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MAX MEADOWS -- Parker Mabe hit a 3-pointer with 4 seconds left in regulation to force overtime, then he and Hody Viars hit shots to push Fort Chiswell ahead, as the Pioneers held on to beat Galax 94-87 in a Mountain Empire District thriller.

Viars led Fort Chiswell with 22 points, 11 rebounds and four assists. Mabe had 20 points and Jared Smith had 17 points and four steals. Morgan Dean added 11 points.

Justin Hash led Galax with 33 points. Deion George scored 18 and Devoe Goins added 15.

GALAX (13-5, 5-3)

Hash 33, George 18, Goins 15, McKinney 8, Douglas 4, Martin 5, Cox 2, Brown 2.

FORT CHISWELL (8-10, 3-4)

Viars 22, Mabe 20, Smith 17, Dean 11, Rodriguez 6, Worrell 6, Dunford 5, Freeman 3, Gravley 3.

Galax 10 27 10 31 9--87

Fort Chiswell 17 22 15 24 16--94

3-point-goals -- Galax 7 (Hash 4, George 2, Martin), Fort Chiswell 2 (Mabe, Smith).

BOYS BASKETBALL

PIONEER DISTRICT

James River 72, Covington 61

COVINGTON -- Patrick Bennett scored 23 points as the Knights completed an undefeated run through the Pioneer.

Jordan Talbott added 19 and Andrew Tucker scored 14 for James River. Chad Lipes led the Cougars with 12 points.

JAMES RIVER (20-2, 10-0)

Humphries 5, J. Bennett 9, Talbott 19, P. Bennett 23, Tucker 14, Penitost 2.

COVINGTON (7-9, 4-4)

Hall 9, Jordan 9, Fertig 2, Kidd 2, Lipes 12, Smith 7, Spinner 2, Jeter 3, Hunter 8, Myers 7.

James River 24 18 14 16--72

Covington 14 9 21 17--61

3-point-goals -- JR 4 (J. Bennett 3, Talbott); C 9 (Hall, Jordan 3, Lipes 4, Jeter). JV -- Covington 56-37.

hogoheegee district

Rural Retreat 62, Holston 43

RURAL RETREAT -- Trey Hufford, Matthew Thompson and Aaron Spradlin each scored 14 points, and the Indians rode a big second quarter to a home win.

Ethan Price paced Holston with 18 points.

HOLSTON (5-9, 3-5)

Price 18, Arrington 12, Viars 2, Blevins 2, Carrier 4, Casey 3, M. Thomas 2.

RURAL RETREAT (6-10, 4-4)

Hufford 14, Hadaway 9, Whalen 1, Cox 2, Holmes 1, Thompson 14, Stepp 4, Aaron 14, Carner 1, Bridges 2.

Holston 9 7 15 12--43

Rural Retreat 10 25 21 6--62

3-point-goals -- H 3 (Price 3) RR 2 (Hufford, Thompson). JV -- Rural Retreat won.

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Patrick Henry 76, Pulaski County 39

DUBLIN -- Tymon Smith scored 19 points and Terrell Wilson added 10 as the Patriots torched the Cougars.

Every player on Patrick Henry's roster scored.

Pulaski County's Matt Greene scored 13 points.

PATRICK HENRY (14-3)

Henderson 6, Thomas 2, Banks 6, Green 2, Wilson 10, Hamlett 9, Smith 19, Jones 4, Moret 9, Porter 2, Osterhaus 2, Brown 2, Manns 3.

PULASKI COUNTY (3-15)

Samples 2, Morris 3, Cobbs 4, Brown 4, Akers 2, Frazier 2, Burgis 7, Samuelson 2, Greene 13

Patrick Henry 17 19 19 21--76

Pulaski County 9 12 6 12--39

3-point-goals -- Patrick Henry 3 (Wilson 3, Smith 2, Hamlett, Manns), Pulaski County 1 (Burgis). JV -- Patrick Henry won.

Girls BASKETBALL

piedmont DISTRICT

Patrick County 54, Martinsville 37

Kylene Culler netted 21 points to lead Patrick County past the Bulldogs.

Marissa Hairston scored 17 points for the Bulldogs, who fell behind early and could never catch up.

MARTINSVILLE (4-13, 0-5)

M. Hairston 17, Mitchell 4, B. Hairston 4, Grant 8, Martin 4.

PATRICK COUNTY (10-8, 5-1)

Cassady 4, Bowers 7, Bradshaw 5, Smith 3, Williams 3, Helbert 6, Culler 21, Barbour 8.

Martinsville 6 8 9 14--37

Patrick County 15 18 13 8--54

3-point-goals -- Martinsville 2 (M. Hairston 2), Patrick County 2 (Bowers, Smith). JV -- Patrick County won.

blue ridge conference

Roanoke Catholic 46, Va. Episcopal 31

Alena Hamrick scored exactly half of the Celtics' points in a home win over Virginia Episcopal.

