
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, March 19, 1992                   TAG: 9203190390
SECTION: NEIGHBORS                    PAGE: S-14   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Bob McLelland
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

SALEM, BOTETOURT KIWANIS CLUBS TO GIVE OUT BASKETBALL HONORS

Bobby Prince, a leading Lord Botetourt athlete, and Billy Pope, who led Northside to the Blue Ridge District tournament, will receive top honors tonight as the player and coach of the year on the Salem and Botetourt County Kiwanis Clubs' All Roanoke Valley Scholastic Basketball Team.

Dennis Layman will receive the Rex T. Mitchell Memorial Award as the outstanding official during the 24th annual Kiwanis Clubs' awards banquet at Salem Holiday Inn.

William Fleming will receive the sportsmanship trophy.

Pope, who also led Northside to the Region 3 title and the state semifinals championship, was named coach of the year for the second straight time.

Joining Prince on the eight-member All Valley team are: Patrick Henry seniors Troy Manns and Jonas Callis, and junior Tim Basham; Cave Spring senior Kerry Whitt; William Byrd junior David Robertson; and Salem junior Josh Pugh.

Prince and Basham are the only repeaters.

Five players were voted to the second team. Three of them - senior Matt Hill and juniors Walt Derey and Kelly Dampeer - are from Northside. Patrick Henry sophomore Curtis Staples and William Fleming senior Davis Williams also made the second team.

Coaches at the 11 Roanoke Valley schools selected the unsung heros for the past season: Corey Epperly of Salem; Chris Matheny of Cave Spring; Turk Smith of Patrick Henry; Matt Rodgers of William Byrd; Steve Ashworth of Glenvar; Jimmy Porter of Northside; Matt Ward of James River; Jason Greimel of Roanoke Catholic; Phillip Lacey of William Fleming; Carter Teague of North Cross; and Derek Loyd of Lord Botetourt. - BOB McLELLAND

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