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ROCKY GAP -- Laurel Hankins scored 29 points to lead Bland County to a 79-77 win over Fort Chiswell in a Mountain Empire District girls' basketball game Friday.

Fort Chiswell went on a 14-6 run to grab a 68-67 lead with less than four minutes to go, but the Bears answered with six straight points to take a 73-68 lead with less than two minutes to go. The Bears led the rest of the way.

Hankins made one of two free throws to extend the lead to 79-77 with one second to go.

Kirby Mustard scored 17 points for the Bears.

Kendra Vaughn scored 24 points for Fort Chiswell, with Christina Shockley adding 18 points. Nancy Thacker chipped in 17 points and Carlyta Hamm 13 points.

FORT CHISWELL (8-4, 0-1)

Thacker 16, Vaughn 24, Quesenberry 2, Shockley 18, Hamm 13, Arnold 4.

BLAND COUNTY (10-2, 1-0)

Hankins 29, Majar 3, Dillow 4, Duncan 8, Mustard 17, Brizendine 4, Dunn 5, Mooney 7.

Fort Chiswell 14 22 18 23--77

Bland County 15 22 19 23--79

3-point goals -- FC (Thacker 2), BC (Hankins 2, Mustard 3). JV -- Bland County won.

GIRLS Basketball

Western Valley District

Patrick Henry 59, E.C. Glass 34

Kate Norbo scored 12 of her game-high 19 points in the first quarter to lead Patrick Henry.

The Patriots stormed out to a 31-12 lead in the first half and never looked back.

Sarah Williams added 17 points for the Patriots, while Mary Grace Lemon netted 12 points to lead E.C. Glass.

E.C. GLASS (4-5, 0-2)

Bowling 1, Randolph 5, Dupuy 7, Ferrel 3, Lemon 12, Austin 2, Wade 1, Lyle 3.

PATRICK HENRY (9-3, 1-1)

Norbo 19, Williams 17, Doane 4, Salters 4, Walker 4, Flint 8, Keeling 1, Otey 2.

E.C. Glass 8 4 8 14--34

Patrick Henry 19 12 16 12--59

3-point goals -- ECG (Ferrel, Lemon) PH (Norbo 3, Williams 2, Flint).

River Ridge District

Salem 49, Christiansburg 45

SALEM -- Alexis Patterson and Emily Richardson led a balanced Salem scoring attack en route to a close victory.

Patterson scored 11 points and Richardson had 10.

Christiansburg scored over half of its total points in the second quarter, and led 25-22 at halftime.

The Spartans managed to hold onto the lead despite missing four foul shots in the final two minutes.

Dani Motley led all scorers with 15 for the Demons.

CHRISTIANSBURG (6-7, 1-1)

Moran 6, Peters 2, E. Moran 7, Shrader 8, McNeer 7, Motley 15

SALEM (8-3, 2-0)

Patterson 11, Garst 8, Kawa 7, Poindexter 6, Richardson 10, Davis 2, Belcher 5

Christiansburg 2 23 7 13--45

Salem 12 10 17 10--49

3-point goals -- C (E. Moran), S (Garst 2, Patterson, Belcher, Kawa). JV -- Salem won.

Seminole District

Staunton Riv. 49, Amherst Co. 28

MONETA -- Shaniesha Robinson scored 10 points to help the Golden Eagles remain unbeaten in district play.

Cori Salls added five steals for Staunton River, which did not give up a point in the first quarter.

AMHERST COUNTY

Fonteyne 6, Bowling 2, Ford 2, Williams 2, Garland 2, Ware 8, Higginbothan 6.

STAUNTON RIVER (8-2, 4-0)

Craghead 4, J. Salyer 4, Morris 2, L. Robinson 4, Mayhew 1, Sublett 4, Overstreet 2, Merrill 6, Salls 2, A. Salyer 6, Lawhorn 4, S. Robinson 10.

Amherst County 0 9 11 8--28

Staunton River 18 10 16 5--49

3-point goals -- AC (Fonteyne). JV -- Staunton River won 51-21.

Rustburg 50, Liberty 36

BEDFORD -- Michelle Keith scored 15 points to lead the Red Devils.

Brandie Witt tallied 11 points for Liberty.

