Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, November 12, 1994 TAG: 9411300016
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-2 EDITION: STATE
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
DATELINE: BUCHANAN LENGTH: Long
Carroll had touchdown runs of 8, 3 and 30 yards, giving him seven touchdowns in the past two weeks.
The Chargers (9-1) finished 5-0 in district action and have the second-best record in school history.
Ben Essex added four carries for 109 yards, including a 64-yard scoring run, as Bath County amassed 453 yards on the ground.
The Chargers held James River (2-8, 2-4) to 236 yards of total offense. Mark Whiting led the Knights' rushing attack with 6 carries for 68 yards, including a 29-yard touchdown run. Shahan Burrell had 14 carries for 57 yards and scored James River's other touchdown on a 3-yard run.
Bath County 13---15----7---14 - 49
James River -0----0----8----8 - 16
BC - Essex 64 run (Reuter kick)
BC - Thomas 4 run (pass failed)
BC - Carroll 8 run (Williams pass from Thomas)
BC - Carroll 3 run (Reuter kick)
BC - Carroll 30 run (Gwin kick)
JR - Burrell 3 run (Pearson pass from Blankenship)
BC - Essex 4 run (Alexander run)
BC - Alexander 11 run (run failed)
JR - Whiting 29 run (Brian LeFlore pass from Blankenship)
-----------------------|||||------Bath|--------JR
First downs---|--14|--11
Yards rushing-|-453|-155
Passes C-A-I---|-1-1-0|-7-22-2
Yards passing-|--16|--71
Penalties-yards|-6-75|-5-45
Fumbles-lost--|-2-2|-1-1
Punts-average-|-0-0|-2-28.0
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING - Bath County, Thomas 9-68, B. Essex 4-109, Carroll 11-170, Franklin 4-15, Alexander 7-26, Gwin 2-6, E. Essex 4-57, Ricketts 1-1, Shiflett 3-1. James River, Pearson 7-34, Burrell 14-57, Whiting 6-68, LeFlore 2-1, Blankenship 2-(-5).
PASSING - Bath County, Franklin 1-1-16-0. James River, Blankenship 7-20-71-2, Burrell 0-2-0-0.
RECEIVING - Bath County, Bethel 1-16. James River, Burrell 1-(-2), Pearson 2-10, Bowyer 1-6, Jones 1-12, LeFlore 2-45.
Grayson County 29
Floyd County 27
FLOYD - Jason Byrd and Chad Shaffner literally carried the Blue Devils to a comeback victory over the Buffaloes in a non-district matchup.
Shaffner ran for two touchdowns in the first quarter, but Floyd County (3-7) rallied and took a 19-13 lead on Dwayne Hale's 44-yard pass to Jason Pratt on the first play of the fourth quarter and Hale's two-point conversion pass to Jamie Warren.
Byrd, who finished with 209 yards on 37 carries, then took over for Grayson County (3-7). The running back scored on a 9-yard run and Shaffner connected on a two-point conversion pass.
After a blocked punt gave the Blue Devils possession at the Buffaloes' 12-yard line with 6:56 to play, Byrd punched it on a 1-yard run and Shaffner scored the decisive points on a conversion run. The quarterback finished with 136 yards on 19 carries.
Floyd County took the ensuing kickoff and drove to midfield, but fumbled away the ball. Grayson County then ran the ball and the clock, leaving the Buffaloes time for only one desperation pass that did not connect.
Jamie Warren led Floyd County with 79 yards rushing and Craig Reed added 76. Each scored a touchdown.
Grayson County 13----0----0---16 - 29
Floyd County -7----6----6----8 - 27
GC - Shaffner 14 run (Shaffner kick)
FC - Reed 51 run (Kiser kick)
GC - Shaffner 1 run (run failed)
FC - Bucklin 1 run (kick failed)
FC - Warren 40 run (run failed)
FC - Pratt 44 pass from Hale (Warren pass from Hale)
GC - JByrd 9 run (Swaha pass from Shaffner)
GC - Byrd 1 run (Shaffner run)
Alleghany 24
Lord Botetourt 18
COVINGTON - Donald Downing's 52-yard punt return for a touchdown capped a fourth-quarter comeback that gave Alleghany a Blue Ridge District victory over Lord Botetourt.
Botetourt (3-7 overall, 0-5 in the district) led 18-2 in the first half and 18-8 at halftime, getting touchdown runs of 59 and 36 yards and a 61-yard punt-return touchdown from Wesley Cox, who finished with 233 rushing yards.
Alleghany (4-6, 2-3) drove 58 yards late in the fourth quarter, getting a fourth-and-three conversion run by Chris Morris to put the ball on the Botetourt 25. Kevin Cook scored from 2 yards out with 3:37 left. Downing's 2-point conversion made it 18-16.
Downing's punt return, on which he faked past a would-be tackler at the 7, came with 1:33 left.
