Thursday, January 08, 2009
High school roundup: Christiansburg rallies late to top Blacksburg
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BLACKSBURG -- Brendan Motley had 14 points and four steals, and D.J. Palmer added 13 and Christiansburg's boys basketball team used a big fourth quarter to beat Blacksburg 54-49, the Blue Demons' first win over the Bruins since the 1999-2000 season.
Christiansburg trailed by five going into the last period, but rallied with the help of 3-pointers by sophomore Stephen Wills and freshmen Motley and Josh Hinkle. Motley also had a key blocked shot in the quarter, as Christiansburg outscored the Bruins 19-9.
Reece Whitsett had 17 points to lead Blacksburg.
CHRISTIANSBURG (7-4, 1-0)
Winkle 6, Palmer 13, Lee 4, Dobbins 9, Motley 14, Hampton 1, Wills 7.
BLACKSBURG (4-8, 0-1)
Walker 6, Maxey 2, Carr 6, Jackson 1, Cooper 7, Whitsett 17, Moison 4, Jones 6.
Christiansburg 13 10 12 19--54
Blacksburg 8 15 17 9--49
3-point goals -- C (Motley 3, Wills, Winkle). B (Walker 2, Morrison). JV -- Christiansburg won.
BOYS
THREE RIVERS DISTRICT
Giles 67, Glenvar 56
PEARISBURG -- Caleb Tilley drilled a 3-pointer midway through the fourth quarter after the Highlanders cut a 17-point deficit to one point and the Spartans held on in their district opener.
Lucas Jackson scored 23 points to lead Giles, which made 12 of 14 free throws in the fourth quarter. Tilley added 16 points and Andy Randel had 13.
Jonathan McGhee paced Glenvar with 21 points, while Dakota Barlow added 10.
GLENVAR (4-9, 0-1)
McGhee 21, Barlow 10, Johnson 8, Bolden 2, Horne 7, Morris 2, Nicewonder 6.
GILES (8-5, 1-0)
Jackson 23, Tilley 16, Randel 13, Alls 7, Williams 4, Conley 4
Glenvar 12 6 17 21--56
Giles 16 19 13 19--67
3-point goals -- Glenvar 2 (McGhee 2), Giles 6 (Tilley 2, Randle 2, Alls, Jackson).
JV -- Glenvar won 36-17.
Auburn 59, Floyd County 40
FLOYD -- Nathan Vaughan scored 15 points and Auburn made 16 of 22 free throws in the fourth quarter to get past Floyd County.
Brandon Musick and Cotey Bentley each added 11 for the Eagles.
Tucker Crawford led Floyd County with 13 points.
AUBURN (5-5, 1-0)
Cox 6, Quesenberry 2, Blankenship 4, Musick 11, Shumaker 1, Vaughan 15, Reed 7, Bentley 11, Jones 2.
FLOYD COUNTY (6-5, 0-1)
Crawford 13, Holman 8, Griffith 2, Coartney 1, Yates 7, Peters 7, Franklin 2.
Auburn 4 18 11 26--59
Floyd County 11 11 5 13--40
3-point goals -- A (Vaughan), FC (Crawford 3). JV -- Floyd County won.
Nondistrict
Martinsville 64, Dan River 57
MARTINSVILLE -- Ronwyn Pritchett muscled his way to 20 points as the Bulldogs handed the Wildcats their second loss of the season.
Jarez Turner added 11 points for Martinsville, while Demetries Jones added 10.
Darren White led Dan River with 18 points.
DAN RIVER
Dickerson 2, Eubanks 8, White 18, Womack 10, Edmunds 6, Eldridge 2, Myers 8, Warren 3.
MARTINSVILLE (7-5)
Tyler 6, Scales 8, Jones 10, Green 3, Arrington 2, Turner 11, Martin 2, Pritchett 20.
Dan River 19 13 16 9--57
Martinsville 17 15 16 16--64
Bland County 65, Richlands 58
BLAND -- Josh Shrader had 15 points to go with eight rebounds and two assists as the Bears won over the Group AA visitors.
Nick Leighton had nine points, seven rebounds and two blocked shots. Kris Kennedy added 10 points for Bland.
Gunner McGee led Richlands with 21 points.
RICHLANDS (3-6)
Tatum 4, Mulkey 6, Keene 6, Beavers 4, McGee 21, Lawrence 15, Patton 2.
