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

DATE: FRIDAY, December 10, 1993                   TAG: 9312100027
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: C-5   EDITION: STATE 
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE: MARTINSVILLE                                LENGTH: Medium

MARTINSVILLE OVERCOMES FRANKLIN CO.

Franklin County let a 14-point lead slip away in the second half, and Martinsville beat the Eagles 80-74 in high school boys' basketball Wednesday.

Martinsville (2-1) was led by Michael Martin with 33 points, and Marte Venable added 13.

The Eagles had 15 points from Chad Foutz, K.C. Hancock and Carlos Holland. Foutz led Franklin County's outside shooting with three 3-point goals as the Eagles connected on seven treys.

FRANKLIN COUNTY (74)

Helms 2, Foutz 15, Conklin 14, Hancock 15, Holland 15, Nance 13. MARTINSVILLE (80)

Johnson 10, C. Martin 6, M. Martin 33, Duran 9, Venable 13, Je. Wells 8, Philpott 1.

\ Franklin County 18 22 20 14-74\ Martinsville 18 16 15 31-80\ Three-point goals: Foutz 3, Conklin 2, Nance, Johnson.

\ Bath County 81\ Wilson Memorial 40

FISHERSVILLE - Patrick Lennon scored 26 points as the Chargers routed the Green Hornets for a non-district win.

Lennon scored 12 points in the first quarter and Bath County forced numerous turnovers in the second quarter to take a 34-15 halftime lead. The Chargers (1-0) never looked back as they cruised to the win.\ BATH COUNTY (81)

Thomas 11, McElwee 3, Ricketts 3, Essex 1, Kirkland 4, K. Phillips 9, Lennon 26, L. Phillips 6, Townsend 4, Edwards 7, Tuning 5, Woods 2.\ WILSON MEMORIAL (40)

Gold 4, Clark 6, Zapotoczny 8, Woodson 5, Hines 11, Via 2, Gorsica 2, Payne 2. Bath County 15192027-81 Wilson Memorial 105718-40 Three-point goals: McElwee, Clark, Zapotoczny 2, Hines. JV: 57-39, Bath County.

by CNB