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ROCKY MOUNT -- The last time William Fleming's basketball team came to Rocky Mount, the Colonels beat Franklin County.

Friday night, the Colonels tried to be Franklin County.

Wearing red Franklin County jerseys because of a pregame snafu, Fleming felt right at home as the Colonels hammered North Cross 71-38 in the nightcap of the Member One/Time Technologies Classic.

Senior guard Troy Daniels hit 7-of-8 shots from the field -- including all six of his 3-point goals -- and finished with 20 points to lead the rout for Timesland's top-ranked team.

Daniels said his stroke was off during pregame warmups after Fleming had to switch jerseys because both teams showed up wearing white.

"It wasn't feeling good in warmups," he said. "I guess it was the adrenaline from the game. And we were already angry we had to wear those jerseys. That was the fire."

Fleming was supposed to have brought its blue road jerseys, but somewhere along the way the lines of communication got crossed. It did not help that Friday was the last day on the job for Colonels athletic director John Elliott.

"We got a packet earlier saying we were going to be the home team," Fleming coach Mickey Hardy said. "One of the gentlemen came and told us he had e-mailed our AD informing us we were the away team. Of course, we didn't get that message."

Fleming (16-2) sent a message early to North Cross, jumping on the Raiders for 51-20 lead halfway through the third quarter. Daniels was on fire, hitting from both corners and the deep wings.

"We were hanging on him pretty good," North Cross coach Joe Lambert said. "They weren't horse shots."

The game marked the first time Fleming had played against North Cross center A.D. Banks. The 6-foot-5 junior led the Raiders with 15 points, 10 in the first half.

"It was my first time seeing him in awhile," Daniels said. "He played on my old AAU team. I knew what he could do. I didn't know if he had any help or not."

Toles Hartman added 10 points for North Cross, including two dunks.

Jamelle Hagins scored 15 points for Fleming, including a monster alley-oop slam on an inbounds feed from Stephon Anderson.

Mostly, North Cross allowed Fleming to have any shot it wanted. The Raiders committed just three fouls in the game. Lambert said his team learned a big lesson.

"Intensity, just the level you need to be at if you want to go anywhere," the North Cross coach said. "They're a really good team."

North Cross played without injured starters Sid Brown and Fuller Clark. Lambert said he is uncertain about their return.

"When I planned this we had those two starters," Lambert said. "That changes things just a tad."

Fleming rested its starters for most of the second half. The Colonels have a home game tonight against Halifax County. Presumable, the Colonels will not be wearing Franklin County jerseys.

"That was the worst," Hagins said. "I don't want to ever do that again. I like my blue and gold."

WILLIAM FLEMING (16-2)

Daniels 7 0-0 20, Thomas 0 0-0 0, Hagins 7 0-0 14, Manning 1 0-0 2, Anderson 2 0-0 4, Johnson 1 0-0 2, Preston 0 0-0 0, Tucker 3 0-0 8, Henderson 2 0-0 5, Andrews 3 0-0 7, D.Brown 2 0-0 4, A.Brown 2 1-2 5. Totals 30 1-2 71.

NORTH CROSS (16-6)

Hartman 5 0-2 10, Allen 0 1-2 1, Banks 5 4-9 15, Williams 0 3-4 3, Frith 1 0-0 3, Hollingsworth 2 0-0 6, Oiler 0 0-0 0, Jackson 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 8-15 38.

William Fleming 21 17 20 13--71

North Cross 9 9 10 10--38

3-point goals -- William Fleming 10 (Daniels 6, Tucker 2, Henderson, Andrews), North Cross 4 (Hollingsworth 2, Banks, Frith). Total fouls -- William Fleming 10, North Cross 3. Fouled out -- none.

Oak Hill 78, Blue Ridge 55

Glenn Bryant scored 13 of his 18 points in the first half and the Warriors broke open a close game with a 23-point second quarter as they improved to 31-0.

Bryon Allen also scored 18 points for Oak Hill, while junior guard Doron Lamb added 12. Bryant finished with four of the Warriors' seven 3-pointers.

Blue Ridge (16-3) trailed just 16-12 after the first quarter before being outscored 23-8 in the second. Martins Abele, a 7-foot-1 backup center, led Blue Ridge with 12 points. Darnell Turner and Denzel Wilson scored 11 apiece.