RUSTBURG (8-1, 1-1)

Jefferson 4, Glass 12, Wade 2, Steffy 2, Keith 15, Hamlette 3, Glass 12.

LIBERTY (3-9, 1-4)

Padgett 2, Witt 11, Hurt 5, Riner 2, Martin 3, Parker 5, Starks 4, Thompson 4.

Rustburg 9 17 9 16--50

Liberty 6 11 12 7--36

3-point goals -- LHS (Parker). JV -- Liberty won.

Piedmont District

Bassett 69, Magna Vista 45

RIDGEWAY -- Jennifer Blankenship scored 15 of her 19 points in the first half, and Bassett hit 29 of 43 free-throw attempts on the way to winning its district opener.

Shanice Hairston scored 14 points to lead Magna Vista, which had three starters in foul trouble early in the first half, and Jacole Hairston added 10 points.

BASSETT (4-5, 1-0)

Cahill 1, Sneed 6, Salmon 2, Hubbard 5, Smith 9, Thompson 4, Hairston 5, Blankenship 19, Via 8, Scales 5, Thomas 5.

MAGNA VISTA (3-7, 0-1)

Dillard 4, Saunders 3, Farmer 2, Williams 4, J. Hairston 10, Gravely 2, Moore 6, S. Hairston 14.

Bassett 17 16 18 18--69

Magna Vista 13 9 9 14--45

3-point goals -- B (Blankenship 2, Sneed, Hubbard), MV (Moore 2, J. Hairston). JV -- Bassett, 60-39.

Patrick County 60, Tunstall 34

STUART -- Casey Bradshaw scored 20 points to lead the Cougars.

Tunstall was held to just 15 points through three quarters before scoring 19 in the final period. But it was too late as Patrick County had already built an insurmountable lead.

Kelsey Smith led Tunstall with 13 points.

TUNSTALL (4-5, 0-1)

Dix 2, Nanney 10, Bowling 9, Smith 13

PATRICK COUNTY (8-5, 2-0)

Cassady 2, Giles 2, Bowers 7, Bradshaw 20, Leeper 6, Triplett 5, Culler 5, Barbour 4, Goad 9.

Tunstall 5 2 8 19--34

Patrick County 18 9 22 11--60

3-point goals -- T (Bowling 3), PC (Bradshaw 2). JV -- Patrick County won.

Pioneer District

Highland 48, Craig County 44

MONTERERY -- Emily O'Reilly hit five of eight free throw attempts in the fourth quarter to help Highland hold off Craig County.

O'Reilly led all scorers with 19 points, and the Rams' Megan Botkin pitched in 12.

Craig County outscored Highland 15-8 in the fourth quarter, but the comeback attempt fell short.

Olivia LaPrad paced the Rockets with 11 points.

CRAIG COUNTY (2-8, 0-2)

LaPrad 11, Gardner 3, Hutchinson 8, S. Rock 9, Mayo 6, Dellassai 2, D. Rock 2, Frazier 3.

HIGHLAND (3-7, 1-1)

O'Reilly 19, Botkin 11, Mobley 10, Armstrong 2, Murray 2, Cauley 2, Foster 2.

Craig County 9 8 12 15--44

Highland 14 15 11 8--48

3-point goals -- CC (LaPrad 2, S. Rock 2) H (Botkin 3, Mobley). JV -- Highland won.

Covington 47, Bath County 40

COVINGTON -- Shanice Laws scored 23 points and snared 15 rebounds to lead the Cougars.

Angela Herscher scored 11 points for Bath County.

BATH COUNTY (5-4, 1-1)

Herscher 11, Sharpe 10, Lindsay 2, Robertson 2, Schrader 5, Gardner 4, Strasser 6.

COVINGTON (5-7, 1-1)

Austin 2, Laws 23, Tyree 5, Brie 7, Moore 8, Billups 2.

Bath County 9 11 13 7--40

Covington 10 11 11 15--47

3-point goals -- BC (Sharpe), CHS (Tyree). JV -- Covington, 37-18.

P. McCluer 50, James River 45

BUCHANAN -- James River had the ball trailing 47-45 with 15 seconds to play, but a key turnover cost it the game.

