Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, September 25, 1993 TAG: 9309250229
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B1 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: ANDREA KUHN STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: LYNCHBURG LENGTH: Medium
The battle cry of the 1993 William Fleming Colonels rang out through City Stadium on Friday night. Four times to be exact, as the Colonels turned back the E.C. Glass Hilltoppers 26-14 in a non-district high school football game.
Wide receiver and defensive back Ernest Harrington caught three passes for 125 yards and two touchdowns. He also scored on a 40-yard interception.
Al Holland Jr., Timesland's top passer, continued to showcase his aerial abilities, finishing with seven completions on 12 attempts for 153 yards. Three of his completions were for touchdowns.
"I don't know why people kept overlooking us," Fleming coach Sherley Stuart said. "We're an experienced offensive group. There is no better quarterback in this area, there's no better receivers and there's no better running back than Eddie Jones."
Jones, who ranks fifth in Timesland in rushing with a 118-yard average, carried 23 times for 177 yards.
"My goal was to just gain as many yards as I could," Jones said. "This week the [offensive] line seemed like they were bigger than what they really are. It didn't matter that I didn't score as long as we won."
The Hilltoppers (1-3) struck early, scoring 2 1/2 minutes into the game after recovering a fumble on their own 17-yard-line on the opening kickoff.
Senior running back Ronnie Turner, who finished with 29 yards on seven carries, rumbled in from 6 yards for the score.
But Fleming (3-1) responded on the next possession when Holland connected with Harrington on a 64-yard pass. Harrington shook a tackle at the 15 and glided into the end zone to make it 7-7 wih 7:51 to play in the first quarter.
The Colonels' defense then took over, holding E.C. Glass to 68 yards the rest of the half.
Stuart described Harrington's interception returned for a touchdown as the turning point in the game. It happened 11 seconds into the second quarter when an Andre Kendrick pass went astray.
Glass tied it up at the 4:26 mark of the third quarter when Kendrick scored on an 8-yard keeper up the middle.
Fleming got help on its next possession when an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty moved the Colonels from the E.C. Glass 40 to the 25. Harrington then scored his final touchdown on a pass from Holland with 47 seconds left. Shawn Wright's kick was wide and the Colonels led 20-14.
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