Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, October 7, 1995 TAG: 9510100009
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-2 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
Albemarle (0-6) took a 7-0 lead on Chris McDaniel's 2-yard touchdown run and the conversion kick in the second quarter, but the Colonels came back with three consecutive scores, including Garrett Lancaster's 21-yard field goal.
The Patriots had a chance to win in the fourth quarter when they threw a 31-yard bomb to the goal line, but their wide receiver dived and dropped the ball.
Fleming (3-3) ran 40 times for 205 yards.
Blacksburg 17, Northside 13: In Blacksburg, the Indians scored a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns to break open a defensive struggle and earn a non-district victory over the Vikings.
First, Tucker LaForce scored on a run from the 6 with 11:31 left. After Blacksburg recovered a fumble on the Northside 30, Tommy LaForce ran in from the 4 as the Indians made it 17-7.
The Vikings (1-4), who scored on two touchdown passes, grabbed the lead in the first half when Mike Dillon hit Mike Bullock with a 25-yard scoring strike. Dillon also hit Jonathan Underwood for 15 yards and a touchdown as the game ended.
For the night, Dillon completed six of 13 passes for 98 yards.
Blacksburg, which had 100 yards rushing as a team, was paced by Tucker LaForce with 73 yards on 19 attempts.
Fuqua 36, North Cross 7: In Farmville, Johnny Lesueur passed for two touchdowns and ran for one as the Falcons routed the Raiders in non-conference action.
The loss assures North Cross (0-5) its first losing season since 1972, when the Raiders finished 2-6.
Lesueur hit Hassan Campbell for a 61-yard touchdown strike in the first quarter, and in the second he connected with John Baldwin for a 64-yard touchdown. Lesueur scored the final Fuqua touchdown in the third quarter, on a 22-yard run. Lesueur was 4-of-10 for 173 yards in the air.
Trey Taylor was responsible for the other two Fuqua (5-1) scores. He ran into the end zone from 29 yards and 1 yard. Taylor gained 87 yards on 10 carries.
Bill Patisall scored the lone Raiders touchdown, in the fourth quarter on a 17-yard scamper. He racked up 70 yards on 16 carries.
Bath County 29, Glenvar 0: Jamie Carroll had 18 carries for 90 yards and two touchdowns as the Chargers swamped the Highlanders in a Pioneer District game in Hot Springs. It was Bath County's third shutout in five games.
The Chargers (5-0 overall, 3-0 district), the seventh-ranked team in the state Group A poll, took a 14-0 second-quarter lead and never looked back.
Bath County held Glenvar (2-3, 0-2) to 106 yards total offense and never allowed the Highlanders closer than the Chargers' 25-yard line.
James River 40, Craig County 6: In New Castle, the Knights' running attack took over after a tight first quarter, and James River kept the Rockets winless in the Pioneer District.
Billy Joe Carter's 17-yard touchdown run put the Knights (5-1, 2-0) on the board in the opening period, and James River opened it up with 19 points in the second quarter.
Brian Leflore started the Knights' barrage in the second period with a 16-yard scoring trot. He scored later in the period on a 5-yard scamper. Leflore racked up 67 yards on seven carries.
Lineman Anthony Burrell was the big story of the quarter, though. The 5-foot-10, 228-pound freshman recovered a Jason Blankenship fumble on the Rockets' 47-yard line and ran all the way for a touchdown. Blankenship, a Craig County (0-5, 0-3) running back, was being tackled for a 16-yard loss when he coughed up the ball.
Shahan Burrell kept the running game alive for James River, galloping 26 yards in the third quarter for a score. He gained 128 yards on 12 carries. Burrell's yards alone equaled Craig County's team total. James River outran Craig County 283-128.
The Knights' final score of the night came in the final moments of the third quarter as Jimmy Thompson hit Seth Mowles for a 32-yard touchdown pass.
Jason Blankenship made up for a second-quarter fumble in the fourth quarter by helping the Rockets (0-5, 0-3) avert the shutout. He took the ball for a 43-yard scoring run and finished with 96 yards on 18 carries.
NOTE: Please see microfilm for scores.
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