Cheyenne Falls led all scorers with 21 points for the Knights, she also grabbed 16 rebounds on the night.

Hailey Camden led Parry McCluer with 12 points.

The key stat line in the game was free throws. Parry McCluer was 16 of 23 from the line, while James River only made 9 of 26.

PARRY MCCLUER (5-6, 2-0)

Camden 12, King 10, Cole 10, Harmon 6, Crowder 5, Fitzgerald 5, Beverly 3.

JAMES RIVER (2-10, 1-1)

Falls 21, Johnson 12, Kennedy 5, Rodriguez 4, Statome 2, Eastman 1.

Parry McCluer 18 6 14 12--50

James River 14 9 10 12--45

3-point goals -- PM (King 2, Cole 3, Harmon, Fitzgerald), JR (Kennedy). JV -- PC, 35-34.

Southern Valley District

Fort Defiance 47, Rockbridge County 39

LEXINGTON -- Jasmine Diggs scored 18 points to lead the Indians.

Lauren Prasnicki tallied 13 points for the Wildcats.

FORT DEFIANCE (3-7, 1-0)

Diggs 18, Click 17, Campbell 5, Rexrode 3, Shreckhise 2, Showalter 2.

ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY (7-5, 1-1)

Prasnicki 13, Gardner 7, Hamric 6, Tyson 5, Peebles 4, Hood 4.

Fort Defiance 8 12 8 19--47

Rockbridge County 9 12 4 14--39

3-point goals -- FD (Click 4), RC (Gardner). JV -- RC, 34-28.

Mountain Empire District

Galax 55, Grayson County 27

INDEPENDENCE -- Jamie Webb scored 15 points to lead the Maroon Tide.

GALAX (5-6, 1-0)

Shumate 6, Russell 4, White 10, Bryant 4, Webb 15, Bobbitt 2, Bartlett 4, Simmons 2, Cardwell 8.

GRAYSON COUNTY (1-12, 0-1)

Halsey 3, Wingate 3, Hall 4, Osborne 7, Vaughan 7, Caudill 1, Johnson 2.

Galax 6 16 13 20--55

Grayson County 4 6 6 11--27

3-point goals -- GC (Vaughan) JV -- Galax, 25-19.

Southwest District

Carroll County 49, Tazewell 46

HILLSVILLE -- Late free throws by the Cavaliers and a triple-double by Kayla Goins enabled Carroll County to put away the Bulldogs.

Goins scored 26 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and 10 steals for Carroll County, and Kaitlin Viars connected on a pair of free throws with 13 seconds left to ice the game.

Kelsey Sutherland led Tazewell with 16 points.

TAZEWELL (2-7, 1-3)

Sutherland 16, Mitchell 13, Muncy 6, Vencill 5, Barton 2, Cecil 2, Thorpe 2.

CARROLL COUNTY (6-5, 6-5, 4-0)

Goins 26, Dickens 6, Viars 6, Cornell 5, Neely 3, Hill 2, Jones 1.

Tazewell 7 18 9 12--46

Carroll County 16 8 13 12--49

3-point goals -- T (Mitchell 2), CC (Goins 2, Cornell) .

Grundy 63, Marion 42

GRUNDY -- Holly Bowman scored 33 points to give Grundy the win over Marion.

Samantha Owens netted 10 for Grundy.

MARION (3-9, 1-3)

M. Goodbrad 4, E. Poe 5, T. Dalton 5, S. Thompson 2, K. Tillson 4, E. Rakes 4, M.Hayden 6, B. Henderson 10, J. Shuler 2.

GRUNDY (4-5, 3-1)

Stiltner 6, K. Bowman 6, Reynolds 2, H. Bowman 33, Riley 6, Owens 10.

Marion 10 17 7 8--42

Grundy 8 9 23 23--63

3-point goals -- M (Henderson), G (H. Bowman).

Nondistrict

Pulaski County 55, Northside 41

Daisy Ball scored a game-high 15 points for the visiting Cougars.

Raiven Patterson added 12 for Pulaski County, which outscored Northside 28-14 in the second and third quarters.

Candice Smith led the Vikings with 11 points, including two 3-pointers.

PULASKI COUNTY (6-5)

Holcomb 7, Patterson 12, Shay 2, Riegert 2, Davidson 2, Samuelson 2, Long 7, Lawson 4, Dean 2, Ball 15.

