WDBJ 7 Friday Football Extra for 09/22/00

[Pulaski]

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A very pleasant good evening everybody and welcome to yet another edition of Friday Football Extra. It's hard to believe but summer officially ended and the season hit the midway point for a number of teams tonight.
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One of those is Pulaski County, our number one ranked team in the Super-7. The Cougars have been the road warriors the last three weeks with back to back to back trips to Glass, Salem and Bluefield. Tonight the Cougars returned to Kenneth Dobson Stadium for the first time since opening night to hook with GW Danville.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=51-Pulaski Co./G.W. Danville vs. Pulaski Co.; :00]
The Cougars seemed to be comfortable back home taking a 21-to-7 half time lead. But they were far from finished. To open the third quarter, Frank Cobbs goes 11 yards as the Cougars again make their mark on the ground and Cobbs has another big night at the office. Pulaski would seal this deal on its next drive as Alan Wheeling completes the 63 yard drive making it 28-to-7 Cougars in the fourth. The Cougars would continue to pounce on the Eagles. Wheeling finds Josh Bowling in the endzone making it a 35-to-7 game in favor of the Cougars. Mother Nature would then drop by with a heavy shower to make the GW snap a little tough too handle.
[SUPER=52-G.W. Danville/13/Pulaski Co./42;]
Cobbs finds the rock in the pile in the end zone. Pulaski rips GW Danville tonight 42-to-13 to stay unbeaten.
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[SOT]
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((JOEL HICKS/PULASKI CO. HEAD COACH:))
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[PH]

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Another of the RVD's unbeatens came home tonight, as well. Patrick Henry had to work overtime to beat GW Danville last Friday, tonight the Patriots hosted Halifax County in what next season will be a district game once that new Western Valley district takes shape.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=51-Roanoke/Halifax Co. vs. Patrick Henry; :]
The Patriots had to be content with both their big dogs on the sideline tonight - Chipper and star runner Jermaine Myers,who was nursing an injury. But PH was still able to run up 35-to-13 lead in the third. From the Comets' 10, Maurice Robinson keeps, gets hit, but falls in the endzone and it's 41-to-13 Patriots. But halifax would not quit. On a first and ten, inside the Patriot ten, Jarvis Hankins fights his way for the score. It's now a 41-to-19 game with three to play in the third. The Comets would do it again with Justin Shepperd throws deep to a well covered Dante Ballou, who comes down with the ball and falls in the zone. It's now 44-to-25 with seven minutes left.
[SUPER=52-Halifax Co./25/Patrick Henry/51;]
But the Patriots would complete the track meet as Robinson tosses to Dujuan Johnson who scores to make the final 51-to-25. Not a misprint, just a mismatch.
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[SUPER=50-Jeff Johnson/PH Head Coach; :00]
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[OUT Q=...COME AWAY WITH A WIN."]

[Northside]

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Next up, tonight's much anticipated Lord Botetourt-Northside game, a contest that the folks at Northside have felt the "kneed" to play ever since an whacked extra point was waived off when the holder inadvertently took a knee while snaring an errant snap. Tonight Roy Stanley says there was no need to worry about these two neighborhood rivals bringing the noise tonight.
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[IN Q=FIRST AUDIO]
[SUPER=51-Roanoke Co./Lord Botetourt vs. Northside; :00]
[SUPER=50-Tony Hart/Lord Botetourt Head Coach; :1:15]
[SUPER=50-Tommy Morgan/65 Yard T-D Run; 1:35(quick out)]
[SUPER=52-Lord Botetourt/20/Northside/35;]
[SUPER=50-Jim Hickam/Gets 200th Career Win; 2:01]
[SUPER=59-Roy Stanley;2:11]
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[OUT Q=...FRIDAY FOOTBALL EXTRA."]
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[Staunton]

