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here ya go.... Is it bad for children? Boys enjoy more natural development during puberty and for a longer time afterwards. In fact, their peak gains in strength last for 18 months after their peak gains in size. However, strength training from puberty onwards would still be highly beneficial for boys. Puberty provides a great window of opportunity for them to develop strength through training because of the high testosterone levels. If regular training is maintained, the large possible gains at this time can last into adulthood. (Without regular training, i.e. at least once a week, children show the same detraining effects as adults.) For this reason I would also recommend starting 'adult-like' strength training for boys from puberty, depending on the pre-puberty training status. I reiterate that the aim should be to use 8-12 RM loads safely and effectively with pubertal boys by establishing good technique before the time when high-intensity training needs to begin. Many coaches and parents believe that strength training is bad for children and even potentially dangerous. For instance, a myth exists that heavy weight-lifting too young will stunt growth. There is little research to suggest that weight training for young children is unsafe - in fact, most of it confirms that weight training is one of the safest exercises they can do. A child is much more likely to be injured on the football pitch, tennis court or running track than in the gym. Weltman et al (1986) specifically studied the effects of heavy strength training on young boys. During the training period, one of the 16 boys suffered a mild muscle strain and none of the boys showed any damage to the growth plates. In fact, strength training in young children will thicken the bones by promoting increased bone mineral density, and do nothing to hinder growth in length. I repeat once more, weight training with heavy loads is very safe if technique is correct and posture and stability are maintained. Poorly performed weight exercises are just as dangerous for adults as for children.

Three area wrestlers headed to nationals By JOHNNY BUCK Bulletin Sports Writer Three wrestlers from Martinsville High School are headed to North Dakota via Blacksburg today. Ricky Flood, Dorian Carter and Andrew Dionne will help represent Virginia at the ASICS/Vaughan Junior and Cadet National Championships in Fargo, N.D., in the coming days. The trio, all rising juniors, is the largest Martinsville group ever to qualify for the nationwide event. They will practice and train briefly with their fellow Commonwealth teammates in Blacksburg and then head north. They'll be gone for 11 days. "I've always kind of considered it the Mecca of high school wrestling," Martinsville wrestling coach Chad Ratliff said. "It's the peak." He's not exaggerating. In order to qualify for the event, Dionne, Carter and Flood had to finish first, second or third in the state's Greco-Roman or freestyle tournaments. Dionne finished second in the Greco-Roman competition at 135 pounds. Carter took 3rd in Greco-Roman in the 145-pound division while Flood qualified for both divisions at 160 pounds, finishing second in Greco-Roman and third in freestyle. They'll join up to 4,500 wrestlers from 48 other states on the floor of the FargoDome on the campus of North Dakota State. There, the action spread across 20 mats will decide national champions for each weight category. The Greco-Roman competition will take place July 23-26, while the freestyle event occurs from July 27-30. The two events are different from the wrestling that goes on during the high school season. "Freestyle and Greco-Roman are much more advanced styles," Ratliff said, noting that both kinds of wrestling are Olympic events, while folkstyle Ñ the type of wrestling done in the Piedmont District Ñ is not. Freestyle wrestling is very aggressive. "In folkstyle for example, slams are illegal. In freestyle the higher you throw your opponent the more points (you're awarded). It's less controlled and faster," Ratliff said. Greco-Roman is a bit more subdued than freestyle. It allows throws only, eliminating leg attacks. For those of you who've watched the Olympics over the last few years, Cael Sanderson won the gold medal in the freestyle event, while Rulon Gardner was a 2000 Olympic gold medalist in the Greco-Roman competition, defeating unbeaten three-time gold medalist Aleksander Karelin in Sydney, Australia. Flood, the only wrestler of the three to make the trip to Fargo last year, said that he even though he'd never competed in the state's Greco-Roman competition until this summer, it was now his favorite style of wrestling. "It's all upper body and I like slamming," he said. Despite the tough competition that lay ahead of him, Flood had ambitious goals for his five matches in each event. "I want to win at least three in both (events)." Dionne felt differently. "I (prefer) freestyle because Greco's all upper body and in free you get to shoot low," he said. Dionne was also competing in his first state qualifier for the Greco-Roman team. For the second year in a row, he barely missed making the freestyle team, finishing fifth place, again. Still, Dionne was happy to get the chance to compete and looking forward to getting better. "I just hope to win a few," he said. " At Martinsville we always try to go against the best competition in the state and this will be even better because we'll go against the best in nation." Amazingly, Carter was even closer than Dionne to making the freestyle team. For the second consecutive year, the kid nicknamed "The Monster" finished fourth. Like his teammates, Carter was happy to get the chance to travel, and hoping to find success in North Dakota. "I'm excited about going and I just want to get some matches in. It's going to be tough, but I want to win at least three out of five matches." Ratliff felt that all three of his wrestlers had a great chance to perform well. "Dorian is a brawler. He's just kind of wide open, quick as a cat, and like a cat he always lands on his feet," he said. "Ricky is more technical. He likes to take his time and set things up," Ratliff said. "Andrew's weight class of 140 was probably the toughest in the district," Ratliff said, noting that Dionne has improved a great deal from year to year. "His freshman year he didn't qualify for the regional tournament. (This year) he beat the returning district champion in the district semifinals to get to the finals." Ratliff added that each wrestler had a great opportunity ahead of him. "Ninety-five percent of college programs have a coach or recruiter there," he said. "They're gonna be a part of the Virginia National Team" and that's a great honor.

2-2 1/2 hours from hillsville to bassett???? what are u riding...a bicycle? straight down the mountain it's no less than 1 1/2 to bassett from carroll. matter of fact, if it weren't for dan river, and to a lesser extent tunstall, cchs would be better suited to be in the piedmont district instead of the swd.

there's no real significance to this, but i thought it interesting to find a 1940 martinsville football schedule on ebay. after a look at this scedule, people shouldn't complain about traveling long distances for games. the closest schools are an hour away...one school (schoolfield), i had never heard of. link to the schedule is below... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5216491943&category=64495&rd=1

i don't know if anyone in the state lost as much as bassett did "statistics-wise"...out of bhs's 514 carries for 2989 yards and 27 TDs a year ago, only 10 carries for 37 yards and 1 TD returns. of the 26 catches for 418 yards, only 2 catches for 33 yards returns. most importantly they lost brandon dillard at qb, an all-state caliber track guy who was a threat to go to the house on every snap...and they also lost a beast in the backfield and on the defensive line in chaunson ross.....they do return some keys cogs on their defense (mccall, covington and johnson are all major players) they also had a good year in the jayvee ranks a season ago, but i'd say this squad shouldn't be nearly as good as last years version of the bengals.

