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Alleghany's Ryan Kessinger scored 20 points, including 14 of his team's 16 points in the fourth quarter, and the Mountaineers defeated Glenvar 48-45 in a nondistrict game on Tuesday night.

Kessinger scored and made a free throw to give Alleghany a 46-43 lead with 15 seconds to go.

Mark Johnson, who had 11 points, sank two free throws to cut the deficit to 46-45 with five seconds to go.

Kessinger made two free throws to extend the lead. Glenvar's Jonathan McGhee missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer. Glenvar was just 10-of-20 from the free-throw line, including 8-of-14 in the fourth quarter.

ALLEGHANY

Burns 6, Kessinger 20, Nicely 2, Tembo 6, Brown 2, Kirby 4, Lowen 3, Church 4, Benoit 1.

GLENVAR (3-7)

Casper 3, McGhee 5, Johnson 11, Bolden 2, Horne 8, Morris 8, Nicewonder 8.

Alleghany 9 18 5 16--48

Glenvar 4 12 15 14--45

3-point-goals -- AHS (Kessinger 4, Tembo 2, Lowen), GHS (Casper). JV -- Alleghany won.

Nondistrict

Marion 49, Chilhowie 32

MARION -- Gavin Roe scored 13 points to lead the Scarlet Hurricane.

CHILHOWIE

Pote 2, Beverly 2, Williams 8, Blevins 2, Hayton 3, A. Smith 4, C. Smith 5, McKinney 6.

MARION (3-3)

Johnson 10, Hanna 7, Roe 13, Noe 6, J. Dotson 2, Lincoln 2, Helton 8.

Chilhowie 6 6 8 12--32

Marion 8 13 17 11--49

3-point-goals -- CHS (Hayton), MHS (Roe 2). JV -- Marion, 47-40.

James Monroe, W.Va. 73, Giles 59

PETERSTOWN, W. Va. -- James Monroe took advantage of eight Giles turnovers during a 35-point third quarter that broke open a close game.

The Spartans' Andy Randel scored 17 of his team-high 20 points in the second half, and was helped by Codey Williams with 15 points.

Tyler Franklin paced five James Monroe scorers in double figures with 15 points.

GILES (5-5)

Randel 20, Williams 15, Robertson 3, Alls 5, Myers 2, Tilley 4, Conley 8, Ray 2.

JAMES MONROE (3-3)

Franklin 15, Ballangee 14, Robertson 14, Martin 10, Belcher 11, Hefner 9.

Giles 11 9 11 28--59

James Monroe, W.Va. 9 12 35 17--73

3-point-goals -- G (Tilley, Robertson, Randel 4, Williams), JM (Belcher, Martin).

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Pocahontas, W.Va. 70, Bath County 42

HOT SPRINGS -- Bath County's Gates Herscher left the game due to injury in the first quarter after scoring 17 of his 19 points in the championship game. Twelve of Herscher's 17 first-quarter points came on four 3-pointers.

POCAHONTAS, W.VA

Caplinger 17, Fertig 17, Kiner 9, Simmin 9, Jonese 8, Totten 3, Rittenhouse 3, Wiley 2, Losh 2.

BATH COUNTY (2-5)

Herscher 19, Gentry 9, Ailstock 7, Chestnut 3, D. Newmarker 2, Ryder 2.

Pocahontas, W.Va. 14 22 20 14--70

Bath County 21 5 3 13--42

3-point-goals -- P (Totten, Kiner 2, Caplinger 2, Simmin), BC (Herscher 4, Gentry).

Craig County 44, Highland 32

WARM SPRINGS -- Corey Tenney had 16 points and 13 rebounds as the Rockets won the third-place game. It was the first victory in eight starts for Craig County, which got 10 points, four assists and four steals from Anthony Crotts.

HIGHLAND

Gutshall 17, Wiseman 9, Baer 1, Neil 6.

CRAIG COUNTY (1-7)

Persinger 8, Crawford 2, Crotts 10, Jones 2, Haynes 4, Tenney 16, McCarty 2.

Highland 4 5 2 21--32

Craig County 10 11 11 12--44

3-point-goals -- None.

CROSS-BORDER SHOOTOUT

Galax 82, Elkin, N.C. 39

SPARTA, N.C. -- Cameron Frazier recorded 27 points and seven assists to lead Galax .

GALAX (8-1)

Harris 6, Frazier 27, Alouf 9, Cardwell 3, Martin 7, George 6, Schaeffer 2, Houk 6, Anderson 6, K. Adams 7, Douglas 2, Harris 1.

ELKIN, N.C.

Smith 3, Stewark 4, Strickland 7, Kimrey 2, Hayes 4, Maunce 12, Watters 4, Brewer 3.

Galax 18 20 34 10--82

Elkin, N.C. 4 13 11 11--39

3-point-goals -- G (Frazier, Alouf, Cardwell).