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Yet another unbeaten was in action in the Seminole district as the Rustburg Red Devils rolled into Moneta looking to put the clamps on Jermaine Moyer and the Golden Eagles of Staunton River.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=51-Moneta/Rustburg vs. Staunton River; :00]
Rustburg boss Mike Scharnus is a former Virginia Tech player under Bill Dooley, but he still knows about special teams. From the Eagles' 29, Eric Scott flies up the middle and blocks the punt. He then scoops it up and takes it to the house. It's 7-to-nothing Rustburg with two minutes gone in the first quarter. Late in the opening period, the River's Jermaine Moyer will show some of the stuff that helped get him 1000 yards this season as he fights his way down to the 7 on the 19 yard gain. Three plays later, Justin Wheeler gets in the zone and we'll all tied up at 7 a piece. But again, the Red Devils' special teams would truly be special. Erin Lassiter takes the punt at the 38, hits the right side and runs all the way down to the 10 yards line. It's a 52 yard return and it sets up a score.
[SUPER=52-Rustburg/31/Staunton River/14;]
Tony Jefferson dives in from the three. Rustburg stays perfect on the season with a 31-TO-14 win.
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[Eastern]

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Last year Floyd County walked the dog on Shawsville, but coming into tonight the fortunes had changed with Floyd on the skids and Shawsville taking the form of an unbeaten with a permanent alias. As we all know by now, the Eastern Montgomery Mustangs have been the big surprise of the 2000 campaign.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=51-Montgomery Co./Floyd Co. vs. Eastern Mont.; :00]
Mustang Madness was in effect tonight as Coach Brett McPherson gets his ready to comeback in the second half trailing 7-to-nothing. In the third, Floyd on its own 41, Issac Spence gets the ball to Derrick Mannon and he will take it out to the left for 17 yards on the carry. A few plays later, Spence rolls to his left. He keeps and runs it in for a 15 yard TD. Floyd takes a 14-to-nothing advantage. Eastern Montgomery would have trouble all night long coming up with a
[SUPER=52-Floyd Co./14/Eastern Montgomery/0;]
drive of any substance. They get 21 yards on this run by Jamie Harris, but they suffer their first loss ever tonight, falling 14-to-nothing
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[IN Q=WE'RE YOUNG...]
((WINFRED BEALE:)) ((BRETT MCPHERSON:))
[SUPER=50-Winfred Beale/Floyd Co. Head Coach; :00]
[SUPER=50-Brett McPherson/Eastern Mont. Head Coach; :11]
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[vo nat con't] The Mustangs also may have lost quarterback David Showalter, who left the game late in the third with an injured shoulder.
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Five games down and many more to come tonight as the highlights from week number five roll on. Salem and Byrd are among those to inherit the spotlight next, but first some of this evening's scores and the Lord Botetourt marching band tonight at Viking stadium. [GO TO BREAK]
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[SUPER=64-Cave Spring/Sat./William Fleming/7:30;]

[SUPER=64-Bassett/6/Patrick Co./34;]

[SUPER=64-North Cross/14/VA Episcopal/7;]

[SUPER=64-Dan River/14/Tunstall/20;]

[SUPER=64-Liberty/21/Brookville/12;]

[SUPER=64-G.W. Danville/13/Pulaski Co./42;]

[SUPER=64-Radford /7/Tazewell/21;]

[SUPER=64-Christiansburg/13/Alleghany/49;]

[SUPER=64-Rustburg/31/Staunton River/14;]

[SUPER=64-Laurel Park/29/F.-Collinsville/14;]

[SUPER=64-George Wythe/22/Rural Retreat/19;]

[SUPER=64-Appalachia/26/J.J. Kelly/8;]

[SUPER=64-Grayson Co./34/Narrows/0;]

[SUPER=64-Northwood/20/Chilhowie/19;]

[SUPER=64-Halifax Co./25/Patrick Henry/51;]

[SUPER=64-Lord Botetourt/20/Northside/35;]

[SUPER=64-Bath Co./12/Buffalo Gap/7;]

[SUPER=64-Rockbridge Co./14/Salem/42;]

[SUPER=64-E. Montgomery/0/Floyd Co./14;]

[SUPER=64-William Byrd/28/Blacksburg/30;]

[SUPER=64-E.C. Glass/20/Franklin Co./13;]

[SUPER=64-Giles/48/Ft. Chiswell/33;]

