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

DATE: SATURDAY, January 7, 1995                   TAG: 9501100011
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B-4   EDITION: STATE 
SOURCE: STAFF REPORT
DATELINE: MONTEREY                                LENGTH: Short

COVINGTON GETS PIONEER VICTORY

Cory Whitaker scored 18 points and Erwin Twitty pitched in 12 as Covington ran off its second Pioneer District basketball victory in as many starts Thursday with an 85-68 win over Highland.

The Cougars are 5-3 overall.

Highland (3-5, 0-3) was led by Bryan Werner with a game-high 19 points and Rocky Waybright with 13.

COVINGTON (85)

Tucker 7, Whitaker 18, Stewart 7, Roman 5, Barber 1, Holloway 10, Twitty 12, Merrell 6, Jeter 6, Phillips 5, Entsminger 8.

HIGHLAND (68)

Waybright 13, J. Hull 9, Werner 19, Ralston 2, D. Hull 7, T.J. Honaker 12, Lotts 2, Harris 3, McDaniel 1.

Covington 17--28--25--15-85

Highland 13--16--12--27-68

Three-point goals: Tucker, Whitaker, Stewart, Roman, Twitty 4, Waybright, J. Hull, Werner, D. Hull, Honaker 2.

JV: Covington, 56-43.

by CNB