Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, October 8, 1994 TAG: 9410110026
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-2 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
The senior got the call less than two minutes into the game, when starting tailback Rafig Majied was carried from the field with a possible broken leg. Gunn rushed for 205 yards on 29 carries and scored the first touchdown as the Colonels downed Albemarle 14-3 in a non-district game at Victory Stadium.
Gunn scored on a 25-yard run up the middle to complete a 69-yard march by Fleming (1-5). Before Gunn's touchdown, the big gainer during drive had been a 15-yard face-mask penalty against the Patriots (2-4).
Fleming scored its other touchdown just before the half, after Albemarle fumbled on its 18-yard line. On the second play after the turnover, Shannon Wilson scrambled to avoid the Patriots' rush and found Charles Burnette wide open for an 18-yard scoring strike.
Albemarle never threatened in the second half, other than a 24-yard field goal by Craig Settimo. Meanwhile, the Colonels had one threat cut off by an interception in the end zone. The game ended with Fleming on the Albemarle 2.
Fleming's defense was tough the first half, permitting just one first down.
Cave Spring 28
Rockbridge County 7
Anthony Woollums rushed for 166 yards and scored on a 93-yard run to lead the Knights past the Wildcats in a non-district game.
Cave Spring, the fourth-ranked team in Timesland, dominated the Group AA Wildcats (2-4) by scoring all four touchdowns on the ground.
Four running backs reached the end zone for the Knights (4-1) and two other apparent touchdowns were called back because of penalties.
Woollums got Cave Spring started by bolting 93 yards for a score in the first quarter. Quarterback Jeff Lang completed six of 10 passes, but was intercepted twice.
Cave Spring limited Rockbridge County to five first downs and 110 yards of total offense.
Alleghany 24
William Byrd 21
LOW MOOR - The Mountaineers marched 78 yards in the final three minutes for the winning points in a Blue Ridge District victory over the Terriers.
Kevin Cook scored his third touchdown, this one from the 1 with 1:12 left, as Alleghany withstood a late score by William Byrd.
Cook ran for 93 yards and Donald Downing had 106 yards and a touchdown as the Mountaineers (3-3 overall, 1-1 in the district) kept to the ground.
The key play during Alleghany's decisive drive was a 33-yard pass from Jason Boggs to Billy Siple that put the ball at the William Byrd 31. Downing and Cook took over and ran it in from there.
William Byrd (2-3, 0-2) had scored with 3:29 left on a 10-yard pass from Matt Bryant to Michael Berry.
Mike Stiff had 114 yards and a pair of touchdowns for the Terriers, including an 83-yard scoring jaunt in the first quarter.
Salem 58
Lord Botetourt 0
DALEVILLE - Mike Murphy ran back a punt for a touchdown for the second consecutive game, rushed for 167 yards and scored three touchdowns in all to lead the Spartans past the Cavaliers in a Blue Ridge District game.
Quarterback Seth Moore also had a big game, throwing for two touchdowns and running for one as Salem (2-3, 2-0) bolted to a 31-0 halftime lead en route to their second consecutive district victory.
The Spartans outgained Lord Botetourt 442-132 in total yardage, including 236-114 difference in rushing as Salem never punted.
The Cavaliers' only bright spot was Wesley Cox, who ran for 80 yards on 26 carries. Lord Botetourt (1-4, 0-2) played without starting quarterback Jason Ramey, who missed the game with a bruised shoulder.
Craig County 20
James River 19
BUCHANAN - The Rockets took advantage of turnovers and big plays to notch a Pioneer District victory.
Craig County (2-3, 1-2) returned an interception for a touchdown and recovered a blocked punt in the end zone to win a game dominated statistically by the Knights.
James River (1-5, 0-2), rushed for 322 yards, but two interceptions and two blocked punts derailed the Knights.
James River scored the final touchdown with 2:52 left and went for a two-point conversion to win, but a pass failed.
Brian Leflore rushed for 157 yards and scored three touchdowns for the Knights, including scoring runs of 51 and 48 yards.
Mark Whiting added 133 yards for James River.
The Rockets capitalized on a 27-yard interception return by Jason Blankenship and a blocked punt recovered in the end zone by Chris Blankenship to offset James River's ball control offense.
Bath County 47
Glenvar 6
HOT SPRINGS - The Chargers ran for a season-high 395 yards from their single-wing offense, crushing the Highlanders in a Pioneer District game.
Jamie Carroll, with 137 yards, and Billy Thomas, with 105, each had season bests on the ground as Bath County remained unbeaten and limited Glenvar (3-2, 1-1) to 172 yards. The Chargers stopped Eric East's string of 100-yard-plus games at four.
The Highlanders scored their only touchdown on the game's first possession. Bath (5-0, 3-0) scored the first seven times it had the ball.
Liberty 30
Nelson County 6
BEDFORD - Senior quarterback Mike Padgett passed for 207 yards and one touchdown as the Minutemen flattened the Governors in a Seminole District game.
Padgett opened the scoring with his 16-yard touchdown pass to junior Greg Reynolds, who had a team-high four catches for 53 yards for Liberty (4-2, 4-2).
Ryan Stevens scored on an 11-yard run as the Minutemen opened up a 14-6 halftime lead. In the third quarter, J.J. Coles had an 8-yard touchdown run and Cris Ridgeway returned a Nelson County (2-3, 2-3) fumble 15 yards for a touchdown.
Staunton River 36
Appomattox 14
APPOMATTOX - Kevin Martin rushed for 192 yards on 25 carries and scored three touchdowns to lead the Golden Eagles past the Raiders in the Seminole District.
Martin scored on runs of 19, 13 and 60 yards for Staunton River. His 19-yard run came with one second left in the first half, and his conversion run gave the Golden Eagles (2-3, 2-3) a 24-6 halftime lead. Martin scored a total of 24 points - three touchdowns and three conversions.
Jarrett Ferguson helped the Staunton River cause, scoring on a 19-yard run in the first quarter and catching a 9-yard scoring pass from quarterback Danny Thomas.
Appomattox (1-5, 1-5) cut the Golden Eagles' lead to 24-14 on a 76-yard touchdown pass from Daniel Evans to Jason Mann, but could get no closer as Martin scored his final two touchdowns in the second half.
by CNB