Cave Spring’s Jon Evans, left alone behind the arc deep along the right baseline, found nothing but net with his clutch bomb in the final seconds, as the Knights defeated Christiansburg 61-58 at the Cave Spring gym Friday night. It was the first River Ridge loss of the season for the Blue Demons, who entered the game 18-1 overall.
The Knights, who came out of the gate strong by scoring the games first ten points, weathered a fierce Blue Demon comeback that saw Christiansburg lead by eight in the third quarter.
Cave Spring still trailed by 4 points with under two minutes to go before knotting the score on key free throws down the stretch. Meanwhile, Christiansburg struggled at the charity stripe, finishing the game 21-for-39.
Amin Abuhawwas led the Cave Spring scoring with a game-high 21 points. Abuhawwas also brought down 10 rebounds for the Knights. Ryan Gladfelter added 11 points for Cave Spring, while Connor Baker tossed in 10.
Christiansburg’s Brenden Motley, who two days earlier signed a football scholarship with Virginia Tech, led the Blue Demon attack with 15 points. – Bill Turner • [email protected]