Grayson County 65, Alleghany County, N.C. 53

SPARTA, N.C. -- Grayson County hit 19 of 24 shots from the field during a 43-point second half .

GRAYSON COUNTY (6-3)

Rutherford 16, P. Bowen 7, Eller 7, Harvey 19, B. Bowen 8, Blizzard 8.

ALLEGHANY COUNTY, N.C.

Billings 3, McNeil 17, Ruppard 7, Miller 20, Thomas 6.

Grayson County 13 9 21 22--65

Alleghany County, N.C. 7 14 12 20--53

3-point-goals -- GC (Rutherford 3), AC (Billings, Miller).

AMELIA ACADEMY TOURNAMENT

North Cross 66, Richmond Christian 46

AMELIA COURTHOUSE -- A.D. Banks had 15 points, 14 rebounds, six assists, three blocks and three steals to lead the Raiders to victory in the title game.

NORTH CROSS (8-2)

Banks 15, Brown 10, Williams 18, Frith 2, Hartman 17, Allen 2, Bibee 2.

RICHMOND CHRISTIAN (8-1)

Wheeler 8, Chiles 2, Taylor 10, Ingersol 2, Garrison 7, Langford 8, Dagner 2, Donson 5, Clement 2.

North Cross 20 18 16 12--66

Richmond Christian 12 10 5 19--46

3-point-goals -- NC (Williams), RC (Wheeler, Taylor 3).

GIRLS

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Bath Co. 51, Grace Christian 49

WARM SPRINGS -- The Chargers got eight points and 19 rebounds from most valuable player Megan Shrader to win the championship. Ashley Colvin of Grace Christian (Staunton) had 17 points to lead all scorers.

GRACE CHRISTIAN

Kime 13, Colvin 17, Martin 10, Keegan 7, Wilson 2.

BATH COUNTY (4-2)

Herscher 16, Sharp 1, Lindsay 8, Robertson 3, Shrader 8, Gardner 10, Strasser 5.

Grace Christian 15 12 15 7--49

Bath County 21 11 10 9--51

3-point-goals -- GC (Colvin 5, Keegan), BC (Lindsay).

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Christiansburg 44, Liberty 27

BLACKSBURG -- Daniella Motley scored a game-high 23 points to lead the Blue Demons.

Morgan Shrader added 10.

LIBERTY (2-6)

Padgett 2, Witt 6, Hurt 6, Kerr 2, Martin 2, Starks 3, Thompson 4, Glover 2.

CHRISTIANSBURG (5-5)

Snell 2, A. Moran 2, Peters 2, E. Moran 7, Morgan Shrader 10, McNeer 6, Daniella Motley 13, Evans 1, Childress 2.

Liberty 2 10 9 6--27

Christiansburg 12 11 10 11--44

3-point-goals -- C (Shrader 2, E. Moran).

Blacksburg 51, Auburn 38

BLACKSBURG -- Mallory Jones scored 17 points, Katy Kipps and Lacey McMahan each added 14 and the Bruins went 7-for-8 from the free throw line in the fourth quarter to hold off Auburn. Kayla Mitchell led the Eagles with 13 points.

AUBURN (7-2)

Mitchell 13, Gross 9, Whitlock 6, Kenley 6, Smith 2, Campbell 2.

BLACKSBURG (7-2)

Jones 17, Kipps 14, McMahan 14, Houston 2, Priest 2, Henderson 2.

Auburn 4 16 12 6--38

Blacksburg 18 15 7 11--51

3-point-goals -- A (Mitchell 3), B (McMahan 2, Jones).

Radford 67, George Wythe 64

BLACKSBURG -- Maryah Sydnor scored 23 points and snared nine rebounds to lead the Bobcats. Sarah Donnelly tallied 20 points for Radford.

RADFORD (8-1)

Pattison 8, Donnelly 20, Wiley 6, Sydnor 23, Hale 2, Worrell 1, Akers 7.

GEORGE WYTHE

Eubanks 12, Corvin 12, Buckhannon 21, Price 19.

Radford 17 17 17 16--67

George Wythe 9 21 11 23--64

3-point-goals -- RHS (Donnelly), GW (Eubanks, Buckhannon 2).

DAILY PROGRESS INVITATIONAL

Patrick Henry 60, Orange County 46

CROZET-- Sarah Williams totaled 28 points and eight rebounds to lead the Patriots.

ORANGE COUNTY

Scott 6, Hopkins 3, J. Johnson 5, Sacre 4, Green 4, Harvey 11, S. Johnson 13.

PATRICK HENRY (8-2)

Norbo 6, Preston 4, Sarah Williams 28, Salters 4, LaShe Walker 16, Flint 2.

Orange County 10 11 11 14--46

Patrick Henry 13 16 15 16--60

3-point-goals -- OC (Hopkins, J. Johnson, S. Johnson, PH (Williams 4).