NORTHSIDE (2-10)

Deacon 2, Thomas 8, Allen 8, Jones 2, Kurtz 2, Smith 11, Bell 7.

Pulaski County 17 17 11 10--55

Northside 14 9 5 13--41

3-point goals -- N (Smith 2, Bell). JV -- Pulaski County won 42-36.

Dayspring Christian 47, New Covenant 31

BLACKSBURG -- Grace Cranwell had 17 points, 16 rebounds, three steals and three blocked shots to lead the Lions.

Brianna Kirker added 12 points and five steals. Eleven of those points came in the first half, when Dayspring opened up a 26-7 lead.

Sara Winter finished with eight points and 16 rebounds.

NEW COVENANT

Bunnell 5, Moomaw 15, Tryall 2, Shaughnessy 7, Hall 2.

DAYSPRING CHRISTIAN (2-3)

Cranwell 17, D. Mock 2, Kirker 12, Winter 8, H. Mock 8.

New Covenant 4 3 12 12--31

Dayspring Christian 13 13 8 13--47

3-point goals -- DC (Kirker).

Roanoke Valley Christian 43, Parkway Christian 23

Lydia Gish grabbed 15 rebounds to go with her six points and six steals to lead host Roanoke Valley Christian.

Autumn Carr led Parkway with 10 points.

PARKWAY CHRISTIAN

J. Keaton 9, Autumn Carr 10, Halloway 2, N. Keaton 2.

ROANOKE VALLEY CHRISTIAN (9-1)

Jones 6, Mullen 4, Gish 6, Welch 6, Brandt 5, Hundley 7, Pickeral 2, H. Spear 7.

Parkway Christian 4 4 13 2--23

R. Valley Christian 5 19 10 9--43

3-point goals -- RVC (Jones, Hundley).

Grace Christian 54, Pathway Christian 35

STAUNTON -- Grace Christian led from start to finish Friday night as the Warriors cruised past Pathway Christian.

Alora Wilson led Grace Christian with 13 points. Julianne Kime and Ashley Colvin added 10 apiece.

PATHWAY CHRISTIAN

Belcher 1, Sawyer 2, Shorter 2, Long 7, Gardon 15, Hayes 2, Lackey 6.

GRACE CHRISTIAN (5-4)

Kime 10, Martin 8, Colvin 10, Keegan 9, Flavin 4, Wilson 13.

Pathway Christian 4 11 11 9--35

Grace Christian 14 14 14 12--54

BOYS Basketball

Western Valley District

Patrick Henry 76, E.C. Glass 42

Terrell Wilson led the Patriots to their first Western Valley District win with 14 points, all in the second quarter.

Melvin Henderson and Darren Thomas added 12 and 11 points, respectively, for PH.

Dexter Bowling led Glass with eight points.

E.C. GLASS (1-9, 0-2)

Banks 7, Bowling 8, McCormick 3, Haynes 2, Coleman 4, Ali 7, Pannell 7, Randolph 4

PATRICK HENRY (4-9, 1-1)

Henderson 12, D. Thomas 11, Wilson 14, Hamlett 6, J. Brown 5, Sayers 6, Porter 6, D. Brown 8, Epps 2, Gravely 6

E.C. Glass 6 12 6 18--42

Patrick Henry 14 28 20 14--76

3-point goals -- ECG (Bowling 2), PH (D. Thomas, Wilson 4, Hamlett 2, J. Brown). JV -- PH won.

River Ridge District

Hidden Valley 49, Blacksburg 46

BLACKSBURG -- Only four players scored for Hidden Valley, but seniors Zach Barrett and Andrew Morris stepped up to give the visiting Titans a win.

Morris scored 19 points and Barrett chipped in 18 for the Titans, who hit some clutch free throws toward the end of the game.

Blacksburg's Reece Whitsett recorded his sixth double-double of the season with 13 points and 11 rebounds.

Rashodd Maxey had 12 points for the Bruins.

HIDDEN VALLEY (5-7, 1-0)

Barrett 18, Coots 4, Earhart 8, Morris 19.