[SUPER=64-Bland Co./39/Craig Co./28;]

[SUPER=64-Carroll Co./0/Marion/6;]

[SUPER=64-Amherst Co./17/Jefferson Forest/14;]

[SUPER=64-Tennessee High/24/Grundy/35.;]

[SUPER=64-Stuarts Draft/7/Harrisonburg/34;]

[SUPER=64-Bland/39/Craig Co./28;]

[SUPER=64-Radford/7/Tazewell/21;]

[SUPER=64-Riverheads/48/Covington/0;]

[SUPER=64-Martinsville/3/Magna Vista/25;]

[SUPER=64-Abingdon/7/P.H. Glade Spring/27;]

[SUPER=64-James River/24/Glenvar/60;]

[Salem]

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We are back and set to check the pulse of the Salem Spartans.
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After losing to Pulaski two weeks ago, the Salem fans said until next week. But on the next Friday, Cave Spring handed Salem its second straight loss. As the Salem fans exited Dwight Bogle stadium many were heard to say, don't worry - we haven't started district play yet.
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[SUPER=51-Salem/Rockbridge Co. vs. Salem; :00]
Tonight the Spartans did just that as the Rockbridge County Wildcats made what is likely their last ever trip into Salem Stadium in the Blue Ridge opener for both schools. We pick it up in the third quarter with Salem on top 28-to-7 and looking to add more and Jeremy Shelor takes the kickoff on his own 15 yard line and motors all the way down to the Rockbridge 17 yard line. In all it covers 63 yards. Four plays later, Manuel Lewis slams in from the two over the right side and salem is comfortably in front 35-to-7. The Spartans' Reico Jordan would take it down the right side with ease as he scores from 28 yards out.
[SUPER=52-Rockbridge Co./14/Salem/42;]
The Spartans get back on the winning track with a 42 to 14 win over the Wildcats.
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[Blacksburg]

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Another Blue Ridge opener was on tap tonight in Blacksburg where the winless Indians tried to get their act together after an off-week against the William Byrd Terriers.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=51-Blacksburg/William Byrd vs. Blacksburg; :00]
The Indians were more than ready to get win number one in front of an excited crowd at Bill Brown Stadium. Blacksburg would get things started quickly with Brett Smith handing off to John Candelas who weaves his way through the Terriers' defense, finds the open seam and scores from 65 yards out to complete the two play drive. It's 7-to-nothing Blacksburg. Byrd would counter later in the quarter as Marcus English flies through the Indians defense so fast that we have a little trouble catching him on tape. But wait there he is. The score makes it a seven-seven game. Byrd would score again on its next possession in the second quarter.
[SUPER=52-William Byrd/28/Blacksburg/30;]
English rattles in from 33 yards out to put Byrd on the board again and on top to stay as the Terriers lose it 28 to 30.
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[Martinsville]

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Time now to head into Henry County where the Martinsville Bulldogs hooked up with their good friends and wicked rivals - the Magna Vista Warriors tonight at Dan Greene Stadium.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=51-Martinsville/Magna Vista vs. Martinsville; :00]
The Dogs and Warriors flipped with the Bulldogs picking the right side of the coin. And they also would pick the right plays in the first quarter as Greg Wade puts the Dogs on top with the 25 yard field goal. Martinsville takes a 3-to-nothing lead. Magna Vista's Alexay Hairston will fire back at that kick with his arm as he hooks up with Dave Santocnma. He will take it 37 yards down the sideline for the score. The Warriors take a 6-to-3 lead on the road.
[SUPER=52-Magna Vista/25/Martinsville/3;]
Magna Vista would make another statement in this one as John Lieteau scores from the one and Magna Vista gets the 25 to 3 win.
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[Tunstall]