to respond to the post below about the beef of the martinsville players....if everyone comes out or is eligible that should be there, the bulldogs will be huge on the lines. they should go 9 or 10 deep that way as well. and many of those kids will still be sophs and juniors. the qb (quan beamer) will be a 4-year starter if he doesn't get usurped by a heck of an athlete that'll be a rising junior (tracy hairston). there will be a multitude of diff't options with size, strength and speed in the backfield (including a region iv wrestling champ, allen shelton). and our 6'5 target at wideout (jervis wimbush) is also back. i believe he was also the all region punter a year ago. this seems to be the year we've been waiting for during our recent rebuilding and "down turn" years of late. however, with the move back to division 4...who knows? we shall see

Virginia coaches state their case By JOHNNY BUCK Bulletin Sports Writer The Virginia High School Coaches Association announced its all-state AA boys soccer team recently, and the Piedmont District was well represented. Two players -- Magna Vista's Alan Koger and Martinsville's Tyler Bassett -- received spots on the 17-man roster. Neither had received the honor before. "It was overwhelming when coach told me; I was very surprised," Bassett said, describing his feelings upon learning of the selection. "It's a great honor and I thank (my head coach, Pete Scouras) for all the hard work he put in with me." "I was very surprised," said Koger, who was named second team all-state last season. "Not many juniors actually receive this honor, especially in this district.... I was actually thinking I was going to get it my senior year, maybe. I was thinking that I might have gotten second team this year or honorable mention." Both players were key to their teams. Koger was named Piedmont District Player of the Year and Region IV Player of the Year this season. His 25 goals, to go along with 18 assists, led the district. Martinsville senior Bassett, meanwhile, earned first team honors as a forward, where he scored 16 goals this season, despite the fact that he finished the year playing as a defenseman for the Bulldogs. "He's a coache's dream. He'll do anything you ask him to do," Scouras said on Monday. "He doesn't care -- it's whatever's best for the team. He's an athlete and a team player and just a joy to coach." Magna Vista co-coach Harry Lance had similar things to say about Koger. "(He was) essential. He was the key, the go to guy -- whatever cliche you want to use, seriously. The key to Alan this year was showing what he was as a creator as well as what he was as a finisher. With 18 assists, he probably assisted 75 percent of (second leading-scorer Francisco Garcia's) goals and that combination is really what makes Alan so good." Koger credits his brother as a major influence. Yannick Koger graduated in 2002 after earning Player of the Year honors in the PD as well as Co-Player of the Year honors in Region IV, an award he shared with Martinsville's Kyle Quinlivan. "Ever since I was little (Yannick) would come outside with me and practice with me. During the summer every day, almost the whole day, we were outside practicing and kicking it around and stuff," Koger said. Bassett credited experience gained from his years in the Boy Scouts of America for helping him develop the work ethic and determination to succeed. "I learned a lot of (my work ethic) through scouting. I'm an Eagle Scout and that's taught me a lot about hard work." Scouras agreed that Bassett's willingness to put forth effort made the difference. "He just works so hard. I knew he could run as a 10th grader and then his skills just got better from there," Scouras said. "His skill on the ball got better, his passing, his vision for the game. All that improved in the last two years and that's just a credit to him working hard and wanting to get better. He always wants to know 'What can I do to get better.'" Lance credited much of Koger's stardom to playing against strong competition. Koger has been "playing up" in travel soccer for close to six years -- competing against people 2-3 years older than himself. "He does so much off the field on his own to make himself better," Lance said, "and of course growing up with Yannick has made him much better -- just that competition. Alan has always played up in age during travel and that has helped him tremendously." Next fall Bassett will enroll at N.C. State University on a full academic scholarship, while Koger will return to the Warriors for his senior year. FARMER MAKES SECOND TEAM Magna Vista defender Carter Farmer was named second team all-state. Farmer, a senior, suffered no shortage of praise from Lance. "There's probably not anybody that works harder on the field than Carter," Lance said. "I remember back when Carter was younger, between freshman and sophomore years. We were struggling to find a spot for him and I asked him to play defense and he said 'Hey coach, I'll do whatever I can to help the team.' I just respect him so much; he worked so hard to get where he's at. There's nobody that gives more effort on the field than Carter Farmer." Lance credited Farmer's attitude combined with his physical tools for the success he experienced in four years of Warriors soccer. "He went out of his way most of the time to make an extra effort if he got beat," Lance said. "His recovery speed and effort were very key to his success." THREE MAKE HONORABLE MENTION Three other soccer players from Martinsville and Henry County were recognized with Honorable Mention awards. Magna Vista's Justin Oliver, Bassett's Jonathon Pace and Martinsville's Banks Cargill were recognized for their fine soccer play this year. Oliver, a senior who manned the goal for Warriors this season, will be missed by his team next season. "Justin's his own worst critic and he was always hard on himself, but he performed so well this season. He's a great influence on the younger kids; his work ethic at practice is unbelievable. He's grown tremendously at his position in the few years I've been able to coach him," Lance said. Bassett's Pace led his team in goals (17) and assists (12). Bengals coach Joe Favero said that Pace, a senior, was one of the most dangerous offensive threats he'd coached since entering the PD. "Technically, with the ball, he's as good as any of (the kids I've coached). He's definitely been the best scorer that I've coached" since I was hired three years ago, Favero said. Senior co-captain Cargill helped lead a Bulldogs team that started the season slow before gelling enough to win the Region IV crown. "(He was a) captain on the field. Sees the field very well, a strong shot, a good guy," Scouras said. "He's smart and can be vocal when he needs to be vocal and get his point across to his teammates. Banks has been in terrific shape.... He can also play defense; he's really a student of the game."