BLACKSBURG (4-9, 0-2)

Brown 4, Maxey 12, Carr 6, Jackson 2, Cooper 3, Travis 2, Whitsett 13, Jones 4.

Hidden Valley 13 9 13 14--49

Blacksburg 14 14 6 12--46

3-point goals -- HV (Barrett, Earhart, Morris 2) B (Maxey 2, Cooper). JV -- Hidden Valley won.

C. Spring 58, Christiansburg 47

CHRISTIANSBURG -- Josh Henderson scored 17 points to lead the Knights.

Chris Dobbins had 14 points and eight rebounds for the Blue Demons.

CAVE SPRING (10-3, 2-0)

Dill 9, White 3, Overstreet 9, Jacobsen 8, Hager 5, Lacy 3, Henderson 17, Moore 4.

CHRISTIANSBURG (7-5, 1-1)

Winkle 3, Palmer 14, Smith 2, Lee 2, Dobbins 14, Motley 2, Hampton 5, Wills 5.

Cave Spring 19 12 9 18--58

Christiansburg 14 13 8 12--47

3-point goals -- CS (White, Overstreet, Jacobsen 2, Hager), CHS (Winkle, Hampton, Wills). JV -- Christiansburg, 57-40.

Three Rivers District

E. Montgomery 70, Glenvar 64

ELLISTON -- Eastern Montgomery's Henry Hall scored a game-high 37 points -- two shy of the school record -- and the Mustangs got their first district victory.

Hall was 12-for-13 on two-pointers, made seven of eight free throws and was 2-for-5 from the 3-point line. He also added eight rebounds.

Laquin Khalil totaled 11 points and eight rebounds for EastMont.

Jonathan McGhee led the Highlanders with 17 points. Mark Johnson added 15 and Phillip Morris scored 12.

GLENVAR (4-10, 0-2)

McGhee 17, Johnson 15, Horne 7, Dakota Barlow 11, Morris 12, Nicewonder 2.

EASTERN MONTGOMERY (10-1, 1-1)

Christian 8, Raines 3, Wooten 4, Hall 37, Stewart 2, Sisson 3, Khalil 11, Lakos 2.

Glenvar 11 14 15 24--64

Eastern Montgomery 12 14 16 28--70

3-point goals -- G (McGhee 3, Johnson), EM (Raines, Sisson, Hall 2). JV -- Glenvar won.

Giles 71, Floyd County 60

FLOYD -- Caleb Tilley scored 15 points and sank three 3-pointers to lead the Spartans.

Andy Randel had 12 points and four 3-pointers -- all in the first quarter -- for the Spartans. All of Tilley's 3-pointers came in the second quarter.

Codey Williams also had 12 points for Giles, with Jarrod Alls adding 11 points and nine assists.

Tucker Crawford scored 20 points for the Buffaloes. Cole Peters chipped in 17 points and Brett Holman added 11 points.

GILES (9-5, 2-0)

Robertson 3, Alls 11, Jackson 5, Myers 5, Tilley 15, Randel 12, White 2, Williams 12, Conley 6.

FLOYD COUNTY (6-6, 0-2)

Crawford 20, Holman 11, Griffith 4, Coartney 1, Yates 5, Peters 17, Hollandsworth 2.

Giles 20 19 14 18--71

Floyd County 17 13 12 18--60

3-point goals -- GHS (Jackson, Tilley 3, Randel 4), FC (Crawford 4, Holman). JV -- Giles won.

Southern Valley District

Fort Defiance 60, Rockbridge County 56

FORT DEFIANCE -- Tyler Hoffman scored seven of his 16 points in the final two minutes to help the Indians hold on for the dramatic win.

Fort Defiance was perfect from the line in the final minute of the game, converting on all six free-throw attempts.

Rockbridge County tied the game with just over two minutes to play before Hoffman took matters into his own hands.

David Early scored 16 of his 19 points in the second half for Rockbridge while also grabbing 12 rebounds on the night.

ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY (7-5, 1-1)

Harvey 17, Haston 2, Biggs 8, Early 19, Bellairs 7, Jarvis 3.

FORT DEFIANCE (3-8, 1-1)

Shifflett 10, Tyler Hoffman 16, Smith 16, Phillips 8, Miller 6, Herring 4.