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Another of our remaining unbeatens, the Dan River Wildcats, headed north from Ringgold to face their biggest challenge of this season, to date - the Tunstall Trojans.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=51-Dry Fork/Dan River vs. Tunstall; :00]
We pick it up late in the fourth with the Dan River band playing, but Tunstall on top 20-to-14 and the rain coming down. On the Tunstall punt Chuck Echols fumbles the snap. He will pick up the ball and attempt to kick it, but it will bounce off of a Dan River player and right back to him. He is tackled and the Keystone Cops routine is over. Dan River would try to tie the game with some trickery. Jason Murphy pitches to Kwsind [qua-sin] Lucio, who in turn throws back across the field to Murphy, who gets the 15 yard gain.
[SUPER=52-Dan River/14/Tunstall/20;]
But Tunstall would hold and get the ball back. Brandon Hairston takes a knee to run out the clock, and Tunstall knocks Dan River from the ranks of the unbeaten 20-to-14.
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The battle for bragging rights in Wythe County was on tonight as Rural Retreat and George Wythe hooked up on the reservation. Those highlights, plus stops at Glenvar, Ft. Chiswell and Craig County are straight ahead. But right now a first tonight as the Northside Vikings marching band joined forces with Lord Botetourt to make a little music. [go to band b] [2-FFE]

[SUPER=64-Appalachia/26/J.J. Kelly/8;]

[SUPER=64-Grayson Co./34/Narrows/0;]

[SUPER=64-Northwood/20/Chilhowie/19;]

[SUPER=64-Halifax Co./25/Patrick Henry/51;]

[SUPER=64-Lord Botetourt/20/Northside/35;]

[SUPER=64-Bath Co./12/Buffalo Gap/7;]

[SUPER=64-Rockbridge Co./14/Salem/42;]

[SUPER=64-E. Montgomery/0/Floyd Co./14;]

[SUPER=64-William Byrd/28/Blacksburg/30;]

[SUPER=64-E.C. Glass/20/Franklin Co./13;]

[SUPER=64-Giles/48/Ft. Chiswell/33;]

[SUPER=64-Bland Co./39/Craig Co./28;]

[Retreat]

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Most the knock down, drag out traditional rivalary games were played two weeks ago.
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But at least one was scheduled for tonight - as Rural Retreat and George Wythe rocked the western end of the county this evening as Hogoheegee Heavyweights.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=51-Rural Retreat/George Wythe vs. Rural Retreat; :00]
The Indians' veteran head coach Dean Rhea gave his troops some last minute instructions as they opened the second half tied at 13-all. Early in the third - Landon Fielder pitches to Chris Bralley, who jets around the left side and dives into the endzone from the 7. That makes it 19-to-13 Rural Retreat. After a big fourth down conversion, George Wythe's Charlie Clark drops back and hits a covered Michael Johnson in the back of the endzone. We're tied up at 19-all with 9 second left in the third. Finally, with two seconds left in the game, Adam James would close out the 2000 hall of fame game with a
[SUPER=52-George Wythe/22/Rural Retreat/19;]
29 yard field goal. George Wythe beats Rural Retreat 22-to-19.
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((ADAM JAMES:))
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[OUT Q=...IT WAS GREAT."]
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[Chiswell]

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The other Wythe County school, Ft. Chiswell, stepped out of the Mountain Empire tonight to face Three Rivers district unbeaten Giles.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=51-Max Meadows/Giles vs. Ft. Chiswell; :00]
The Captains would get together for the toss and that's about as close as the Pioneers would get to the Spartans all night. Giles would waste very little time as Cooney Ratcliffe takes the ball on the Spartans first play from scrimmage and goes through a huge hole on the right side. He's untouched so he keeps running until he crosses the goal line 70 yards later. It's 8-to-nothing. Giles would then score on a punt return after shutting down the Pioneers offense. Carson Ward goes up the heart of the defesne and he will rumble all the way down to the Ft. Chiswell 24 yard line.
[SUPER=52-Giles/48/Ft. Chiswell/33;]
Three plays later, Adan Brown takes the quick handoff and gets the quick 10 yard touchdown. Giles moves to 5-and-0 with the 48 to 33 rout.
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[Glenvar]

