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

DATE: FRIDAY, December 23, 1994                   TAG: 9412240043
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B8   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Medium

NORTHSIDE ROLLS PAST E.C. GLASS

Ben Peete sank four free throws in the last minute and a half to help Northside hold off E.C. Glass 60-58 in a non-district boys' basketball game at Northside Thursday night.

Peete, a junior transfer from Memphis, scored 12 of his 18 points in the second half as the Vikings (3-1) kept the Hilltoppers (2-4) at bay.

Cave Spring 69

GW-Danville 64

Matt Matheny scored a game-high 23 points and grabbed eight rebounds as host Cave Spring won its third straight game by avenging an earlier non-district loss to GW-Danville.

Cave Spring (4-3) led 39-25 at halftime before the Eagles (2-4) rallied.

Pulaski County 78

Roanoke Catholic 52

Eric Webb scored a game-high 33 points and Pulaski County's zone defense denied host Roanoke Catholic any access to the lane in this non-district game.

Roanoke Catholic (1-4) trailed only 20-15 after one quarter, but Webb scored 11 of his points in a second period in which the Celtics were outscored 21-10.

\ Carlisle 89

North Cross 77

Joseph McClinton scored 24 points as the Chiefs downed the Raiders in a semifinal game of the North Cross Invitational.

North Cross plays Lynchburg Christian Academy tonight at 5:30 in the fifth-place game. Carlisle will play Glenvar tonight at 8:30 p.m. for the championship.

Glenvar 84

Roanoke Valley Chr. 46

James Williams scored 14 of his game-high 22 points in the first quarter as the Highlanders blasted the Eagles in a semifinal game of the North Cross Invitational. Glenvar (3-1) plays Carlisle in the final tonight at 8:30 p.m.

see microfilm for box score

Keywords:
BASKETBALL

by CNB