Boys: Colonial Beach tops Altavista in Group A Div. 1 semifinal

Boys: Colonial Beach tops Altavista in Group A Div. 1 semifinal

T.T. Carey continued to move up the VHSL single-season and career scoring record lists while leading the Colonial Beach Drifters to the Group A, Division 1 boys basketball tournament championship game.

Carey, a senior, scored 23 points this afternoon in the Drifters' 55-36 victory over Altavista, the 2004 state champions, at the Siegel Center in Richmond. Carey's season total of 847 with one game to go puts him sixth on the list. He passed five players, including former Altavista star Kenny Hunt, today.

His career total of 2,444 also pushed him past Hunt and into fourth behind Steve Marsee (2,459), Odell Hodge (2,530) and Stacy Ervin (2,687).

The Drifters led by 10 at halftime and were never seriously threatened. They play the winner of the Eastern Montgomery-Twin Valley tomorrow at 3:45 p.m. at the Siegel Center for the state title.

Carey also had 14 rebounds. Dylan Farinet contributed 14 points, and Jeryl Dickerson added 10.Mike Poindexter led the Colonels with 12 points, all on 3-pointers. Altavista shot 27 percent from the floor and 44 percent from the foul line.

COLONIAL BEACH (26-3)

Carey 23, Dickerson 0, Swope 3, Farinet 14, Roberson 0, Peery 5, Dickerson 10. Totals 20 12-18 55.
ALTAVISTA (16-11)

Douglas 4, Andrews 3, Ferguson 8, Poindexter 12, Jordan 7, Hunt 0, Robinson 0, Payne 2, Shelhorse 0, Woodruff 0, Wilson, Staton, Cartolaro 0. Totals 13 4-9 36.
Colonial Beach 14 14 9 18 -- 55
Altavista 8 10 8 10 -- 36

3-point goals: CB -- Carey, Swope, Peery. A -- Poindexter 4, Andrews, Ferguson.