From staff and wire reports

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.  — London Perrantes is a point guard first, and when that meant he was being too unselfish offensively for No. 11 Virginia, coach Tony Bennett pulled his lone scholarship senior aside and tried to shed some light on how scoring more could help the team too.

“I told London something yesterday before practice,” Bennett said after Perrantes scored 24 points in the Cavaliers’ 79-62 victory against Wake Forest “I said, ‘London, you know you’ve had three great years. You’re in a different situation this year. … This is really good for your game because you are going to have to learn to be as efficient as you can. More is being called upon for you.’”

Perrantes clearly got the message, looking for his shot early and taking a team-high 13 shots.

The Cavaliers (12-3, 2-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) pulled away with a 10-0 second half run and put losses to No. 12 Florida State and at Pittsburgh behind them while sending the Demon Deacons to their 25th consecutive road loss in conference play.

Perrantes scored all but five of his points in the second half as Virginia (12-3, 2-2 ACC) rebounded from back-to-back losses to No. 12 Florida State and at Pittsburgh. Marial Shayok added 17 points and Devon Hall 13 for Virginia, which benefited from Perrantes’ aggression.

“He makes the game a lot easier, especially because he’s getting in the lane and if he’s got a wide open drive, people have to help and he’s able to kick it to us or get to the rim and make plays, and that’s what he does really well,” Hall said

John Collins scored 16 points and Bryant Crawford 15 for the Demon Deacons (10-6, 1-3). Wake Forest, which led 29-28 at halftime, is now 0-20 in conference road games under third-year coach Danny Manning.

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  Livingstone is home for a CIAA doubleheader tonight against Chowan, starting with the women’s game at 5:30 p.m.

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In a SAC game on Sunday, Newberry outscored Tusculum, 102-89.

D.J. Copeland (A.L. Brown) had 12 points, seven rebounds and three assists for the Wolves.

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Keshun Sherrill (West Rowan) scored 23 points to lead Augusta to a 73-60 win against Montevallo on Saturday.

Prep football

North Rowan defensive end Zion DeBose has been named to the NCPreps 2A All-State team.

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Three SPC  players — Concord’s Hamsah Nasirildeen, Hickory Ridge’s Dan Louba and Central’s Demarcus Alexander were named to the NCPreps 3A All-State team.

China Grove sign-ups

China Grove Youth Baseball and Softball registrations started  Saturday at Dale’s Sporting Goods in China Grove and last until Feb. 18.

    Fees are:   BASEBALL:  5-6 Coach Pitch $65; 7-8 Pitching Machine  $65.00; 9-10; Junior  Division $65.00; and 11-12 Senior Division  $65.00. GIRLS’  SOFTBALL:  Rookie Division 5,6,7 $65.00; Junior Division 8,9,10 $65.00; Senior Division 11,12  $65.00.  After Feb. 18 until Feb 25, late fee is $75.  NO REGISTRATIONS TAKEN AFTER FEB. 28!  League age is as of April 30, 2017.  If you have any questions, contact   James Solomon at 704  857-1439 or e-mail:  ymcanewhouse@yahoo.com.

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