MV's Koger heads All-Region IV team From Bulletin Staff Reports Alan Koger knew it was coming. The ever-humble junior had to admit that after leading Magna Vista to the Region IV championship game and garnering Piedmont District Player of the Year honors that the region Player of the Year was next. Sure enough, it was made official on Monday. "I was pretty happy about it," Koger said during a break in practice on Monday. "Since we did go to the championship, I thought I'd get it. It's a great honor to get, especially as a junior." "He doesn't give himself enough credit," said Magna Vista co-coach Marvin Martin. "He's very humble, very mannered, just a great person." Koger has been the most dominant player this season in both the district and the region, scoring 24 goals and dishing out 18 assist en route to leading the Warriors to a 13-3 record. Joining him on the first team were fellow Warriors Carter Farmer (two goals, eight assists) and Justin Oliver (156 saves, five shutouts). Martin calls Farmer "irreplacable" and "the glue that holds the midfield and the offense together." And Oliver is the best goalkeeper in the state, according to Martin. The PD was well represented, too, on the first team. Martinsville's Tyler Bassett and Banks Cargill were nominted as were Bassett's Jonathan Pace and Tunstall's Omar Diaz. Other first team members include Bill Mercke (Graham), Joe Finch (Abingdon), Jose Cisneros (Marion), Jason Bachara (Carroll County), Nathan McMurry (Abingdon), Thomas Belcher (Graham), Brett Castradale (Marion) and John Edwards (Tazewell). Five other PD players were selected to the second team. A.J. Warner and David Szynal from Magna Vista, Thomas Franklin from Bassett, Mike Oliver from Martinsville and Alan Comer from Tunstall. Other second teamers were Nathan Cromwell (Tazewell), Chris Yonts (Marion), P.J. Fanning (Graham), Ryan McFalls (Abingdon), Taylor Lindsey (Richlands), Chris Proctor (Abingdon), Johnny Gardner (Carroll County), Jesse Johnson (Marion), Forrest Shroyer (Graham), Nick Wisman (Virginia High) and Lucas Cochran (Carroll County). Honorable mention nominees include Thomas Hill (Tunstall), Brent Collins (Martinsville), Jason Graham (Bassett), John Walker Trent (Richlands), Aaron Belcher (Tazewell), Eric Ward (Richlands), Will Bowen (Tazewell), Romulo Frajardo (Richlands) and Garrett Bushnell (Marion). Magna Vista's Marvin Martin was selected as the Region IV Coach of the Year, an honor he said he wanted to share with co-coach Harry Lance.

don't know any details, but i saw some of the kids out eating after the game and caught the score.

was reading earlier where someone was saying that maybe this was the worst year in graham history for the sports programs....that got me to thinking....the piedmont district got both reps in the state baseball tourney (tunstall and dan river), both reps in the state soccer tourney (mville and magna vista), they finished 1 & 2 in the regional track meet (bassett and mville). i'm pretty sure, but not positive, that abingdon edged martinsville in the regional tennis tourney though. nice spring season for the boys from the 'other side' of swva.

Martinsville wins fifth straight Region IV title By JOHNNY BUCK Bulletin Sports Writer Saturday's Region IV championship game between Magna Vista and Martinsville was billed by head coach Pete Scouras in Friday's edition of the Bulletin as "the biggest game in Piedmont District history." Now that it's come and gone, some are offering a new superlative to describe the contest: That of best district game ever. "That was the best played game by both teams in probably the history of the Piedmont District," senior Bulldog Brent Collins said after his team eked out a 3-2 overtime win. "It was just everybody gave it their all." When asked about the game, Martinsville coach Pete Scouras offered a one word response: "Incredible." "Magna Vista, they've just got an awesome team all the way around," said Martinsville defender Mike Oliver. "They've got two awesome forwards, it's well known, in (Francisco Garcia) and Alan (Koger) and a great goalie in Justin (Oliver) and I give them all the props in the world, but I feel that they're just as good as we are. It was two teams evenly matched." With neither team having a clear edge on the field Saturday, the outcome was decided by other factors, such as hustle, luck and heart. Hustle was a non-factor in this game, because both teams went full tilt for 90 minutes. The issue of one team having more heart than the other was debatable, while luck was a part of game, as it always is. "I'll give it to Martinsville, they got the breaks when it counted and they put the ball in the net," said Magna Vista co-coach Marvin Martin after the loss. "It's been so much talk from some of their assistant coaches and some of their players and fans about, you know, they're still better than we are but hey, we beat Ãâ€Âem three times. We beat them three times and our kids have no room to feel bad about this loss -- ever." The luck factor came into play for the Bulldogs when Scouras decided last week to adjust his defensive alignment. He moved a starting forward -- Tyler Bassett -- back to shadow Koger. Bassett's replacement, Winston Scott, scored his second and third goals of the season Saturday -- one in the game's 79th minute to force overtime, and another in the final seconds of the second overtime period, giving the Bulldogs their fifth consecutive Region IV crown. "Coach decided that when Will Mahoney on defense was put out with his injury," Bassett said of the position switch. "He kind of pulled me aside last week, and I played some defense last year, and he just told me that they had two major threats up top and he wanted me to mark Koger and he had confidence in Winston Scott up top so he gave Winston a chance and he really came through." Koger scored one goal, but he didn't look full strength at times. "Alan was sick and he took the SAT this morning and that didn't help," Martin said. "He didn't get quite enough rest because of the SAT test but I told him during the game that Ãâ€ÂYou're just going to have to suck it up.'" Despite Koger's illness, Bassett said he was a bit worried about matching the reigning PD Player of the Year. Although Koger's speed was nullified by the Martinsville senior, Bassett recognized a disparity in height. "It was a little nerve wracking. Like I said, I played defense last year but I haven't played defense at all this year and upon the news I was a little bit nervous at first, but I'm willing to do anything to help the team out and it helped," he said. "I give up probably about four or five (inches to Koger). He kind of proved that with some headers." One such header occurred with less than five minutes to play in the the first half with the score tied at 0-0. "(Francisco Garcia) kicked it over my head I thought it had a chance to go in so I jumped and it went right off the cross bar," Bulldogs' goalie George Hodges said, "and Alan was right there and headed it in and it was just a great shot for Alan." Minutes later, the Warriors struck again with a header. This time it was Jonathon Williams. He leapt high in the air to connect with a Garcia corner kick, giving the Warriors a two-goal lead and some serious momentum headed into halftime. Unlike the first half, when Martinsville had dominated play with good passing and tough defense, the Warriors used the newfound momentum to control the flow of play early in the half. Then, in the game's 43rd minute, Martinsville got a desperately needed break: a penalty kick for a take-down inside the 18. When Josh Torrez's PK was blocked by the Warriors emergency goalkeeper Gonzalo Aguirre, the ball ricocheted back in front of the net. With Aguirre still on the ground due to his diving save seconds before, Torrez blasted the uncontested shot into the back of the net to cut the Magna Vista lead to one. It was a strange sequence of events, as Warriors keeper Justin Oliver was given a yellow card for delay of game, creating the need for Aguirre. "They gave him a delay of game," Martin said. "He didn't get a warning. We've had six PKs taken against us this year and all six times he's had enough time to take care of what he needs to do to get his thoughts right because it's basically (mental) defending the penalty kick." "They came out in the second half with that momentum and that momentum didn't shift until the PK. That was huge," Collins said. Play was even over the next 35 minutes, with both teams showing signs of fatigue but no signs of lettting up. "At halftime we were already worn out. I mean both teams, it's hot out here, I'm about to collapse," Martinsville's Brice Ashby said afterward. Then with roughly one minute remaining Scott took a pass from Collins and scored the tying goal. In overtime, the Bulldogs kept passing and cutting until Scott scored the winner with just seconds remaining in the second half of overtime. "I was tired but I wanted to win so I have to push that power," Scott said. "Push that power and go all out." "That game went down to who had the most heart," Scouras remarked afterward. "Everybody was tired, cramping up, throwing up; it was just both teams just laid it on the line and you know, we were down 2-0. We made two mistakes in the first half and they capitalized. Two-zero, the guys were down a little bit, but we knew we had another half to play. "I think it's great that two teams from the same district get to (play each other in the regional finals). That shows you where soccer's gone in this area," Scouras said. Both teams advance to the state tournament. Magna Vista will travel to Blacksburg, while the Bulldogs will host William Byrd. Both games will be Tuesday with the time to be determined.