BLAND COUNTY (5-5)
Pennington 7, Shrader 15, Kr. Kennedy 10, Ky. Kennedy 9, Lambert 4, Ko. Kennedy 7, Leighton 9, Blankenship 4.
Richlands 15 16 19 8--58
Bland County 15 12 17 21--65
3-point goals -- Richlands (Mulkey 2, McGee 2, Mulkey), Bland County (Kyle Kennedy 2).
JV -- Richlands won.
Narrows 74, Montcalm, W.Va. 43
NARROWS -- Corey Lowe scored nine of his game-high 19 points in the first quarter as the Green Wave notched its second win.
Ben Thompson (15 points), Mark Martin (13) and Ryan Dunford (12) joined Lowe in double figures. Narrows made a season-high nine 3-pointers.
Steven McClanahan led Montcalm with 18 points, while David Kolb added 12.
MONTCALM, W.Va. (3-5)
McClanahan 18, Kolb 12, White 8, Bailey 1, Horne 1, Mooney 2.
NARROWS (2-7)
Lowe 19, Thompson 15, Martin 13, Dunford 12, Wilson 4, Morris 2, J.Martin 2, Green 3, Taylor 3.
Montcalm, W.Va. 6 14 11 12--43
Narrows 23 13 21 17--74
3-point goals -- Montcalm 5 (McClanahan 3, Kolb), Narrows 9 (Thompson 3, M.Martin 2, Dunford 2, Taylor, Lowe).
GIRLS
PIONEER DISTRICT
James River 55, Highland 34
BUCHANAN -- Cheyenne Falls had 17 points and seven rebounds as the Knights won their Pioneer opener.
James River (2-9, 1-0) held Highland scoreless in the second quarter. Emily O'Reilly led the Rams with 17 points.
HIGHLAND (2-9, 0-1)
O'Reilly 17, Botkin 5, Armstrong 5, Murray 3, Mobley 2, Cauley 2.
JAMES RIVER (2-9, 1-0)
Falls 17, Kennedy 8, Ware 6, Johnson 6, Eastman 4, Statome 4, Rodriguez 4, Linkous 3, Hoyt 2, Sprinkle 1.
Highland 8 0 15 11--34
James River 14 16 7 18--55
3-point goals -- Highland 2 (O'Reilly, Botkin).
JV -- James River won 30-5.
Parry McCluer 51, Covington 40
COVINGTON -- Rachel Crowder scored 17 and Kelsey Cole added 10 to lead Parry McCluer.
The Fighting Blues got a big jump on the Cougars by holding the home team scoreless in the first quarter.
Shanice Laws had 13 for Covington.
PARRY MCCLUER (4-6, 1-0)
King 8, Crowder 17, Fitzgerald 2, Harmon 6, Camden 6, Cole 10, Beverly 2.
COVINGTON (4-7, 0-1)
Austin 2, Laws 13, Tyree 5, Brie 5, Moore 7, Sizmore 2, Billups 6.
Parry McCluer 10 18 14 9--51
Covington 0 20 15 5--40
3-point goals -- PM (Cole 2), C (Tyree).
JV -- Covington won 25-15.
Bath County 56, Craig County 39
HOT SPRINGS -- Angela Herscher had 21 points and eight steals to lead the Chargers to a win in their district opener.
Allison Sharp added 14 points and Shonique Gardner came off the bench to score 12 points and grab nine rebounds.
Sierra Rock scored 15 points to lead the Rockets. Olivia LaPrad added 14.
CRAIG COUNTY (2-7, 0-1)
LePrad 14, Gardner 4, Hutchinson 2, Rock 15, Bellassai 2, Frazier 2.
BATH COUNTY (5-3, 1-0)
Herscher 21, Sharp 14, Harold 2, Lindsay 1, Shrader 2, Gardner 12, Strasser 4.
Craig County 6 14 5 14--39
Bath County 13 15 10 18--56
3-point goals -- CC (LePrad 3, Rock 3), BC (Sharp). Fouled out -- LePrad, Harold.
JV -- Bath County won.
BLUE RIDGE CONFERENCE
North Cross 42, Chatham Hall 25
Hallie Martin scored 24 points to go with 10 rebounds and six steals as the Raiders picked up a BRC win. Victoria Langhorn added 12 rebounds for North Cross. Margaret Goode scored 10 points for Chatham Hall.
CHATHAM HALL
Hwang 6, Phelps 3, Goode 10, Roussel 2, N.Smith 4.