Rockbridge County 19 6 15 16--56

Fort Defiance 18 10 11 21--60

3-point goals -- RC (Harvey 4, Bellairs, Jarvis), FD (Hoffman 4). JV -- Rockbridge County, 49-34.

Hogoheegee District

Chilhowie 49, Northwood 48

SALTVILLE -- Tuff Williams hit a jumper in the lane with 13 seconds left to lead the Warriors over Northwood. Williams finished with 14 points on the night.

Northwood had a shot for the win, but the off balance shot in the lane missed. Ty Frye led Northwood with 13 points and Dalton Combs netted 11 in the losing effort.

CHILHOWIE (6-7, 2-0)

Mason 3, Beverly 2, T. Williams 14, Blevins 11, A.J. Smith 2, C. Smith 14, McKinney 3.

NORTHWOOD (4-8, 0-2)

T. Frye 13, Thompson 10, H. Frye 2, Hagin 10, Combs 11, Crawford 2.

Chilhowie 13 15 8 13--49

Northwood 9 8 15 16--48

3-point goals -- Chilhowie (Mason, McKinney), Northwood (Thompson, Combs). JV -- Chilhowie, 64-21.

PH-Glade Spg. 69, R. Retreat 45

GLADE SPRING -- Ronnie Groves had 24 points for the Rebels.

Jake Whalen tallied 11 points for the Indians.

RURAL RETREAT (1-9, 0-2)

Huffard 5, Whalen 11, Cox 6, Hayes 1, Stepp 1, Reeser 6, Crockett 15.

PH-GLADE SPRING (4-4, 1-1)

McNew 4, Garrett 2, Groves 24, Thompson 23, Crisp 6, Smith 7, Rector 1, Darby 2.

Rural Retreat 13 14 8 10--45

PH-Glade Spring 18 19 11 21--69

3-point goals -- RR (Huffard, Whalen), PH (Groves 2, Smith).

George Wythe 83, Holston 51

HOLSTON -- Tristan Boysaw scored 24 points to lead George Wythe over Holston.

GEORGE WYTHE (7-5, 2-0)

Scott 2, Grubb 12, Atwood 2, Grimes 11, Wilder 3, Herndon 14, Atwell 2, Waugh 2, Boysaw 24, Edwards 1, Meade 1, Sawyers 4, Lester 5.

HOLSTON (4-6, 1-1)

Price 5, Mefford 7, Arrington 3, Blevins 21, Thomas 3, Bramlett 4, Walls 1.

George Wythe 30 13 20 20--83

Holston 11 14 15 11--51

3-point goals -- Holston (Bramlett 3, Mefford). JV -- George Wythe 45-35.

Piedmont District

Bassett 57, Magna Vista 34

BASSETT -- James Turner scored 19 points to lead the Bengals over the Warriors (6-4, 0-1).

Grant Wickline tallied 11 points for Bassett (5-3, 1-0), with Anton McGill adding 10 points. Devin Jamison snared 10 rebounds.

Mountain Empire District

Fort Chiswell 71, Bland Co. 66

BLAND -- Zack Cook scored 18 points to lead Fort Chiswell past Bland County.

Jacob Henley added 11 points, and Tyler Akers had 10 for the Pioneers.

Kyle Kennedy led Bland County with 17 points, and his brother Kris added 13.

FORT CHISWELL (4-7, 1-0)

Poole 5, Mabe 5, Jacob Henley 11, Bond 6, Tyler Akers 10, Viars 8, Zack Cook 18, White 8.

BLAND COUNTY (6-5, 0-1)

Pennington 5, Shrader 5, Kr. Kennedy 13, Ky. Kennedy 17, Lambert 6, Ko. Kennedy 8, Leighton 8, Blankenship 4.

Fort Chiswell 18 16 18 19--71

Bland County 17 14 17 18--66

3-point goals -- FC (Poole), BC (Ky. Kennedy 2, Kr. Kennedy 2). JV -- Fort Chiswell, 45-23.

Galax 66, Grayson County 59

INDEPENDENCE -- Scout Alouf scored 21 points -- including six 3-pointers -- to lead the Maroon Tide over the Blue Devils. Cameron Frasier netted 19 points for Galax.