Bulldogs advance By GAVIN JENKINS Bulletin Sports Writer HILLSVILLE -- Your average bee doesn't play in the rain, but 'Killer B's' do. On an afternoon that seemed more like March 1 than June 1, Martinsville's boys soccer team, led by its 'Killer B's' -- a quartet of seniors who have the letter 'B' starting their names -- blanked host Carroll County, 2-0, in the Region IV semifinals on Wednesday. With the win, Martinsville advances to the Region IV championship game on Saturday, where it will meet the winner of the Magna Vista-Abingdon game, which is tonight in Ridgeway. 'Killer B' Brent Collins didn't wait long to sting the Cavaliers on Wednesday, scoring off a Josh Torrez pass two minutes into the game. "I noticed the guy on my side was giving me a little bit to the left," Collins said, "so I got it and he was expecting me to take it to the line, so I knew if I cut it back in and put it on the ground, since it was wet, and aim in the corner, it would go in. It didn't matter how hard you hit it, because of the ground, it went right in." Collins' goal, which landed in the right corner of the Carroll County cage, was all Martinsville would need to return to the Region IV title game. Collins, one of the Bulldogs' senior captains, said he wants to play Magna Vista next. "We've won (regionals) four years in a row," Collins said, "and I don't want to be the first seniors to not win the region. That would just be embarrassing. We got a little bit of animosity with Magna Vista, and we got to take that to them on Saturday because that's who we'll probably be playing. We want them. We owe them." Martinsville (10-3-1) didn't let up, though, and with the help of a strong effort from he midfielders, the Bulldogs dominated the ball in the first half. It seemed like only a matter of time before the 'Killer B's' struck again, and in the 26th minute, Collins was at it again, this time setting up fellow 'Killer B' Tyler Bassett for a goal. "I saw Tyler right there in the middle, and then I saw Banks (Cargill) behind him," Collins said. "I knew those guys were having a hard time getting it when it was on the ground, so I just played it right through them, and it went right to Tyler's feet. He had a nice little cut to put it in." Bassett got the ball with two Cavalier defenders on him, but the 'Killer B' cut the ball to get free, and then blasted it past a diving John Lancaster in Carroll County's net. "That second goal was really big because they had some chances," said Martinsville coach Pete Scouras. "A 2-0 lead in a game when it's wet and raining, and you don't know where the ball's going to skid off to, is big. That gives you a little pad for a mistake by anybody. You might knock it in your own goal with it so wet." But the Bulldogs didn't make any costly errors, and their defense allowed the Cavaliers to have just two shots in the second half. However, Carroll County, the Southwest District champions, had its opportunities with six shots -- the same as Martinsville -- in the first half. Bulldog senior goalkeeper George Hodges, who played all but the last two minutes of the game, would not let anything past him, notching eight saves on the day. "We played good enough to win," Scouras said. "They played hard, and we didn't go to the ball as hard as they did at times." During the second half, it seemed the Bulldogs were playing not to lose instead of playing to win, but Scouras said his players were trying to bury the Cavaliers. "It might have looked like that," Scouras said, "but we were playing to score another one. We thought one more would've been the nail in the coffin, but it never came, and they just hung around, hung around and had some good chances. We were fortunate tonight." The Bulldogs will be hoping that their fortune and the weather hold up for Saturday's Region IV title game. Martinsville 2 Carroll County 0 Martinsville 2 0 -- 2 Carroll County 0 0 -- 0 First Half M -- B. Collins goal (J. Torrez assist), 38:00. M -- T. Bassett goal (Collins assist), 26:52.

