Ben Jessee hit a 3-pointer with less that 15 seconds remaining to lead host Cosby to a 65-64 victory over Douglas Freeman last night in the first round of the Central Region tournament.

Jessee scored 32 points, 20 in the first half. Luke Atwood had 14 points, and David Robinson added 11 for the Titans.

Jake Eastman's 26 points paced Douglas Freeman. Josh Brinkley contributed 12.

DOUGLAS FREEMAN (17-7)

Eastman 26, Mann 2, Vitello 0, Turner, Dennis, Smalley 0, Rohrer 3, Giles 11, Jackson 0, Brinkley 12, Moore, Vaughan-Nelson 10, Hooe. Totals 23 10-16 64.
COSBY (20-5)

Jessee 32, Atwood 14, McDaniel 0, Johns 0, Egerton 4, Robinson 11, Higbie 2, Varik 0, Gorski 2. Totals 25 7-10 65.
D. Freeman ------------------------- 15 21 17 12 - 65
Cosby ------------------------- 14 13 17 20 - 64

3-point goals: DF - Eastman 6, Giles, Rohrer. C - Jessee 4, Atwood 4.

John Marshall 81,
Manchester 62
Thomas Dale 46
Hopewell 56
Deep Run 56
Varina 50
Armstrong 51

Randall Ward, Devon Thornton and Randall Braxton scored 12 points apiece to lead John Marshall to a victory over visiting Manchester.

Travis McKie scored 11 points, and Daris Jackson added 10 in the victory.

Greg Van Dyke led Manchester with 24 points, and James Wyatt added 12.

MANCHESTER (11-14)

Wyatt 12, Johnson 0, Henderson 0, Selden 5, Powell 1, Albalat 10, Van Dyke 24, Wilkins 0, Beardsley 0, Youngman 10, Smith-Martin 0, Simpson 0, Caparrelli 0. Totals 24 4-6 62.
JOHN MARSHALL (22-2)

Farrar 8, Ward 12, Johnson 8, Brockington 6, Thornton 12, McKie 11, Brown 2, Braxton 12, Lee 0, Jackson 10. Totals 37 2-5 81.
Manchester ------------------------- 15 13 13 20 - 62
John Marshall ------------------------- 16 22 24 19 - 81

3-point goals: M - Van Dyke 6, Albalat 2, Wyatt 2. JM - Thornton 2, Farrar 2, McKie.

Highland Springs 82,

Chris Hilliard and Daz Starke each scored 18 points to lead Highland Springs to a win over visiting Thomas Dale.

Hilliard added 16 rebounds and two steals, and Starke grabbed 10 rebounds, three blocks and two steals for the Springers. Harry Lee Daniel finished with 15 points (four steals, three assists) and Harvey Mills scored 10 points.

Malcolm King tallied 18 points to lead the Knights.

THOMAS DALE (6-17)

Brown 0, Heart 1, Haith 3, Goad 8, McGraw 6, Simms 2, King 18, White 2, Turner 3, Green 3. Totals 17 9-20 46.
HIGHLAND SPRINGS (24-1)

Daniel 15, Hill 0, Parham 2, DeBerry 0, Winfield 7, Mills 10, Mask 1, Young 6, Starke 18, Henderson 2, Reynolds 0, Reed 0, Williams 3, Hilliard 18, High 0, McClaine 0. Totals 33 14-21 82.
Thomas Dale ------------------------- 14 7 15 10 - 46
High. Springs ------------------------- 19 17 30 16 - 82

3-point goals: TD - McGraw 2, Haith. HS - Mills 2.

Henrico 73,

Henrico freshman Trey Davis scored all 18 of his points in the first half as Henrico jumped out to a 15-point lead and defeated visiting Hopewell.

Jamar Cooper added 18 points and nine rebounds, and the Warriors had all starters in double figures.

