYD COUNTY ROLLS PAST FORT CHISWELL
Fred Via scored 25 points as Floyd County broke on top early and coasted to a 74-62 boys' basketball victory over Fort Chiswell on Friday night in a matchup of Mountain Empire District contenders.Floyd County (11-1 overall, 9-1 Mountain Empire) led 40-21 at the half and pushed the margin to 24 late in the game. Fort Chiswell is 10-2, 8-2.
Travis Crawford added 16 points and Mike Hylton 14 for the Buffaloes.
Brian Lamkins had 22 points for Fort Chiswell. \
Galax 67
Narrows 50
NARROWS - Jason Ross and Jeff Spells scored 22 each and Galax (7-5, 7-3) made its free throws down the stretch to bury Narrows.
The Maroon Tide made 13 of 15 fourth-quarter free throws and outscored the Green Wave 23-10 in the quarter.
McCreery Mann had five 3-pointers and 17 points, and Chad Fleeman added 14 points for Narrows (4-5, 4-5), which was outscored 15-2 at the free-throw line. \
Rocky Gap 63
Giles 61
ROCKY GAP - Giles blew a chance to erase a three-point deficit in one trip to the free-throw line and Rocky Gap escaped with a Mountain Empire District victory.
Rocky Gap (5-6, 4-6) led 63-60 when Giles' Rusty Stafford was fouled while shooting a 3-pointer with seven seconds left. Stafford, however, missed two of the free throws, and the Eagles rebounded and ran out the clock.
With about 1:20 left, Giles (1-9, 1-9) took its first lead of the game, 60-59, on Stafford's basket. With 26 seconds left, Joe Cromer scored on a layup to give Rocky Gap a 61-60 lead.
The Eagles pressed and stole the ball. Kyle Gibson was fouled and made both free throws for a 63-60 lead, leading to Stafford's chance at the free-throw line.
Stafford finished with 21 points for Giles. Rusty Newby had 13 and Kevin Dooley 11. Brian Lawson had 18, Clay Saunders 12 and Cromer 12 for Rocky Gap.
\ Grayson County 62
Shawsville 37
SHAWSVILLE - Grayson (10-3, 9-1) jumped to a 21-7 lead and coasted past the Shawnees (1-9, 0-9) in a Mountain Empire District game.
Mitch Hawks pumped in 20 points for the Blue Devils, with Bonner Satterwhite added 13. Kenny Dow had 16 for Shawsville. \
Altavista 96
Liberty 81
ALTAVISTA - Sherman Pannell scored 29 points and Mark Johnson had a triple-double for the unbeaten Colonels in their Seminole District romp over the Minutemen.
Johnson, a 6-foot-2 guard, had 23 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for Altavista (12-0, 12-0). Eddie McMillan added 19 and Mike Kinlaw 11.
Chris Dean had 22 for Liberty (4-9, 4-9), including four 3-pointers. Patrick Patterson had 17 and Matt Hogan and Scott Martin 10 each. \
Staunton River 56
Appomattox 47
APPOMATTOX - Mike Moon scored 12 and Troy Smith and Mike Williams added 11 points each as the Golden Eagles picked up a Seminole District victory over the winless Raiders.
Staunton River (6-5, 6-5) trailed by one after a quarter but took control by outscoring Appomattox 11-2 in the second.
Brad Bryant scored 12 for the Raiders (0-12, 0-12). \
Carroll County 79
Radford 64
HILLSVILLE - The Cavaliers survived a bomb threat to dump the Bobcats in a New River District meeting.
Radford (2-10, 0-2) threw in a dozen 3-pointers, but Carroll County outdistanced the Bobcats in the second half.
Jason Stockner led all scorers with 20 points for the Cavs (10-5, 1-1). Ben Sumner added 14, Kris Richardson 12 and Jason Gallimore 12.
Chris Hairston led the Bobcats with 18 points. Kris Smith and Wayne Lineburg had 11 each. \
Gateway Christian 60
Temple Christian 24
BLACKSBURG - Steve Mannon scored 11 points as Gateway Christian trampled Temple Christian.
Gateway led 43-7 at halftime, and the Crusaders (10-4) had 12 players score during the game. Temple Christian was led by Matt Nickles with seven points.
\ Craig County 47
Rockbridge 41
NEW CASTLE - David McPherson scored 18 points and Mark Crawford added 10 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Rockets past the Rebels in a Pioneer District tussle. Craig County is 2-10, 2-8; Rockbridge is 3-10, 2-9. \
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