Warriors riding high after PD tourney By MATT CLUTTER Bulletin Sports Editor It's been nearly a week now since Magna Vista's Piedmont District tournament championship win over Martinsville, and some on the Warriors' boys soccer team are still having trouble coming down from that emotional high. "I'm still on that," said senior defender A.J. Warner. "I can't get off of it." "Yeah, we're still on that high," said PD Player of the Year Alan Koger. "Ever since the Martinsville game, we've talked about being in first place in the district. I've even had a couple of parents come up to me and congratulate me on beating Martinsville." Make no mistake, though, the only thing on the collective mind of the team in Wednesday's practice was the Region IV semifinal game against Abingdon (14-2-2) tonight at 5:30 p.m. "That game was wonderful," said senior Carter Farmer of Friday's PD championship win. "But we have to take our minds off that now. We just have to keep stepping up more and more." As hard as it may be to put the PD tournament win behind them, a rematch with Martinsville is looming on the horizon after the Bulldogs' 2-0 win over Carroll County on Wednesday. A win tonight sets the stage for a rematch in the Region IV finals. "We'd rather play Martinsville," said Magna Vista co-coach Harry Lance. "What more can you say about our district if we put two teams in the regional finals?" That would be uncharted waters for the Warriors, who have never made it past the regional semifinals in the school's history. But, then again, this season has been a year of firsts for Magna Vista (12-2). The Warriors beat Martinsville for the first time ever, won their first regular season championship ever and won the PD tournament for the first time ever. What better time to add to that list of firsts than now? "Here lately, it's been the first of everything," said Warner. "Everybody knows that we just have to play as hard as possible (tonight)." Magna Vista will be facing a team that it's not totally unfamiliar with. Lance and co-coach Marvin Martin, along with 10 players from the team, made a trip to Abingdon on Tuesday to see the Falcons play. The overall feeling was that a rematch with Martinsville was simply inevitable. "I didn't really see too much," said Warner, "but you never know until you play somebody." "I thought they had more hype than they should have," said Farmer. "Their district is not as strong as ours. I think Martinsville and us are the two best teams in the state." Still, Lance said that there were some concerns entering tonight's game. "If we don't come to play, they've got one midfielder with an excellent shot," he said. "And their keeper is pretty solid." The Falcons are led by attacker Joe Finch, who has scored 21 goals this season, while midfielder Neil Henry scored a goal and had an assist in Abingdon's 2-0 win over Graham on Tuesday. Admittedly, though, Lance said the Falcons don't have as much speed as Magna Vista. That means Koger and sophomore sensation Francisco Garcia should have a field day. But the Warriors aren't exactly looking past this Abingdon team. "You can't take any team lightly," said senior goalkeeper Justin Oliver. "We'll have to play as hard as we played against Martinsville." That's easy for Oliver to say, who is intent on ending his high school career on a positive note. He allowed only one goal in the PD tournament final -- a penalty kick. But Oliver and the rest of the players and staff have lived by a simple philosophy this season: There is no tomorrow. And Lance and Martin have taken every opportunity to pound that into their team's head this year. It's never more applicable than now, though. "This game is more serious than any other game," said Oliver. "There really is no tomorrow. This is my last year, and I'm playing as hard as I can." "They're still feeling really good (after the tournament win)," Lance said. "We want to keep them feeling that good. This really is a no-tomorrow game. We must come and play our game and not worry about the other team." The Warriors didn't seem too worried about Abingdon on Wednesday. Lance, Oliver, Farmer, Warner and Koger all said they'd rather play Martinsville in the regional final on Saturday. That's fitting because Lance said the turning point of the whole season came with a 3-1 loss to Martinsville almost three weeks ago. "Since the Martinsville loss, our guys have really come together as a team," Lance said. "They're playing more relaxed. They're having more fun, and it shows on the field." The fun is just starting, though. With a win tonight, the Warriors will guarantee themselves a spot in the state tournament. It's been mentioned -- the state tournament, that is -- but the talk has centered on getting there first. "There's been no talk about it," said Lance. "We know it's out there, though." "It's every student-athlete's dream to make it to the state championship," Martin said. Tonight, that dream may start to become a reality.

Bulldogs' Dodson scores two in win By GAVIN JENKINS Bulletin Sports Writer Sophomore Jennifer Dodson scored a goal in each half to push Martinsville's girls soccer team past visiting Marion in the first round of the Region IV playoffs on Tuesday. Martinsville (13-5) advances into the second round of the regional tournament where it will meet Graham today at 5 p.m. in Bloomfield. Martinsville came out in the second half and dominated the ball. However, the Bulldogs couldn't capitalize on their opportunities, and with the score tied at 1-1, it seemed like they were headed for another overtime game. But Dodson changed all that with less than three minutes to go in the game. After receiving a pass from Olivia Karavatakis, the sophomore blasted the ball into the back of the net from about 25 yards out. "It took them a while to get aggressive," said Martinsville coach Stacey Hamilton of his players. "With 20 minutes left in the game, they started realizing what the situation was, and they started fighting to get it in the net. They dominated the half, but they just weren't trying to get it in the net. "They just kept the ball in play on offense, just didn't want to finish, bad time finishing. They kept the ball up there the last 15-20 minutes, and that's when we kept pounding and pounding. They started getting aggressive as I brought them out and talked to them and got some water in them. That's when they started picking their game up and getting aggressive. I knew at that point one of them had to drop in." Hamilton attributed his liberal substitutions as part of Martinsville's successful strategy. "I try to keep their legs fresh," he said. "Playing in this heat here, you want fresh legs at all times." Dodson, who didn't start, came into the game after a few minutes and used her fresh legs to Martinsville's advantage. In the 15th minute, Dodson, who is Martinsville's leading scorer with 14 goals, booted the ball from just outside the goalie box. The ball bounced off the fingertips Marion's goalie and landed in the back of the net, giving the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead. Marion tied things up before halftime on a free kick. The Scarlet Hurricanes were threatening with the ball inside the Bulldogs' goalie box when Lauren Welch fell to the ground. The referee awarded Marion a free kick outside the box. Martinsville's players lined up in front of the goal, but to no avail. Anna Mahone's goal tied the game, 1-1, at halftime. "It should've been a dropped ball, but it was just a missed call," Hamilton said of the free kick. "A girl fell down on the field. He stopped the play. There was no penalty or anything, but he awarded them a kick. I don't know where that came from, but they happened to get lucky." However, Marion wasn't lucky enough as Martinsville advances. Martinsville 2 Marion 1 Marion 1 0 -- 1 Martinsville 1 1 -- 2 First Half M -- J. Dodson goal, 15:58. Ma -- A. Mahone goal, 32:39. Second Half M -- Dodson goal (O. Karavatakis assist), 77:12.

