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by
Lloyd
Combs
Sports
Reporter
It
was
an
up
and
down
season
for
Honaker.
The
final
game
was
no
exception.
James
River
pulled
away
in
the
second
half
to
a
69-48
win
over
the
Tigers
in
the
Group
A,
Division
1
quarterfinals
Friday
night
at
Salem
Civic
Center.
A
combination
of
careless
passes
by
Honaker
and
the
quick
hands
of
James
River
led
to
22
turnovers
by
the
Tigers
and
16
steals
by
the
Knights.
Four
players
had
two
or
more
steals
for
James
River,
led
by
point
guard
Ethan
Humprhies
with
six.
"We
made
some
hard
passes
when
an
easy
one
was
staring
us
in
the
face,"
Honaker
coach
Waylon
Hart
said.
"Give
James
River
credit.
They
have
quick
hands.
"They
played
angles
well,
they're
a
smart
team.
I'm
not
taking
anything
away
from
them,
but
we
made
too
many
silly
mistakes." |
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Twin
Valley's
Lester,
Goodman
Earn
All-BDD
Girls'
'Player'
and
'Coach
of
Year'
Honors
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Twin
Valley
junior
Katie
Jo
Lester
and
her
coach,
Rick
Goodman,
took
the
top
honors
on
the
2009-2010
All-Black
Diamond
District
girls
basketball
team.
Lester,
who
averaged
24
points
and
12
rebounds
per
game,
was
named
BDD
Player
of
the
Year
by
the
district's
coaches.
Goodman,
who
guided
the
Lady
Panthers
to a
share
of
the
BDD
regular
season
title
was
voted
BDD
Coach
of
the
Year.
Twin
Valley
and
Haysi
each
placed
three
players
on
the
First
Team,
while
Council,
Hurley
and
Honaker
each
had
two
players
on
the
12-player
first
unit.
Lester,
Rachel
Horn
and
Emily
McClanahan
represent
the
Lady
Panthers.
Haysi
placed
Holly
Bowman,
Traci
Edwards
and
Julie
Spangler
on
the
First
Team.
Council's
Dakota
Bostic
and
Kelsey
Geary,
Rachel
Artrip
and
Nicole
Roman
of
Honaker
and
Hurley's
Kendra
Endicott
and
Chelsey
Hunt
also
made
the
first
unit.
Five
players
got
honorable
mention
nods:
Council's
Chelsea
McGlothlin,
Hurley's
Ashley
Daugherty,
Haysi's
Sarah
Stiltner
and
Honaker's
Emma
Kiser
and
Haley
Brown.
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The
Front Row
A
Number
of
SWVA
Teams
in
Richmond
This
Week,
Just
No
Local
Teams,
Which
is
Rare |
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by
Lloyd
Combs
Sports
Reporter
It's
been
quite
a
basketball
season.
I
never
thought
I
would
ever
say
this,
since
I
really
don't
like
the
city
of
Richmond,
or
that
area
in
general,
but
it
feels
strange
not
being
there
right
about
now.
A
number
of
southwest
Virginia
teams
are
in
Richmond,
site
of
10
state
tournaments,
semifinals
and
finals,
this
week,
just
no
local
teams,
which
is
rare.
Since
1990
Black
Diamond
District
boys
team
has
been
to
state,
ususally
as
far
as
the
semis,
at
least,
I
think
(I'm
too
lazy
to
look
this
up
at
the
moment)
16
(17?)
of
the
past
20
years
(not
counting
this
week).
That
includes
(and
this
is
from
memory,
too)
the
following:
Haysi
7
times;
Council
6
times;
Twin
Valley
3
times;
Honaker
3
times;
Hurley
once.
Grundy
went
to
the
Group
AA
quarterfinals
in
1999,
while
Hurley
also
went
in
1987.
If
there
had
been
divisional
play
the
last
20
years
we
would
have
had
more
state
champions
than
just
Council
in
2001.
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