ROANOKE TIMES

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, September 25, 1994                   TAG: 9409270046
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: C14   EDITION: STATE 
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
DATELINE: BLAND                                 LENGTH: Short


BLAND STOPS SHAWSVILLE COMEBACK

Bland County stopped a Shawsville rally and defeated the Shawnees 28-12 in a non-district high school football game Friday night.

The Bears jumped out to a 21-0 halftime lead but Shawsville (1-2) rallied, scoring 12 points in the third quarter.

James McAfee's 53-yard touchdown punt return in the fourth quarter iced the game for Bland County (3-1) and stopped Shawsville's second-half comeback.

David Lambert carried the ball six times for 35 yards and scored twice to lead the Bears.

Smokey Parmenter added another touchdown for Bland County.

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