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Back closer to home the team that hopes to challenge Giles for the Three Rivers title this season, Glenvar, also stepped out of district this evening to take on James River.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=51-Roanoke Co./James River vs. Glenvar; :00]
The Highlanders ripped Floyd last week and the players were still sky high tonight. Anthony Hackett fields the James River punt near midfield. He will make great cut and 47 yards later catch his breath in the endzone. Glenvar jumps in front 7-to-nothing. Later in the first down 12-to-nothing, the Knights would stand up for themselves. From the shotgun, Marlon Rickman finds Travis Young streaking across the middle. He's wide open and he is also in the end zone. The 75 yard score makes it 12-to-7. Now in the second, with Glenvar operating from its own 24, Brandon Carroll hands off to Hackett. He hits a hole and see ya! Hackett will score on the 66 yard run to make it 20-to-7. But the Knights would show great improvement from earlier weeks as Rickman and Young make the Highlanders pay again over the middle.
[SUPER=52-James River/24/Glenvar/60;]
But the Highlanders win it big tonight 60 to 24.
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[Craig]

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With the exception on Bath County, the Pioneer district has been a disaster this season. Covington, Craig, James River and Parry McCluer were a combined 1 and 14 coming into tonight.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=51-New Castle/Bland Co. vs. Craig Co.; :00]
But it was homecoming tonight in Craig, and the Rockets hoped this would be their chance to get win number one on the season. And Bland County would play the role of gracious guest as the Bears' Casey Elliott fumbles into the endzone and Craig County's Timmy Miller falls on it for the touchback. But Elliott would come back the next time Bland County got the ball as he picked up 24 yards on the run moving the ball down to the Rockets 6 yard line.
[SUPER=52-Bland Co./39/Craig Co./28;]
On the very next play, Elliott scores and and Bland County takes the lead and the game beating Craig County 39 to 28.

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[3-Board-Bump]

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The end of the week five highlights are in sight. Three more games, including two from the Seminole are coming up. But right now the Fort Chiswell marching band. [go to band c] [3-ffe]
[SUPER=64-Carroll Co./0/Marion/6;]

[SUPER=64-Amherst Co./17/Jefferson Forest/14;]

[SUPER=64-Tennessee High/24/Grundy/35.;]

[SUPER=64-Stuarts Draft/7/Harrisonburg/34;]

[SUPER=64-Bland/39/Craig Co./28;]

[SUPER=64-Radford/7/Tazewell/21;]

[SUPER=64-Riverheads/48/Covington/0;]

[SUPER=64-Martinsville/3/Magna Vista/25;]

[SUPER=64-Abingdon/7/P.H. Glade Spring/27;]

[SUPER=64-James River/24/Glenvar/60;]

[Brookville]

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We are back and ready to close out the highlights for week number five of Friday Football Extra.
[GRAPHIC=BROOKVILLE/LIBERTY]
Time to check in on yet another of the pleasant surprises of the 2000 campaign - the Liberty Minutemen - who themselves came into tonight's game at Brookville just a couple of lapses away from being unbeaten.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=51-Campbell Co./Liberty vs. Brookville; :00]

A wet night for football at the Bees home field.. the rain would become a factor..
Down 14- to 6 at the half, Brookville trying to get something going.. 4th and 9 and that's Dejon Kennedy bouncing off guys, shaking tackles and bringing it in for the score...but wait a minute.. a clipping penalty against Brookville would bring it all back.
Liberty with the ball now, Stephen Brawley looking to connect with Josh Goff, but Devay Carter steps in front of it.. the great return plus two personal fouls puts the ball on the Minuteman 14..
The very next play though, Dejon Kennedy gets the nod but coughs up the ball.. Fletcher Miller in the right place at the right time, he scoops it and goes 85 yards untouched for the score..
[SUPER=52-Liberty/21/Brookville/12;]

..Liberty hangs on to win a wet one, 21- 12 the final.
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[Forest]

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In Bedford County, the Jefferson Forest Cavaliers and Amherst County Lancers met at Sabre Stadium to figure what's up this season. Both teams came into tonight's Seminole district opener with very uncharacteristic 1-and-3 records.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=51-Forest/Amherst Co. vs. Jefferson Forest; :00]

