ROANOKE TIMES

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

DATE: SUNDAY, November 6, 1994                   TAG: 9411100038
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: D-11   EDITION: STATE 
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
DATELINE: MARTINSVILLE                                LENGTH: Medium


LAUREL PARK GROUNDS TUNSTALL

Solomon Paddyfote rushed for 102 yards and scored one touchdown to lead Laurel Park past Tunstall 19-8 in a Piedmont District football game on Friday.

Paddyfote scored on an 8-yard run early in second quarter and the conversion gave the Lancers (5-4, 4-4) an 8-0 halftime lead.

Laurel Park opened it up in the second half as Marcus Hairston intercepted a pass and took it 20 yards for the touchdown. The conversion gave the Lancers a 16-0 lead.

Chuck Craddock kicked a 30-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to expand the Lancers' lead to 19-0.

Tunstall (4-5, 3-5) scored in the fourth quarter on Chris Martin's 55-yard run to provide the final margin.

Bath County 46, Parry McCluer 6: In Hot Springs, the Chargers wrapped up the Pioneer District title, handing outgoing Parry McCluer coach Bobby Williams his first loss ever to Bath County.

The Chargers were led by Jamie Carroll, one of two 100-yard rushers for Bath County. Carroll scored four touchdowns and ran for 120 yards on 18 carries. Ben Essex was the Chargers' leading rusher, gaining 162 yards on only seven carries. Essex scored from 71 yards in the first quarter. Bath County gained 468 rushing yards and had 24 first downs.

Sophomore Eric Essex returned a kickoff 92 yards for a score in the third quarter. Billy Thomas also scored for the Chargers with a 2-yard run in the first quarter.

The Fighting Blues' lone score came on Brian Sizemore's 69-yard touchdown pass to D.J. Douglas in the third quarter.

Lebanon 41, Rural Retreat 22: In Lebanon, Nathan McGlothlin ran for 92 yards on 17 carries and scored three touchdowns to keep the Pioneers unbeaten with a victory over the Indians in the Hogoheegee District.

Rural Retreat (5-4, 4-3) led 14-13 at halftime before Lebanon (9-0, 7-0) scored 20 third-quarter points. McGlothlin got two of the touchdowns in the period on runs of 9 and 2 yards, and a 59-yard pass from Ryan Cowden to Josh Fields supplied the other.

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