Martinsville scores six goals in victory By GAVIN JENKINS Bulletin Sports Writer The 'Killer B's' of Martinsville's boys soccer team were too much for Marion to handle in the first round of the Region IV playoffs at Dan Greene Memorial Stadium on Tuesday night. The tandem of Banks Cargill, Brent Collins, Brice Ashby and Tyler Bassett combined for five of Martinsville's six goals as the Bulldogs advanced to battle Carroll County at CCHS today at 6 p.m. The first and second halves were as different as night and day. Martinsville had trouble containing Marion in the midfield in the first half, and the score was tied 1-1 at halftime. However, the Bulldogs picked things up in the second half, making way for five unanswered goals. "The guys at halftime knew there was 40 minutes left in their season. Make or break. Do or die," said Martinsville coach Pete Scouras. "Numbers 12 and 13 for them were their best two players they had in the center, and we tried to continually push, push, push up the middleof the field and things were breaking down. "Because they were making it hard on us, but we talked about it at halftime. 'We got to get the ball to the corner and try to send it back around the 18 (yard line), and we had to get our midfield to the 18.' They were just kind of playing back a little bit." None of the Bulldogs played back in the second half. Just minutes into the new period, Collins dribbled down the left side of the Scarlet Hurricanes' box. He centered the ball, setting up Cargill, who punched it in to give Martinsville the lead for good. The Bulldogs kept pouring it on, though. Collins was at it again four minutes later. A Scarlet Hurricane defender lost control of the ball and slipped, and Collins was there to boot the ball into the back of the net. Not four minutes went by before the Bulldogs chalked up another score. Bassett found the back of the net thanks to a pass from James McGinn off a corner kick. Less than a minute later, Cargill notched his second goal of the night off a pass from Mike Oliver. In the waning minutes, Andrew Dionne set the final score at 6-1, and in the first half, Brice Ashby gave Martinsville an early 1-0 lead. "We pushed up and distributed the ball well," Scouras said. "We put pressure on their outside backs. They were the weaker players, and we made some good balls through. We passed better, better ball movement. "A lot of times it comes down to us and Marion (in the regionals). They've beaten us here before, but we've never beaten them there. It's a regional rivalry." Up next for Martinsville is another regional rival in Carroll County, which the Bulldogs beat at home, 8-0, in the Region IV playoffs last year. "They're playing well now" Scouras said of Carroll County. "We just got to pass the ball and play team soccer, and continue what we did in the last 40 minutes." Martinsville 6 Marion 1 Marion 1 0 -- 1 Martinsville 1 5 -- 6 First Half M -- B. Ashby goal, 2:42. Ma -- M. Cisneros goal, 34:58. Second Half M -- B. Cargill goal (B. Collins assist), 54:00. M -- Collins goal, 58:57. M -- T. Bassett goal (J. McGinn assist), 62:22. M -- Cargill goal (M. Oliver assist), 63:55. M -- A. Dionne goal, 79:00.

Warriors, Bulldogs to meet in finals By JOHNNY BUCK Bulletin Sports Writer In Europe they call soccer "football" -- the same name that we attribute to a sport full of collisions, injuries and full-speed tackles. Based on the intensity and physical nature of Wednesday night's Martinsville-Bassett boys soccer game, perhaps the Piedmont District should consider a name change. After three mid-air, head-to-head collisions, numerous fouls and lots of pushing, sliding, fighting and scrambling, Martinsville's boys soccer team avenged an earlier loss to the Bengals with a hard-fought 3-0 win. "It was a team effort," said Martinsville head coach Pete Scouras. "They all realized what they were up against and Bassett came to play, there's no question about that. It was a great match and my hat's off to their year this year. Bassett's done a whale of a job all year." The stakes were high for both clubs coming into the game, with an automatic berth to the regionals at stake. Add to it the fact that this Martinsville team was the first Bulldog club ever to finish below first in the final PD regular season standings -- thanks in part to a 2-2 tie and 4-2 loss at the hands of Bassett (9-6-3) -- and that no Martinsville team has ever failed to qualify for regionals, and you begin to get an idea of the emotions involved. "Today as we stepped on the field we had total concentration, no doubt," Martinsville senior captain Tyler Bassett said afterward. "It's just great that the team came together throughout the whole season. A lot of people doubted us at the beginning of the year and we came together and didn't want to break the Martinsville tradition of never missing regionals." The game itself was fast and tough, with two evenly matched teams leaving everything on the field in hopes of playing another game. After 30 minutes of play the score remained tied at zero, though both teams had missed several chances to take an early lead. "We just couldn't finish on a couple opportunities," Bassett head coach Joe Favero said. "I'd say the game was a well played game by both teams and Martinsville" capitalized better on their scoring opportunities. Martinsville's Tyler Bassett had been a part of several of those opportunities. Tyler Bassett had two headers and one shot miss by inches, but he made up for any blown opportunities with a goal 34:47 into the first half. Bassett scored from inside the 18 with a shot high into the net after beating a defender around with his speed to get open. For a long time the score remained 1-0. At halftime, Bassett coach Joe Favero talked with his team about what to improve and adjust upon. "I think we came out a little nervous early, a little tight. That's all we talked about at halftime, playing relaxed. You can't play soccer uptight, and we did that in the second half. We played a lot better in the second half." Bassett came out of the halftime break and kept the ball near Martinsville's goal for the majority of the first 20 minutes. During that time, Martinsville goalie George Hodges played great soccer. With about 26 minutes remaining, Hodges laid out to prevent a one-on-one goal by Bassett's Jonathan Pace, knocking the ball just wide of the far goal post. The resulting corner kick for the Bengals sailed out of bounds, giving the Bulldogs the ball and allowing Martinsville to dodge another bullet. Just two minutes later, Hodges was forced to come up with a clutch grab again, this time off a corner. He later rated it his best save of the night. "The biggest save was definitely on a corner kick down here. I think (Matt) Heaton was right in front of the goal. He got a leg on it but I got down and covered the ball right in front of the goal." About that time, Martinsville's players snatched the momentum just as Hodges snatched that ball, leading to an offensive onslaught of their own. After several near misses from the Bulldogs, Martinsville finally got the all-important two-goal cushion. After Tyler Bassett was knocked to the ground by a Bengals defender and an indirect free kick awarded to the Bulldogs, senior captain Banks Cargill squared up just outside of the 18 line. The ball took off from Cargill's foot and headed for the far post, where a tussle of bodies awaited. Although he claimed to stand just 5-feet-7, Tyler Bassett leapt high enough to head the ball into the net. "Oh, he's got ups," Cargill said. With Bassett's intensity now raised to a "red alert" level, something had to give. The Bengals were pushing inflated numbers toward Martinsville's net, creating the chance for a Martinsville counter attack. With the clock reading 77:00, something did give -- or, more appropriately -- was given. It was a yellow card to Bassett midfielder Vinny DeGiovanni. The resulting indirect free kick led to a third goal for Martinsville. The 18-yard blast from Cargill, assisted by Josh Torrez, effectively sealed the game, and Martinsville's senior's walked off, comforted that the regionals streak did not end on their watch. Magna Vista 4 Tunstall 1 The regular season champion Magna Vista Warriors made sure this game was never close, scoring one goal just six minutes into regulation and another roughly 18 minutes later to go into intermission up, 2-0. On the first score, Warriors forward Alan Koger found himself competing with Tunstall goalie Dalton Hensley for a sand wedge-ish pass from Warrior Jason Smith. The two met near the goal-box line by the right post, both intent on gathering the ball that was still bouncing several feet off the ground. As Hensley lunged for the ball, Koger deftly kicked it up and over the keeper -- a move that looked more like hackey sack than soccer -- ran around Hensley and knocked the ball in. The second goal was more routine, as Travis Lanier found a loose ball inside the 18 on the far side of the action and knocked it home. In the second half, Koger half netted another from about 18 feet away with roughly 30 minutes remaining. Fourteen minutes later, Francisco Garcia got into the action, scoring on a breakaway to go up, 3-0. Tunstall's Omar Betanourt-Diaz had three of his team's four shots, scoring on his last attempt with the clock reading 78:00. "I thought we had some great opportunities. I thought our defense played well other than giving that goal up at the end. We wanted to make sure we came out with intensity and energy, and I thought we did for the most part."