Lancers looking to torch the Minutemen early on..
First quarter action, Amherst with the ball, Chris Williams trying to drop one in there but T.C. Burr snags it and returns it for big yardage, but hold on.. the flags fly and a clip would bring it back, Lancers keep the ball..
Same drive, they're in the J-F red zone, the handoff goes to Brian McPherson, he'll bounce off a couple of guys and into the end zone for the early 7- nothing lead.
The ensuing kickoff will fall to Hunter Horsley, the senior back looking for some room, but Jason White gets the hand in there to strip it.. Noah Crouch falls on the ball and Amherst gets it back..
Ed Landis wondering what he has to do get his team going..
This is the play that would come back to haunt the Minutemen, a chip shot field goal but they try the shovel pass instead, it fails to pick up the first down..
[SUPER=52-Amherst Co./17/Jefferson Forest/14;]

..and the Lancers would hang on to win by a field goal, 17- to 14.. Mickey Crouch gets his second win of the season.

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[N.Cross]

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Finally tonight, the North Cross Raiders winners of their season opener and losers of their last two ball games, looked to get back on track this afternoon against talented Virginia Episcopal.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=51-Roanoke Co./Va. Episcopal vs. North Cross; :00]
The Bishops made the short trip up from Lynchburg and hoped to make short work of the Raiders. After falling behind 7-to-nothing Episcopal would break one off good and proper as number 33 Ryan Woomer, a junior from Lexington, Kentucky takes the inside handoff cuts back across the grain and motors 74 yards for the score. We're tied at 7-all. North Cross would forge back in front in the third quarter as Charlie Glenn slams in off the left side from five yards away.
[SUPER=52-Va. Episcopal/7/North Cross/14;]
The Raiders take a 14-to-7 lead and win it by the same score.
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[Blind]

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We;ll have a chance to meet our latest player of the week in just a moment, but first a note from some of our musical friends.
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[IN Q="Hey's I'm Brad...]
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[OUT Q=...TOSS THE PIGSKIN, YEAH!]
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[Super-7]

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Welcome back folks as the Super 7 for week five begins to cement itself, at least at the top.
[GRAPHIC=SUPER-7]

For the fifth consecutive week there is some juggling of teams, but not in the top four.
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[SUPER=65-Pulaski Co./5-0/Giles/5-0/Patrick Henry/5-0/Cave Spring/4-0/Rustburg/5-0/Bath County/4-0/Northside/3-1;]
Pulaski County just ripped GW Danville while Giles hammered Ft. Chiswell. They are still one and two. Patrick Henry, Cave Spring which plays Fleming tomorrow night are three and four, while Rustburg, Bath and surging Northside round out the super 7.
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And the pollbuster tonight is Liberty. The Minutemen under Scott Abell are 4-and-1.
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Our latest player of the week pulled himself up off of the mat last Friday night just in time to make a little history. Cave Spring senior quarterback Jacob Lewis overcame a lot of adversity to lay the smackdown on
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Salem and give Cave Spring its first won over Spartans since the inaugural season of Friday Football Extra, way back in 1984.
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((Jacob Lewis's mom teaches Spanish at Salem high school , so Jacob knew he would be the target of some verbal abuse from the Spartans. He just didn't expect the physical abuse to be so great. ((BEN FOUTZ:)) Lewis twice had to exit the Salem game only to return in storybook fashion. ((JACOB LEWIS:)) That support would buoy Lewis and the offense on their game winning drive. First came this fourth and four connection with Michael Brammer at the Salem 46. ((JACOB LEWIS:)) Three plays later on a third and 15, Lewis would complete as sweet a throw as you'll ever see - throwing across the field and hitting Daniel Payne in stride on a 45 yard scoring play. ((BEN FOUTZ:)) ((JACOB LEWIS:)) That TD was one for the record books. Lewis finished the game with 15 completions for 3 touchdowns and school record 302 yards as he broke the all-time yardage mark formerly held by Corey Paxton.)) ((JACOB LEWIS:))
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Jacob has great grades and currently is getting some looks from college recruiters at JMU, William & Mary, Liberty, Elon and East Tennessee State.
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Take care folks, we'll be back next Friday for week number six. [go to break] Have a safe weekend.