HOPEWELL (14-11)

Ruiz 2, D. Gholson 7, Berrios 0, Brothers 16, M. Gholson 10, Rah. Tims 0, Ras. Tims 0, B. Tyler 2, A. Tyler 0, Bradshaw 6, Brown 4, Rose 9. Totals 23 6-9 56.
HENRICO (19-7)

Davis 18, Robinson 2, Folden 11, McNeil 10, Wansley 12, Cooper 18, Jones 2, Holmes 0, Prentiss 0. Totals 25 17-25 73 .
Hopewell ------------------------- 7 16 18 15 - 56
Henrico ------------------------- 19 19 14 21 - 73

3-point goals: Hop. - Bradshaw 2, D. Gholson, M. Gholson. Hen. - Davis, Folden.

L.C. Bird 72,

Rico Ferguson led all scorers with 29 points (nine rebounds, eight assists) in L.C. Bird's defeat of visiting Deep Run.

Kendrick McClary scored 15 points, and Travis Keels rounded out with nine points, 12 rebounds and five blocks for the Skyhawks.

Antoine Exum paced Deep Run with 18 points and Jordan Ward had 13.

DEEP RUN (17-8)

Milligan 0, Ward 13, Buehler 0, Jackson 9, Exum 18, Folliard 3, Dosh 4, Johnson 9. Totals 22 6-14 56.
L.C. BIRD (23-3)

Ferguson 29, Woodley 6, Harris 0, Johnston 0, Pankey 0, Martin 0, Palimore 7, Jasper 6, McClary 15, Keels 9. Totals 26 14-22 72.
Deep Run ------------------------- 18 15 9 14 - 56
L.C. Bird ------------------------- 20 17 11 24 - 72

3-point goals: DR - Ward 3, Johnson 2, Folliard. LCB - Ferguson 3, Woodley 2, Palimore.

Dinwiddie 83,

DINWIDDIE - Lynal Blackwell had 12 points and 14 rebounds to lead Dinwiddie over Varina.

DeOnte Lewis tallied 12 points and 11 rebounds, Jerrel White scored 17 points, and Wilkie Cox added 10 assists for the Generals.

Chevon Davenport led Varina with 14 points.

VARINA (9-16)

Davenport 14, Fitts 2, Cherebin 3, Upshaw 0, Philpott 3, Harrison 5, T. Smith 0, Green 9, Pegram 9, Crump 4, King-Davis 0, Demery 1, Beasley 0, Sellers 0. Totals 16 15-27 50.
DINWIDDIE (11-15)

Cox 9, White 17, Atkins 7, Parham 7, Wynn 1, Harris 7, Coles 7, Gardner 2, Lewis 12, Blackwell 12, Fields 2, Haskins 0. Totals 27 20-25 83.
Varina ------------------------- 8 8 18 16 - 50
Dinwiddie ------------------------- 11 30 20 22 - 83

3-point goals: V - Davenport, Cherebin, Philpott. H - Parham 2, Lewis 2, Blackwell 2, Coles, White, Atkins.

Petersburg 75,

PETERSBURG - Ibn Rassoul scored a game-high 26 points and dished out seven assists as Petersburg raced out an early lead and advanced with a win over Armstrong.

Cedarian Raines added 12 points, eight rebounds and five blocks for the Crimson Wave. Quentin Christian and Nathaniel Taylor scored 15 points apiece to lead the Wildcats.

ARMSTRONG (9-11)

Benjamin 6, Taylor 15, Adkins 9, Christian 15, Johnson 3, Muhammad 3. Totals 22 6-11 51.
PETERSBURG (24-2)

Greene 2, Desmore 2, Moore 4, Christian 5, Rassoul 26, Taylor 15, Raines 12, Scott 9. Totals 27 16-26 75.
Armstrong ------------------------- 10 12 13 16 - 51
Petersburg ------------------------- 20 11 26 18 - 75

3-point goals: A - Johnson. P - Rassoull 3, Christian, Scott.