Lord Botetourt 12----6----0----0 - 18
Alleghany -2----6----0---16 - 24
LB - Cox 59 run (kick failed)
LB - Cox 61 punt return (pass failed)
Al - Safety, T.Harris tackled in end zone
LB - Cox 36 run (kick blocked)
Al - Cook 13 run (pass failed)
Al - Cook 2 run (Downing run)
Al - Downing 52 punt return (Chris Morris run)
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First downs---|--15|--13
Yards rushing-|-252|-182
Passes C-A-I---|-5-9-1|-4-15-1
Yards passing-|--69|--30
Penalties-yards|-10-102|-8-55
Fumbles-lost--|-1-0|-2-2
Punts-average-|-1-20|-3-29.3
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING - LB: Cox 29-233, Lark 8-27, Ramey 2-(-8). A: Cook 19-87, C.Morris 16-77, Megginson 2-6, Boggs 4-0.
PASSING - LB: Ramey 5-9-1-69. A: Boggs 4-15-1-30
RECEIVING - LB: Cox 2-17, Watson 1-13, Conner 2-39. A: C.Morris 1-12, Smith 1-11, Downing 1-6, Cook 1-1.
Bland County 22
Craig County 12
NEW CASTLE - David Lambert scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 2-yard quarterback keeper with 4:07 remaining to help the Bears complete their best season in the three-year history of the football program.
The Bears open the Region C Division 1 playoffs next week.
Craig County (4-6) took a 12-0 lead on a pair of Robbie Huffman-to-Zachary Peters touchdown passes. The first was a 29-yard strike in the second quarter, the second a 4-yard pass in the the third.
Bland County (7-3) got on the board with Todd Morehead's 4-yard touchdown run and Monty Matthews' point-after kick in the third quarter. Lambert put the Bears ahead to stay with his scoring run and John Stinson scored from 2 yards out with 15 seconds to play.
Huffman completed 11 of 18 passes for 181 yards. The Rockets were penalized 11 times for 126 yards.
Bland County -0----0----7---15 - 22
Craig County -0----6----6----0 - 12
CC - Peters 29 pass from Huffman (kick failed)
CC - Peters 4 pass from Huffman (run failed)
BC - Morehead 4 run (Matthews kick)
BC - Lambert 2 run (Matthews pass from Lambert) 4:07
BC - Stinson 2 run (Matthews kick) :15
-----------------------|||||-----Bland|-----Craig
First downs---|--16|--11
Yards rushing-|-195|--69
Passes C-A-I---|-4-5-0|-11-18-1
Yards passing-|--65|-181
Penalties-yards|-6-40|-11-126
Fumbles-lost--|-3-2|-2-1
Punts-average-|-3-30.0|-4-31.8
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING - Bland County, Morehead 7-41, Stinson 18-95, Tate 4-16, Lambert 12-43; Craig County, Peters 7-16, J. Blankenship 4-15, Brown 2-3, Huffman 18-35.
PASSING - Bland County, Lambert 4-5-0 65; Craig County, Huffman 11-18-1 181.
RECEIVING - Bland County, Morehead 1-24, Tate 1-1, Matthews 1-12, McAfee 1-28; Craig County, Peters 4-75, Hall 1-10, J. Blankenship 3-26, C. Blankenship 3-70.
Covington 21
Glenvar 6
COVINGTON - William Stewart returned a fumble recovery 40 yards for a touchdown with two minutes left in the game to help Covington beat Glenvar in a Pioneer District game for its fourth straight victory.
Glenvar (5-5, 2-3) was plagued by three lost fumbles - all in the second half. The turnovers, combined with Covington's stiff defense, allowed the Highlanders only 95 yards of total offense in the second half and no points.
Covington (5-5, 4-1) got the scoring started when Stewart caught a 28-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Mike Barber in the first quarter. The Cougars missed the kick, but took a 6-0 lead.
Glenvar answered later in the first quarter when quarterback Corey Willis ran 13 yards for the touchdown. The conversion run failed, but Glenvar tied the score at 6.
The Cougars took the lead for good in the third quarter after Tom Luckett, who rushed for 118 yards on 24 carries, scored on a 1-yard run. Barber's run gave Covington a 14-6 lead they would never relinquished.
Glenvar -6----0----0----0 - -6
Covington -6----0----8----7 - 21
C - Stewart 28 pass from Mike Barber (kick failed)
G - Willis 13 run (run failed)
C - Luckett 1 run (Barber run)
C - Stewart 40 fumble recovery (Stewart kick)
-----------------------|||||---Glenvar|-------Cov
First downs---|--11|--11
Yards rushing-|-109|-171
Passes C-A-I---|-8-14-2|-5-9-0
Yards passing-|-119|-115
Penalties-yards|-2-20|-1-5
Fumbles-lost--|-4-3|-3-2
Punts-average-|-1-32.0|-0-0
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING - Glenvar, East 19-60, Twine 7-23, Willis 3-26. Covington, Luckett 24-118, Stewart 5-38, Barber 3-2, Montgomery 4-17, Jackson 3-6.