NORTH CROSS (2-3, 1-1)
Martin 24, Langhorn 8, McConaughy 6, K.Comer 4.
Chatham Hall 6 8 4 7--25
North Cross 18 9 10 5--42
3-point goals -- North Cross 1 (Martin).
JV -- Chatham Hall won.
NONDISTRICT
Fort Chiswell 68, PH-Glade Spring 34
MAX MEADOWS -- Carlyta Hamm had 20 points and 12 rebounds, and Nancy Thacker added 18 and 12 boards to lead the Pioneers.
Paige Quesenberry added 11 points, including two 3-pointers in the first quarter, when Fort Chiswell pulled out to a 23-4 lead.
PH-GLADE SPRING (4-5)
Thomas 2, Montgomery 2, Moore 7, Wilmouth 9, Weddle 7, Cleary 2, Sholes 5.
FORT CHISWELL (8-3)
Hamm 20, Thacker 18, Quesenberry 11, Vaughan 8, Shockley 2, Arnold 4, Waller 4, Thomas 1.
PH-Glade Spring 4 8 14 8--34
Fort Chiswell 23 15 21 9--68
3-point goals -- PH-GS (Moore), FC (Quesenberry 2).
JV -- Fort Chiswell won.
Carroll County 54, Galax 44
HILLSVILLE -- Kayla Goins had 14 points and Cydnie Cornell added 13 to lead the Cavaliers.
Rachel Dalton added 10 for Carroll County.
Bailey Shumate and Jamie Webb had 12 points apiece for the Maroon Tide.
GALAX (4-6)
Shumate 12, Russell 3, White 9, Bryant 2, Webb 12, Bobbitt 2, Bartlett 4.
CARROLL COUNTY (5-5)
Dalton 10, Hill 3, Jones 2, Goins 14, Cornell 13, Dickens 1, Martin 3, Viars 8.
Galax 12 14 6 12--44
Carroll County 18 12 8 16--54
3-point goals -- G (Russell), CC (Dalton 2, Goins 2). Fouled out -- Goins.
JV -- Carroll County, 60-17.
Rural Retreat 51, Grayson Co. 32
INDEPENDENCE -- Charlotte Reasor had 17 points and 13 rebounds and the Indians held the Blue Devils to 19 points in the first three quarters.
Hannah Hadaway added 13 points for Rural Retreat. Devin Osborne led Grayson with 12 points, and Alyssa Wingate had 10.
RURAL RETREAT (3-6)
Hagy 6, Samaniego 3, Hadaway 13, Reasor 17, Dix 6, Crigger 6.
GRAYSON COUNTY (1-11)
Halsey 1, Wingate 10, Hall 4, Osborne 12, Vaughan 4, Hale 1.
Rural Retreat 14 13 15 9--51
Grayson County 4 8 7 13--32
3-point goals -- Grayson County 2 (Osborne).
JV -- Rural Retreat won.
Narrows 50, Montcalm, W.Va. 38
NARROWS -- Freshman Savanna Burton had 16 points and 17 rebounds as the Green Wave won its 10th game.
Cameron Snidow added nine points, nine rebounds, four assists and three steals for Narrows, which hit 18 of 21 free throws.
Morgan Buckland had nine points, eight rebounds and five steals for Narrows.
Tara Havens led Montcalm with 17 points, while Krislyn Bogart scored 15.
MONTCALM, W.Va. (3-1)
Havens 17, Bogart 15, Perry 2, Jones 2, Hablin 2.
NARROWS (10-2)
Burton 16, Buckland 9, Snidow 9, Lindsey 6, Davis 6, Guynn 4.
Montcalm, W.Va. 6 12 8 12--38
Narrows 5 12 11 22--50
3-point goals -- Montcalm 4 (Havens 3, Bogart).
Christian Heritage Academy 37, Parkway Christian 34
ROCKY MOUNT -- Morgan Wood scored 15 points to lead the Knights on Tuesday night.
Julianna Keaton scored 13 for Parkway Christian.
PARKWAY CHRISTIAN
J. Keaton 13, Carr 5, Hasenbeck 8, N. Keaton 4, Holloway 2, Coy 2.
CHRISTIAN HERITAGE
Wood 15, Stephens 12, Hoppe 4, Roller 4, Martin 2.
Parkway Christian 10 6 10 8--34
Christian Heritage 10 10 8 9--37
3-point goals -- PC (J. Keaton).
-- Staff reports