BLUE RIDGE SCHOOL (16-3)

S.Williams 2 0-0 4, Turner 4 3-4 11, Battle 4 0-2 8, Wilson 4 3-4 11, Smith 1 0-0 2, Abele 6 0-0 12, Boras 0 0-0 0, Holloway 0 0-2 0, A.Williams 2 0-0 5, Holley 1 0-0 2. Totals 24 6-12 55.

OAK HILL ACADEMY (31-0)

Bryant 7 0-0 18, Howard 2 2-2 6, Gallon 3 1-2 9, Lamb 6 0-0 12, Jones 2 2-5 7, Allen 8 2-2 18, Keita 2 0-0 4, Alecxih 1 0-0 2, Campbell 0 0-0 0, Brown 1 0-0 2, Gallagher 0 0-2 0, Kegarise 0 0-0 0. Totals 32 7-13 78.

Blue Ridge School 12 8 19 16--55

Oak Hill Academy 16 23 20 19--78

3-point goals -- Blue Ridge 1 (A.Willams), Oak Hill 7 (Bryant 4, Gallon 2, Jones). Total fouls -- Blue Ridge 13, Oak Hill 11. Fouled out -- none. Technical foul -- Blue Ridge coach Ramsey.

Franklin County 79, Blacksburg 65

J.T. Edwards and Daniel Hutson each hit three of the Eagles' nine 3-pointers and combined for 43 points in an easy win in the second game.

Edwards finished with 24 points, including seven to begin the fourth quarter after Blacksburg (5-16) had trimmed a 20-point deficit in half. Hutson scored 19 points, while Chris Tyree added 17 for the Eagles (14-7).

Chris Price led Blacksburg with 15 points, while Terrence Travis added 14 and Reece Whitsett scored 13.

BLACKSBURG (5-16)

Travis 7 0-0 14, Whitsett 5 2-5 13, Jones 5 0-0 11, Carr 1 0-0 2, Jackson 0 0-0 0, Price 6 1-2 15, Walker 0 0-0 0, Brown 0 0-0 0, J.Cooper 2 0-0 5, S.Cooper 0 0-0 0, Sowers 1 0-0 2, Henderson 0 0-0 0, Weber 1 0-0 3. Totals 28 3-7 65.

FRANKLIN COUNTY (14-7)

Hutson 6 4-5 19, Edwards 9 3-3 24, Reynolds 4 1-3 9, Gill 0 0-0 0, C.Tyree 6 4-7 17, Royal 2 0-0 6, Gilbert 1 0-0 2, O'Neal 0 0-0 0, J.Tyree 1 0-0 2, Dunn 0 0-0 0, Witcher 0 0-0 0, Basham 0 0-0 0, Spencer 0 0-0 0, Washington 0 0-0 0. Totals 29 12-18 79.

Blacksburg 15 11 18 21--65

Franklin County 15 20 27 17--79

3-point goals -- Blacksburg 6 (Price 2, Jones, J.Cooper, Whitsett), Franklin County 9 (Edwards 3, Hutson 3, Royal 2, C.Tyree). Total fouls Blacksburg 15, Franklin County 12. Fouled out -- none.

LCA 59, Lord Botetourt 51

Gorgi Branov scored 22 points and hit 8-of-8 free throws in the final 1:39 as the Bulldogs won the opener.

LCA led 32-18 at halftime before Botetourt tied the game early in the fourth quarter on a 3-pointer by Hunter Foley, who also finished with 22 points.

A steal and layup by Vik Jankov ignited a 6-0 by LCA, which made 12-of-13 free throws in the fourth quarter.

Only three players scored for Botetourt (14-7). Rick Alderman added 20 points while Matt Moats had nine. Brandon Elrod added 12 points for LCA.

LIBERTY CHRISTIAN (13-6)

Rocco 4 0-0 9, Lucic 1 0-0 2, Nissley 0 1-2 1, Branov 5 9-9 22, Jankov 5 0-1 11, Elrod 4 4-4 12, Patterson 1 0-0 2, Wright 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 14-16 59.

LORD BOTETOURT (14-7)

Foley 7 3-3 22, Alderman 8 3-3 20, Moats 3 3-4 9, Matthians 0 0-0 0, Hunsberger 0 0-0 0, Fralin 0 0-0 0, Arnold 0 0-0 0, Bane 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 9-10 51.

Liberty Christian 11 21 7 20--59

Lord Botetourt 9 9 20 13--51

3-point goals -- Liberty Christian 5 (Branov 3, Rocco, Jankov), Lord Botetourt 6 (Foley 5, Alderman). Total fouls -- Liberty Christian 14, Lord Botetourt 13. Fouled out -- none.