LEE LADIES TOURNAMENT

Robert E. Lee 71, Hidden Valley 49

STAUNTON -- Jamila Thomas had five 3-point goals to lead R.E. Lee, which built a nine-point lead in the first quarter and gradually added to it for the remainder of the night. Kayla Osborne had a game-high 22 points for the Titans.

HIDDEN VALLEY (4-6)

Osborne 22, Evans 3, Singleton 2, Kelsey Crotty 13, Hamrick 5, McDonald 4.

R.E. LEE

Thompson 5, Thomas 19, Crawford 14, Mickens 13, Scott 13, McDurough 7.

Hidden Valley 11 20 11 7--49

Robert E. Lee 20 23 20 8--71

3-point-goals -- HV (Osborne 3, Crotty), Lee (Thomas 5, Mickens 2).

COSS-BORDER SHOOTOUT

Alleghany County (N.C.) 73, Grayson County 51

SPARTA, N.C. -- Celeste Caudill scored 23 points to lead Alleghany County to an interstate win.

GRAYSON COUNTY (1-9)

Halsey 6, Spurlin 10, Wingate 7, Hall 5, Osborne 15, Caudill 8.

ALLEGHANY COUNTY

Lyons 4, Williams 2, Brooks 1, Gentry 2, K. Gambill 11, Caudill 23, K. Gambill 6, Souther 10, Grubb 12, Andrews 2.

Grayson County 10 9 19 13 --51

Alleghany County 13 23 19 18--73

3-point-goals -- GC (Spurlin), AC (K. Gambill, Caudill 4, Souther, Grubb 2).

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Westside, W.Va. 70, Covington 43

MEADOW BRIDGE, W. Va. -- The Cougars dug themselves out of an early hole but couldn't recover from a third-quarter blitz in the final. Shanice Laws had 15 points for Covington, which trimmed an early 16-2 deficit to nine, then got outscored 25-4 in the third quarter.

WESTSIDE (6-2)

Stepp 17, Cline 3, Cook 5, Brown 4, Kirkendall 4, Fleshman 6, Stratter 1, Bannister 5, Lusk 15, Patrick 9, Davis 1.

COVINGTON (4-6)

Austin 4, Laws 15, Tyree 6, Brie 5, Moore 6, Sizemore 2, Billups 5.

Westside, W.Va. 19 14 25 12--70

Covington 9 13 4 17--43

3-point-goals -- W (Stepp 2, Patrick).

NONDISTRICT

Fort Chiswell 62, Northwood 50

SALTVILLE -- Kendra Vaughan scored 19 points for the Pioneers, becoming Fort Chiswell's first 1,000-point scorer in 19 years. Vaughan now has 1,005 points.

FORT CHISWELL (8-2)

Thacker 4, Vaughan 19, Quesenberry 2, Shockley 13, Hamm 14, Thomas 1, Arnold 9.

NORTHWOOD

Smith 4, Nutter 12, Buchannon 7, Cardwell 5, Blevins 5, Snodgrass 11, Holmes 6.

Fort Chiswell 16 15 19 12--62

Northwood 19 12 8 11--50

3-point-goals -- FC (Vaughan 3), NHS (Nutter 2, Buchannon, Holmes 2).

Bland County 71, Tazewell 47

BLUEFIELD -- Kirby Mustard scored 25 points and sank seven 3-pointers to lead the Bears.

BLAND COUNTY

Hankins 19, Dillow 2, A. Duncan 6, Williams 2, Mustard 25, E. Duncan 3, Brizendine 7, Looney 7, Dunn 7.

TAZEWELL (2-5)

Barton 3, Sutherland 10, Muncy 9, Vencill 2, Mitchell 11, Cecil 4, Thorpe 8.

Bland County 15 16 19 21--71

Tazewell 5 11 15 16--47

3-point-goals -- BC (Mustard 7, Hankins, E. Duncan), THS (Mitchell 3). JV -- BC, 30-25.

Wilson Memorial 67, Parry McCluer 36

FISHERSVILLE -- Lauren Dalton scored 17 points to lead the Green Hornets.

PARRY MCCLUER

King 7, Crowder 9, K. Harmon 2, Lunsford 2, Fitzgerald 3, Camden 4, Cole 9.

WILSON MEMORIAL (7-2)

Deacon 5, Tolbert 4, Dalton 17, Boysen 5, Swortzel 5, Hailstalk 5, Sullivan 2, Taylor 13, Emerson 2, Mawyer 4, D. Jones 4.

Parry McCluer 4 12 15 5--36

Wilson Memorial 14 12 22 19--67

3-point-goals -- PM (King, Crowder, Cole), WM (Dalton 2, Swortzel, Hailstalk, Taylor 2). JV -- WM, 40-37.

Chilhowie 40, Marion 26

MARION -- Krystal Patton scored 14 points to lead the Warriors.

-- Staff reports