Published: February 24, 2008 12:09 am      

MSU Academy 96, Virginia Tech JV 75, OT

BLACKSBURG, Va. — Mountain State Academy outscored Virginia Tech’s junior varsity squad 21-0 in overtime to win Saturday at Cassell Coliseum.

It was the preliminary game to the Georgia Tech-Virginia Tech ACC contest.

“Our guys were getting shoved around quite a bit and I challenged our guys to get a little more physical and defend their man,” MSU Academy coach Rob Fulford said.

It was the third time this year that MSU Academy has shut out a team in a quarter.

Kofi Mensa led the Falcons with 33 points.

Jabs Newby added 20 and Josh Birchfield 19.

The Falcons lost to The Patterson School 60-48 Friday night. Josh Birchfield led the Falcons with 12 points. MSU Academy was just 4-of-22 from three-point range.

Victor Ogunniyi missed Friday’s game with an injury and seven-footer Milos Jerotijevic was also out with a broken nose suffered Thursday in practice.

The Falcons play Oak Hill Academy Red at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Birdcage.



MSU Academy 96, Virginia Tech JV 75, OT

MSU Academy (34-4)

Jabs Newby 7 5-6 20, D.J. Georgieveski 3 0-0- 7, Josh Birchfield 8 3-8 19, Lazar Milinkovic 1 1-1 3, Jonathan Coleman 1 0-0 3, Filip Milenovic 4 0-0 8, Todd Cornett 1 0-0 3, Kofi Mensa 12 4-8 33. Totals: 37 13-23 96.

Virginia Tech JV

Synsted 11 4-7 30, Byrne 6 3-4 16, Duncan 5 2-3 12, Barksdale 4 0-0 8, Hoppe 2 1-1 5, Holly 2 0-0 4. Totals: 30 10-15 75.

MSA 43 32 21 — 96

VTJV 37 38 0 — 75

Three-point goals: MSA Academy: 9 (Newby, Georgievski, Coleman, Cornett, Mensa 5); VTJV: 5 (Synsted 4, Byrne); Fouled out: None.