Rusty Tyree scored 23 points and grabbed 19 rebounds to spark Lynchburg Christian Academy past Timberlake Christian, 69-51, in a Virginia Independent Conference matchup.
Coach Richard Gifford's club won the rebounding battle 57-24; David Wilkerson pulled down 14 rebounds and scored 12, while Mike Vissers added 12 points and six assists as LCA improved to 9-6.
Timberlake, now 4-6, stayed in the game largely on the scoring of Bennie Fears, who had 29 points; Jim Dinwiddie added 14. The Tornadoes made just 9 of 21 free throws.
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| Score by quarter | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
| LCA | 14 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 69 |
| TCS Tornadoes | 10 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 51 |
| Team stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| TCS | LCA | |
| Points | 51 | 69 |
| FGs made | 21 | 28 |
| Free throws | 9-21 | 13-21 |
| Total fouls | 17 | 21 |
| TCS player statistics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | FG | FT | PTS |
| Bennie Fears | 14 | 1-3 | 29 |
| Jim Dinwiddie | 4 | 6-11 | 14 |
| Richard Carter | 2 | 0-1 | 4 |
| Gary Thomas | 1 | 0-2 | 2 |
| Chris Whitely | 0 | 2-3 | 2 |
| Cory Beasley | 0 | 0-1 | 0 |
| Totals | 21 | 9-21 | 51 |
| LCA player statistics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | FG | FT | PTS |
| Tyree | 7 | 9-13 | 23 |
| Vissers | 6 | 0-1 | 12 |
| Wilkerson | 6 | 0-0 | 12 |
| Armstrong | 4 | 2-3 | 10 |
| Cross | 2 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Johnson | 2 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Thomas | 1 | 0-1 | 2 |
| Murphy | 0 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Totals | 28 | 13-20 | 69 |