PASSING - Glenvar, Willis 8-14-2 119. Covington, Barber 5-8-0 115, Stewart 0-1-0 0.
RECEIVING - Glenvar, Darnall 3-34, Taylor 3-27, Lewis 2-58. Covington, Raether 2-53, Entsminger 1-29, Stewart 1-28, Jeter 1-5.
Patrick County 46
Magna Vista 14
STUART - Andy Stanley rushed for 263 yards and scored three touchdowns, and Christian Batchellor threw three touchdown passes to Zach Kareager as the Cougars rolled to a Piedmont District victory.
Patrick County (8-2, 7-2) will open the Region III Division 4 playoffs next week on the road.
Stanley, a senior, completed the regular season with a Piedmont District-record 2,135 yards on the ground. He scored on a 10-yard run in the first quarter and added touchdown sprints of 35 and 65 yards in the second half.
Three of Batchellor's five completions produced scores. He hit Kareager with touchdown passes of 7 and 5 yards as Patrick County went ahead 19-0 in the second quarter.
After Leroy Valentine scored for Magna Vista (5-5, 5-4) on a 1-yard quarterback sneak, Shawn Stanley scored on an 86-yard kickoff return for the Cougars.
Magna Vista -0----7----7----0 - 14
Patrick County -7---18---14----7 - 46
PC - Stanley 10 run (Bird kick)
PC - Kareager 7 pass from Batchellor (kick blocked)
PC - Kareager 5 pass from Batchellor (run failed)
MV - Valentine 1 run (Tunnell kick)
PC - S.Stanley 86 kickoff return (kick failed)
PC - Kareager 1 pass from Batchellor (Bird kick)
MV - Hairston 8 run (Tunnell kick)
PC - A.Stanley 35 run (Bird kick)
PC - A.Stanley 65 run (Bird kick)
Fieldale-Collinsville 22
Laurel Park 15
COLLINSVILLE - Mancino Craighead scored on a 2-yard run with three minutes left in the game to help the Cavaliers defeat the Lancers in a Piedmont District game.
Craighead's touchdown came after Laurel Park (5-5, 5-4) had taken a 15-14 lead on a 1-yard touchdown run by Solomon Paddyfote early in the fourth quarter.
Fieldale-Collinsville (5-5, 4-5) went in front 14-8 in the third quarter when Brian Alley scored on a 42-yard dash, then added a two-point conversion run. Alley finished with 120 yards rushing on 11 carries.
Laurel Park -0----8----0----7 - 15
Fieldale-Collinsville -6----0----8----8 - 22
FC - Franklin 1 run (kick failed)
LP - Wilson 2 run (Davis run)
FC - Alley 42 run (Alley run)
LP - Paddyfote 1 run (Crabtree kick)
FC - Craighead 2 run (Franklin run)
Rockbridge County 21
Parry McCluer 0
LEXINGTON- Rockbridge County converted four Parry McCluer interceptions into scores to win the non-district game over the Fighting Blues.
This game was the last for long-time Parry McCluer coach Bob Williams, who is retiring.
Parry McCluer -0----0----0----0 - -0
Rockbridge 13----8----0----0 - 21
Ro - Tyree 8 run (Crawford kick)
Ro - Tyree 5 run (kick failed)
Ro - Long 1 run (Emore run)
Rural Retreat 12
John Battle 3
RURAL RETREAT - The Indians overcame four turnovers and Kenny Lethco rushed for 115 yards in a Hogoheegee District victory over the Trojans.
Lethco carried 14 times and scored on a 7-yard touchdown run as Rural Retreat (6-4, 5-3) piled up 248 yards on the ground. Lethco finished the season with 1,064 yards rushing.
John Battle -0----3----0----0 - -3
Rural Retreat -0----6----0----6 - 12
RR - Lethco 7 run (kick failed)
JB - FG Harrison 31
RR - Six 4 run (kick failed)
Martinsville 47
Gretna 14
MARTINSVILLE - The Bulldogs rolled to a 27-0 halftime lead and broke a four-game losing streak with a Piedmont District win.
Fredrico Hairston scored the first two touchdowns for Martinsville (5-5, 5-4). His first came on a 4-yard run in the first quarter, and his second one came on a 35-yard run in the opening period.
Quarterback Manti Venable also scored two touchdowns - on second-quarter runs of 17 and 7 yards.
Gretna -0----0----0---14 - 14
Martinsville 14---13----7---13 - 47
M - Hairston 4 run (Hilke kick)
M - Hairston 35 run (Hilke kick)
M - Venable 17 run (kick failed)
M - Venable 7 run (Hilke kick)
M - Pinkard 6 run (Hilke kick)
M - Roberts 63 run (Hilke kick)
M - Penn 13 run (kick failed)
G - Barnes 53 pass from Merritt (Coles pass from Merritt)
G - Farmer 81 pass from Merritt (run failed)
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