Grayson County was led by Eric Harvey with 16 points and 12 rebounds.

The game was tied going into the fourth but an early run by Galax put them up for good.

GALAX (10-1)

Hash 11, Frasier 19, Alouf 21, George 2, Houk 5, Adams 8.

GRAYSON COUNTY (8-5)

Rutherford 5, P. Bowen 8, Hernandez 6, Eller 11, Harvey 16, B. Bowen 9, Blizzard 4.

Galax 9 17 16 24--66

Grayson County 10 16 16 17--59

3-point goals -- Galax 8 (Hash, Frazier, Alouf 6), Grayson County 3 (Rutherford, Hernandez, B. Bowen). JV -- Galax, 24-20.

Southwest District

Tazewell 79, Carroll County 61

HILLSVILLE -- Brandon Tauley scored 18 of his game-high 27 points in the second half to lead the Bulldogs to the win.

Brandon Atwood grabbed 14 rebounds to go along with eight points for the Cavaliers, and Tyler Reavis led Carroll County with 14 points.

Reavis also dished out 11 assists to finish with a double-double.

TAZEWELL (4-6, 2-1)

Rasnick 4, Conner 9, Angles 9, Jones 2, Tauley 27, Wilborn 6, Taxley 16, Jessee 6.

CARROLL COUNTY (2-11, 1-3)

Reavis 14, Thompson 7, Jackson 8, Frazier 2, Jones 6, Atwood 8, Marshall 4, Lanning 12.

Tazewell 18 22 21 18--79

Carroll County 11 20 15 15--61

3-point goals -- T (Tauley 4, Taxley), CC (Reavis 3, Atwood, Lanning 3). JV -- Carroll County, 63-53.

Marion 74, Grundy 48

GRUNDY -- Gavin Roe scored 26 points to lead the Scarlet Hurricane.

Matt Noe had 14 points for Marion, while Jason Dotson chipped in 13 points.

MARION (5-5, 1-2)

Johnson 7, Jo. Dotson 8, Roe 26, Smith 2, Abad 1, Noe 14, Ja. Dotson 13, Lincoln 1, Helton 2.

GRUNDY (5-5, 1-2)

Rise 4, Justus 2, Mutter 7, Hess 6, Kelly 6, Stephens 5, Lowe 6, Ellis 5, Looney 7.

Marion 16 24 17 17--74

Grundy 8 16 12 12--48

3-point goals -- MHS (Roe 3), GHS (Mudder, Ellis). JV -- Marion won.

VIC Division II

North Cross 79, Fishburne Military 56

A.D. Banks scored 22 points to lead host North Cross.

Banks also recorded 13 rebounds, seven assists and three steals, while Toles Hartman had 17 points and 15 rebounds for the Raiders.

North Cross struggled shooting the basketball in the first quarter, but a 24-8 run in the second quarter made up for it.

Sid Brown added 12 points for North Cross.

FISHBURNE MILITARY

Harrington 10, Eason 3, Richardson 3, Ross 18, Washington 14, Gomez 4, Harris 4.

NORTH CROSS (9-3, 1-1)

Banks 22, Brown 12, Williams 8, Jackson 4, Hollingsworth 2, Frith 7, Hartman 17, Oiler 2, Bibee 5.

Fishburne Military 19 8 15 14--56

North Cross 16 24 23 16--79

3-point goals -- FM (Eason, Richardson, Harris) NC (Banks 2, Jackson, Bibee).

Covenant 66, Carlisle 57

CHARLOTTESVILLE -- Kodie Critzer scored 22 points and sank four of his team's 12 3-pointers to lead Covenant.

Darius Echols had 19 points and four 3-pointers for Carlisle, while Jack Adkins added 13 points and also made four 3-pointers. Dorian Valentine chipped in 12 points.

CARLISLE (3-3, 1-1)

Trent 7, Echols 19, Valentine 12, Watkins 6, Adkins 13.

COVENANT (2-6, 1-0)

Clarry 14, Dole 10, Lower 6, Critzer 22, Hyde 8, Frazier 3, Stewart 3.

Carlisle 8 21 14 14--57

Covenant 15 23 12 16--66

3-point goals -- Carlisle (Echols 4, Adkins 4), Covenant (Clarry 3, Lower 2, Critzer 4, Hyde, Frazier, Stewart). JV -- Carlisle won.