Reid invited to walk on at Virginia Tech From Bulletin Staff Reports With just one year of football under his belt, Martinsville's Mike Reid is about to get the football lesson of a lifetime. The Bulldog senior agreed on Monday to attend Virginia Tech as an invited walk-on. Reid played only three games this season for head coach Taylor Edwards' squad before a knee injury knocked him out of play. At the time of his injury, Reid was the team's leading receiver with five catches for 77 yards. "Everyone's looking for a big wide receiver," Edwards said, "and he's aggressive. This whole thing is you're taking a kid with one year's experience and throwing him into one of the nation's top programs." That fact doesn't bother Reid at all, who -- even with his size -- runs a 4.7 40. "I'm not so much worried as I am ready for the challenge," Reid said. "I know it'll be different than high school, but I'm ready for the opportunity. The opportunity is a blessing. I'm going to have a good chance to play D-I footballl and play sports on a collegiate level." Reid is 6-foot-4, and when Virginia Tech running back coach and assistant head coach Billy Hite met with him, he was excited to invite the Bulldog, according to Edwards. "They were excited about his size," Edwards said. "You never know how much taller he'll get. I'm sure if Mike sticks with the program, he'll make a positive contribution. He's really aggressive." Edwards said he had been trying to get Reid out for Martinsville's football team for the past couple of years. "He'd have a ton of experience if he'd come out sooner," he said. "He averaged 25.6 yards per catch. Reid's injury came in a game against Heritage, and now the senior says his knee problems are gone and forgotten. "It doesn't effect me at all anymore," Reid said. "I don't even think about it." Reid's journey to Virginia Tech began one day when Edwards asked him where he was thinking about going to college. "He mentioned going to Virginia Tech to walk-on, and I was excited about it," Reid said. "He called the coach and got my name out there. I know it will be different than high school, but I'm ready for the opportunity. "I need to hit the weight room, get bigger and gain some weight. I'm going in as a wide receiver. My height will help me, and I know I can catch the ball. In college, guys are a lot bigger. I need to be able to take a hit and keep going. But all that comes with the territory."

[ QUOTE ] everyone just keep delivering the goods throughout the tourney and show SWD just what soccer really is about. [/ QUOTE ] not trying to offend, but didn't carroll just lose the other day to the 5th place team in the piedmont?

PCHS boys pick up win Patrick County's boys soccer team defeated visiting Carroll County Wednesday, 3-1. Scoring for the Cougars were Joseph Lawson, Oscar Tejeda and Scott Montgomery. Montgomery also had an assist, as did Michael Young and Jeremiah Shock. Ethan Diesel had 13 saves. With the win the Cougars' record improves to 4-14 (2-8 PD).

Bulldogs, Bengals collide tonight The results of Martinsville's boys soccer match against Bassett tonight should finalize this year's Piedmont District standings. The first-place Bulldogs (7-1-1 PD) host the third place Bengals (5-2-2) at Dan Greene Memorial Stadium. With a win, Martinsville would secure the PD regular season championship -- a feat they've never failed to accomplish in more than 15 years of play -- while also earning an automatic berth in the Region IV tournament. With a loss, however, the Bulldogs could fall to the number two spot behind Magna Vista. Such a series of events would require the Martinsville to win the PD tournament in order to avoid missing regionals for the first time ever. Bassett, meanwhile, can do no better than third. Bengals coach Joe Favero wasn't worried about his team, however. With an all-time winning percentage of zero against the Bulldogs, Bassett's seniors have plenty of motivation. "They're excited," he said of his Bengals. "Some of the seniors know this could be the last time they play them. They're hungry; they want to win. They've never beaten Martinsville." Martinsville coach Pete Scouras said he's taking the Bassett game very seriously, and his players will be, too. "Thye're very explosive offensively," Scouras said. "You've just got to be on top of your game for 80 minutes; you can't play 72 or 78 -- you've got to play 80. That's what were gonna try to do tomorrow night, but you've got to expect that Bassett's going to score with their (offensive) punch." That scoring punch could be strengthened if star forward Cody Franklin returns to the lineup. Franklin, who suffered a concussion in a game earlier this season against Magna Vista, is scheduled to see a doctor today. That doctor will then decide if it's safe for Franklin to return to the field. "Well, he had seven goals in games before the injury," Favero said. "If he can play he'll get in there. He's definitely one of our better players, and it's not been fun for him sitting." The soccer game is scheduled to begin at 7:15 p.m. tonight. The opening round of the PD soccer tournament will occur on Monday at 5:30 p.m.at Martinsville High School.

i'm assuming u have a good source on those enrollment numbers u gave....but martinsville's enrollment went up by 60 some students??? not really sure how that is possible considering the way the numbers have continually shrunk. maybe we got a few kids as a result of the county's recent consolidation?!?! those numbers are certainly a shocker to me......anyhow i think the bottom line again though is that even though it may seem that it's easier to first make the playoffs in region iv, the numbers game always comes back and bites us in the end. prime example being back in the 1998-2000 era, mhs had teams good enough to make a run at the d3 title...but b/c their enrollment in region 4 placed them in d4 (as they would've been d3 if they were in any other reion), they had to run up against the salem juggernaut. it's now becoming a broken record...something needs to be done to even the playing field.

