Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, September 24, 1994 TAG: 9411040013
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B2 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
Padgett completed 11 of 15 passes for 261 yards to lead the Minutemen (2-2 overall, 2-2 in the district).
Altavista trailed 27-0 before averting a shutout with two fourth-quarter touchdowns.
North Cross 27
Virginia Episcopal 6
Trip Bell ran for one touchdown and returned an interception for another as the Raiders easily outpaced Lynchburg's Virginia Episcopal School in a non-conference game.
Bell raced in from 30 yards on the fifth play of the game, giving North Cross (2-1) a lead it never relinquished.
After Skip Johnson's 22 yard scoring run gave the Raiders a 12-0 lead, Bell struck again - this time on defense. The junior cornerback came down with an errant pass from Bishops quarterback Greg Owens and raced 55 yards for the score.
Senior nose guard Pira Kanithanon had a hand in the play, hitting Owens as he released the ball. Kanithanon had an outstanding day, recording two sacks among his four tackles behind the line of scrimmage.
Quarterback Hal Johnson completed 14 of 27 passes, including an 11-yard scoring pass to Robert Rude in the third quarter that put North Cross up 27-0. Johnson did not throw an interception.
VES (1-1), stopped at the North Cross 39 on its opening possession, did not threaten to score until the fourth quarter, when the Bishops scored on a 13-yard pass from Owens to Tom O'Neill.
E.C. Glass 35
William Fleming 0
The Hilltoppers capitalized on three second-quarter turnovers to build a 21-point lead and went on to shut out the Colonels in a non-district matchup at Victory Stadium.
After a 35-yard field-goal attempt by William Fleming's Garrett Lancaster was blocked in the first quarter, a fumble by Philip Barrett at the Colonels' 24-yard line was recovered by the Hilltoppers' George Brown. A short scoring march was capped by Chris Matthews' 1-yard run.
Chris Clay picked off a pass by Shannon Wilson at the E.C. Glass 41 to set up the second score, Breon Crennel's 3-yard run.
The backbreaker came when the Colonels' Daniel Gunn fumbled at his 29-yard line late in the half. Four plays later, S'Andre Kendrick threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Brian Farmer with 1 minute, 10 seconds left in the second quarter.
On the first play from scrimmage in the second half, Kendrick hit O.J. Jones with a 57-yard touchdown pass. The conversion kick gave the Hilltoppers a 28-0 advantage.
Fleming threatened in the third quarter when a 61-yard pass from Wilson to Barrett moved the ball to the Glass 14-yard line. Gunn, who finished with 108 yards on 22 carries, then ran for 12. But on the next play, Gunn took a handoff and fumbled into the end zone. The loose ball was recovered by Clay to preserve the shutout for the Hilltoppers.
The final touchdown came on an 8-yard pass from Kendrick to Brian Brooks in the third period.
Kendrick finished 7-of-13 for 145 yards with the three touchdowns.
Jefferson Forest 55
Staunton River 18
FOREST - The Mistretta brothers - Nick and Steve - combined for 277 yards of offense and five touchdowns to lead the Cavaliers past the Golden Eagles in the Seminole District.
Steve Mistretta rushed seven times for 152 yards, including a 78-yard touchdown dash. Nick Mistretta rushed for 62 yards, including touchdown carries of 1, 6 and 11 yards and caught a 63-yard scoring pass from Ben McGhee.
Jeff English rushed for 104 yards and scored two touchdowns, and Kevin Martin returned a kickoff 87 yards for a touchdown for Staunton River (1-2, 1-2). Jefferson Forest is 3-1 overall and in district play.
Parry McCluer 34
Craig County 21
BUENA VISTA - The Fighting Blues rushed for 330 yards and snapped a season-opening three-game losing streak by winning their Pioneer District opener.
Junior running back D.J. Douglas, returning from a hamstring injury, carried 19 times for 154 yards. Sophomore Robert Snyder had seven carries for 102 yards, including a 70-yard touchdown run, and also caught a 35-yard touchdown pass from Brian Sizemore.
Robby Huffman passed for three touchdowns, two of them to Chris Blankenship, for the Rockets (1-3, 0-2).
Franklin County 13
Rockbridge County 6
LEXINGTON - John Muse rushed for 201 yards and two touchdowns as the Eagles defeated the Wildcats in a non-district game.
Muse scored on runs of 75 and 81 yards, the longer dash coming with 7 minutes, 36 seconds left in the game and breaking a 6-6 tie.
Rockbridge (1-3) scored an apparent tying touchdown with less than five minutes left on Gary Tyree's 16-yard run, but the play was called back because of a clipping penalty.
Franklin County is 2-2.
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