VACA Southwest

Pathway Christian 51, SWVA Home School 45

Aaron Best scored 9 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter to keep Pathway Christian ahead for good.

Taylor Morrill added 13 points for Pathway Christian.

Caleb Akers led Southwest Virginia Home School with 13 points and 7 rebounds.

PATHWAY CHRISTIAN (5-4, 2-1)

Best 18, Morrill 13, Reed 13

SWVA HOME SCHOOL (7-4, 1-1)

Gordon 9, Ellis 8, Hunsley 2, Beasley 4, Fenzel 3, Austin 6, Akers 13.

Pathway Christian 11 16 11 13--51

SWVA Home School 6 15 16 8--45

3-point goals -- PC (Best 2, Andrew, Morrill), SWHS (Ellis 2, Fenzel).

Nondistrict

William Byrd 60, Staunton River 47

Frank Miller and Jake Mankin scored 12 points apiece to lead the Terriers in Vinton.

Jon Zimmerman scored 10 points and snared nine rebounds for William Byrd.

Al Dillon tallied 13 points for the Golden Eagles, with Ben See chipping in 12 points.

STAUNTON RIVER (1-11)

Coles 4, Eggleston 6, Cunningham 8, See 12, Dillon 13, Persinger 4.

WILLIAM BYRD (5-8)

Palmer 7, Brugh 10, Vest 9, Miller 12, Zimmerman 10, Mankin 12.

Staunton River 6 6 23 12--47

William Byrd 11 19 13 17--60

3-point goals -- SR (Cunningham), WB (Palmer, Vest, Miller 2). JV -- WB, 34-26.

Benedictine 78, R. Catholic 53

Darien Brothers scored 26 points and Erik Moody chipped in 16 to give visiting Benedictine the win over Roanoke Catholic.

The Celtics' Jamar Brown scored 19 points, with 17 rebounds and six blocks in the losing effort. Rache Hicklin added 15 for Roanoke Catholic.

BENEDICTINE (9-5)

Moody 16, Brothers 26, Gill 14, Lukish 1, Rice 4, Thurston 12.

ROANOKE CATHOLIC (10-2)

Turpin 4, Allman 8, Hicklin 15, Brooks 7, Brown 19.

Benedictine 21 21 9 27--78

Roanoke Catholic 9 14 12 18--53

3-point goals -- B (Brothers 2, Gill 2). RC (Allman 2, Brooks).

Roanoke Valley Christian 74, Parkway Christian 42

Steven Scoggins netted 11 points and 10 rebounds in a Roanoke Valley Christian home win.

Josh Webb scored 22 points and Jared Hundley had 10 assists for the Eagles.

Keith Bryan led Parkway Christian with 17 points.

PARKWAY CHRISTIAN (7-6)

Jones 8, Adams 9, Bryan 17, Hollaway 8.

ROANOKE VALLEY CHRISTIAN (6-2)

Bailey 11, Ragan 6, Scoggins 11, Brackenrich 3, Webb 22, Perkinson 11, Brandt 4, Perry 6.

Parkway Christian 8 10 11 13--42

R. Valley Christian 22 20 20 12--74

3-point goals -- Parkway (Jones 2, Adams, Hollaway 2), RVC (Bailey, Perkinson).

Dayspring Christian 77, New Covenant 43

BLACKSBURG -- Caleb Knautz scored 30 points and made eight of his team's 15 3-pointers to lead the Lions.

Philip Johnston tallied 21 points and sank five 3-pointers for the Lions.

John Davy scored 22 points and made four 3-pointers for New Covenant.

NEW COVENANT

Pelfrey 6, Davy 22, Shaughnessy 15.

DAYSPRING CHRISTIAN (12-3)

Mayhew 2, Knautz 30, Johnston 21, Barnard 6, Reighard 2, Kroeger 6, Bryant 4, Dickerson 2, Powell 4.

New Covenant 6 11 7 19--43

Dayspring Christian 18 19 30 10--77

3-point goals -- NC (Davy 4, Shaughnessy), DC (Knautz 8, Johnston 5, Barnard 2).

-- Staff reports