Hamrick finished with 23 points, while Aidan Guilfoyle chipped in seven points and 14 rebounds.

Maggie Moomaw paced the Bishops with 11 points.

VIRGINIA EPISCOPAL

Missouri 6, C. Moomaw 2, Daughton 6, Grooms 6, M. Moomaw 11.

ROANOKE CATHOLIC (12-1)

A. Barrera 2, A. Guilfoyle 7, M. Barrera 4, Hamrick 23, M. Guilfoyle 4, Blanchard 6.

Virginia Episcopal 10 7 4 10--31

Roanoke Catholic 7 9 12 18--46

3-point-goals -- Virginia Episcopal 2 (Missouri 2), Roanoke Catholic 1 (Hamrick 1).

river ridge DISTRICT

Hidden Valley 52, Pulaski County 48

DUBLIN -- The Titans made eight out of 11 free throws in the fourth quarter to escape with a district win.

Tyler Evans led Hidden Valley with 12 points, while Kayla Osborne added 11 and Lindsey Divers pitched in 10.

Pulaski led by as many as eight points in the third quarter, but the Cougars were just 1-for-6 from the foul line in the final period.

Raven Patterson scored a game-high 16 points for the Cougars.

HIDDEN VALLEY (14-5, 7-1)

Osborne 11, Evans 12, Singleton 7, Crotty 6, Divers 10, McDonald 6.

PULASKI COUNTY (9-12, 4-5))

Patterson 16, Thacker 2, Anderson 9, Morrison 3, Lawson 4, Chitwood 5, Chaffin 2, Ball 7.

Hidden Valley 12 7 12 21--52

Pulaski County 7 14 12 15--48

3-point-goals -- Hidden Valley 1 (Osborne), Pulaski County 1 (Chitwood). JV -- Hidden Valley won.

seminole DISTRICT

Liberty 42, Heritage 41

BEDFORD -- Kiki Jones nailed a 3-pointer with less than a minute left to give the Minettes the lead and ultimately the victory.

Brandie Whitt finished with 18 points and eight rebounds, leading Liberty in both categories.

Liberty erased a six-point halftime deficit with a strong fourth quarter.

Christina Phillips scored 11 points for Heritage.

HERITAGE

Sailes 5, D. Williams 6, Jackson 6, Phelps 11, Hamlett 2, Paige 5, T. Williams 6.

LIBERTY (6-12, 3-7)

Comer 4, Glover 4, Whitt 18, Jones 7, Starch 3, Carson 4, Spinner 2.

Heritage 6 17 12 6--41

Liberty 9 8 11 14--42

3-point-goals -- Liberty 1 (Jones).

mountain empire DISTRICT

Fort Chiswell 67, Galax 47

MAX MEADOWS -- Junior Nancy Thacker registered a triple double as Fort Chiswell beat Galax.

Thacker scored 11 points, pulled down 13 rebounds and dished out 11 assists for the Pioneers.

Carlyta Hamm had 18 points and 19 rebounds, Michelle Whitt added 17 points and Sarah Whisman 11 for Fort Chiswell.

Bailey Shumate paced Galax with 15 points. Allison White added 12.

GALAX (9-10, 2-5)

Shumate 15, White 12, Bryant 5, Reynolds 2, Cassel 2, Bobbitt 6, Bartlett 3, Cardwell 2.

FORT CHISWELL (14-6, 4-4)

Chrisley 7, Coffey 3, Whitt 17, Thacker 11, Whisman 11, Hamm 18.

Galax 13 9 9 16--47

Fort Chiswell 19 9 16 23--67

3-point-goals -- Galax 2 (Shumate 2); Fort Chiswell 3 (Chrisley, Coffey, Thacker).

vaca south

Pathway Christian 74, Faith Christian School 40

CHRISTIANSBURG -- Justin Reed had 15 points and 11 rebounds as Pathway cruised to victory.

Andrew Lecas added 18 points and Brandon Hudnall scored 16 for Pathway. John Waldo and Jared Adams scored 11 points apiece for Faith Christian.

FAITH CHRISTIAN (7-11, 3-6)

Goad 4, Young 2, Waldo 11, Adams 11, Goodman 2, R. Adams 8, Byrd 2.

PATHWAY CHRISTIAN (21-3, 8-0)

Vest 8, Lucas 18, Reed 15, T. Morrill 9, Z. Morrill 2, Prince 2, Cordes 4, Hudnall 16.

Faith Christian School 13 7 10 10--40

Pathway Christian 20 21 18 15--74

3-point-goals -- FC (J. Adams 3); PC (Lucas 4, T. Morrill)

-- Staff reports