Bulldog soccer finding groove By JOHNNY BUCK Bulletin Sports Writer Just a few months ago the Bulletin ran a story previewing Piedmont District soccer. The gist of the boys' preview was this: Martinsville may fall from atop the PD standings for the first time in school history. "The streaks" as they're sometimes referred to by MHS alumni and parents are, by now, well documented. The Bulldogs have lost only a handful of regular season games in close to 20 years of play, and they've never failed to win the district title or the district tournament championship. So the year began with quiet apprehension among many Bulldog faithful. Last year's state-semifinalist team graduated 10 players from a 15-man roster. How would the boys in red and white hold up this year, with school consolidation giving Martinsville one of the smallest enrollments in the district, many wondered? Early in the season things didn't look good. Not far into regular season play, Martinsville sat in third place, having lost at Magna Vista and Bassett for the first time in school history. Head coach Pete Scouras couldn't find finishers on a team that played tough defense but often failed to score the timely goal. "When the ball's being bounced around in the box you've got to have guys hungry to go get it," Scouras said Tuesday night during a phone interview. "You've got to have guys willing to give up their body or whatever it takes to score that goal. Goal scoring -- you've got to want to do it. You've got to be hungry." That hunger was missing early this season, but it certainly showed up in Monday night's victory over rival Magna Vista. "Martinsville played their butts off," Magna Vista coach Marvin Martin said Monday. "They hustled. They won the majority of the loose balls in the air. "They were on a mission tonight. I have to tip my cap to them beaus they played one great ballgame." Not only did they play inspired soccer to claim a piece of first place with Bassett, they finished. Three different players scored in Martinsville's 3-1 victory. "One real bright spot is when you have multiple guys scoring," Scouras said. "It's great when you can spread it around and not rely on one guy. Passing's the key. You spread out the other team's defense and it gives you more chances." The team that defeated Magna Vista Monday night is different from the one that started the year by losing both preseason scrimmages by lopsided scores. While working on the metamorphosis, Scouras didn't shy away from bringing up the program's storied history. "Eventually it's going to end," he said of the streaks. "Its got to -- all streaks come to an end. The team that happens to, its going to be something that they'll have to remember for the rest their lives. That's a motivational tool but also a reality. So far we've come from being in third to tied for second to tied for first. (The streaks are definitely a motivator) to the seniors. It means a lot to them. They're graduating; they won't be back next year." But more than the streaks, Scouras credited his teams depth and the competitive practices deriving from that depth. "Our bench guys have really helped," he said. "They make the starters better by pushing them. We've got people who can go in at any spot and get the job done and I have confidence in all of them. I didn't have that (depth) last year with only 15 players. Down the stretch that really comes in to play." That stretch will include a game tonight at Dan River, as well as games with Patrick County, Tunstall and a trip to Bassett in the final game of season. Tied atop the district standing with Bassett, Martinsville's mission is obvious. "The ultimate goal is to win the district title," Scouras said. "If you win district the tournament is like gravy. You don't have to win the tournament (to qualify for regionals). We've got to keep winning and take care of our own business. If we can do that we win district; if not,we've got to get help."

earlier it said graham was a road game and gretna was a home game. now it says just the opposite. pretty tough schedule and 6 road games versus 4 at home... 2005 - 2006 Boys Varsity Football Day Date Place Opponent Facility Time Our Score Their Score Friday 09-02-05 Home Graham Dan Greene 7:30PM -- -- Friday 09-09-05 Away Rustburg Rustburg 7:30PM -- -- Friday 09-23-05 Away Halifax Halifax High School 7:30PM -- -- Friday 09-30-05 Away Franklin County Franklin Co. HS 7:00PM -- -- Friday 10-07-05 Away Gretna High School Gretna 7:00PM -- -- Friday 10-14-05 Home Magna Vista Magna Vista HS 7:00PM -- -- Friday 10-21-05 Away Dan River Dan River High School 7:00PM -- -- Friday 10-28-05 Home Patrick County Dan Greene 7:00PM -- -- Friday 11-04-05 Home Tunstall Dan Greene 7:00PM -- -- Friday 11-11-05 Away Bassett Bassett High School 7:00PM -- --

Bulldogs shut out Roanoke By JOHNNY BUCK Bulletin Sports Writer Dominate. If there's one word to describe Martinsville's performance in Monday night's boys soccer match against Roanoke Catholic, that's the one. Dominate -- as in the final score, 5-0. Dominate -- as in 23 shots on goal for the Bulldogs compared to zero for their opponents. Dominate -- as in 17 corner kicks taken by head coach Pete Scouras's team compared to none by the boys from Roanoke. "We had some success offensively and then, of course, we shut them out defensively," Scouras said afterward. "I was most impressed with the way we passed the ball around tonight, crossing it and finishing it, getting the ball on our head and winning the ball in the air. It was a good all-around game for us." This one wasn't close for long. Senior Brent Collins put the Bulldogs on the board in the game's third minute with an unassisted goal, and then scored again at the seven-minute mark thanks to a nice assist from fellow senior Banks Cargill. These two played well together all night and continued to do so on the way to goal No. 3. In the 23rd minute, Collins took a pass from the corner and quickly found Cargill in open space outside of the goal box's right corner. The midfielder had time to gather the pass, get his feet set and fire a laser at Catholic goalie Andy May, who tried to catch the shot. He was unsuccessful, however, as it ricocheted up and over his head, landing softly inside the goal. The second half looked a lot like the first, as Martinsville continued its assault on Roanoke's net. Cargill scored his second goal of the night in the 42nd minute, when he found himself inside the goalie's box with just the keeper to beat. Cargill eased out to the right side, and when May began his close on the ball Cargill shot low to the opposite post, putting his team up by four. Two minutes later Collins got fouled with the ball inside the goal box. Selected to take the penalty kick, senior forward Tyler Bassett converted with a blast that deflected off May's hands. Bassett's goal proved to be the final score of the game, as Martinsville began the regular season with a 1-0 record by virtue of the 5-0 shutout. The more aggressive team all night, Martinsville seemed to gain every loose ball, something that Scouras said his team has worked on recently. "We worked hard in practice on going for the ball and trying to win it," he said as his team left the field. "A lot of good things happen when you get throw-ins from the 15-yard line and corner kicks, and eventually the ball's going to leak through (for a goal)." Martinsville 5 Roanoke 0 Roanoke 0 0 -- 0 Martinsville 3 2 -- 5 First half B. Collins (3rd minute), B. Collins (T. Bassett, 8th minute), B. Cargill (B. Collins, 23rd minute). Second half B. Cargill (43rd minute), T. Bassett (45th minute, PK).

yea...he basically ran the point for martinsville in their 3-guard set. he averaged just shy of 20 points per game. he's around 5'10-5'11, but not very stout. he has a very nice touch on his outside shot...and absolutely unbelievable range. he routinely made 23-25 footers look effortless.