Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, September 2, 1995 TAG: 9509060025
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-2 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS NOTE: Please see microfilm for scores.
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
The loss spoiled the debut of the Fighting Blues' Charlie Wheeler, who took over this year for longtime Parry McCluer head coach Bob Williams.
Lewis' 1-yard run put the Bobcats up 6-0 in the second quarter.
Parry McCluer countered with its only scoring drive of the game. D.J. Douglas scored on a 7-yard and the point-after kick gave the Blues a 7-6 lead at halftime.
Radford, which outgained the hosts 263-98, took control in the second half. Lewis' 4-yard run made it 12-7 through three quarters. The Bobcats added a 1-yard scoring run by Tremond Hale and a two-point conversion in the fourth quarter to complete the scoring.
Douglas had 52 yards rushing to pace the Blues.
Rockbridge County 12, Covington 7: In Covington, Jimmy Emore returned a fumble 37 yards for the game-winning score with 6:12 left as the Wildcats won an opener that was dominated statistically by the Cougars.
Rockbridge County scored its 12 points in the game's final 7:24. Emore's 2-yard run pulled Rockbridge County to 7-6, but the Wildcats missed the point-after kick.
On Covington's second play following that score, Emore ripped the ball away from a Cougars player and ran untouched into the end zone.
Covington, which got its only touchdown on Tom Luckett's 3-yard run in the second quarter, missed some early scoring opportunities and paid for it. The Cougars had 16 first downs to the Wildcats' four, had 279 yards of offense to Rockbridge's 105 and ran 67 plays to the Wildcats' 36.
Covington outgained Rockbridge on the ground 168 yards to 46.
Fort Chiswell 24, George Wythe 6: In Fort Chiswell, Gary Arnold ran for 161 yards and three touchdowns as the Pioneers won the non-district game and snapped a five-year losing streak against their county rivals.
Arnold scored on runs of 11, 1 and 4 yards as Fort Chiswell built an 18-0 lead. Adam Morgan, who threw for 112 yards, hit Michael White for an 18-yard scoring pass for the winners' final touchdown.
The Pioneers dominated throughout, outgaining the Maroons 375 yards to 125.
James River 20, Floyd County 0: The Knights used a big-play offense to break the open a non-district game and went on to a season-opening victory over the Buffaloes in Buchanan.
Shahan Burrell had a touchdown run of 58 yards in the first quarter and Brian LeFlore rumbled 51 yards for a third-quarter score to put away Floyd County.
Quarterback Travis Blankenship's 1-yard run put James River (1-0) on the board in the first quarter. After Burrell's scoring run, the Buffaloes failed on their best scoring attempt by fumbling on the James River 1-yard line late in the first quarter.
Burrell finished with 109 yards on 10 rushes and was in on 20 tackles from the linebacker spot. LeFlore rushed nine times for 104 yards.
Floyd County was led offensively by quarterback Craig Reed, who rushed for 52 yards and completed 11 of 26 passes for 97 yards.
Bath County 48, Craig County 0: In Hot Springs, the Chargers scored early and often as they opened defense of their Pioneer District title with a victory over an undermanned Rockets team.
Brandon Woodard led the Chargers with 148 yards on only four carries.
Craig County, which brought only 15 players, finished with 62 yards of total offense and never penetrated the Bath County 35-yard line.
Pocahontas 18, Auburn 14: The Indians scored a touchdown in the fourth quarter to edge the Eagles in non-district opener in Riner.
Scott Thompson led Pocahontas with 12 rushes for 63 yards.
Most of Auburn's offensive damage was done on the ground by David Hughes with 99 yards on 17 carries and a touchdown.
Liberty 19, Brookville 9: The Minutemen reeled off 19 points to beat the Bees in a Seminole District opener in Bedford.
J.J. Coles threw two touchdown passes and Marvin Harris added a 67-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter to complete the come-from-behind victory for Liberty.
After Brookville took a 9-0 first-quarter lead, Coles hit Robert Carson with a 15-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter. Coles, who was 6-of-11 for 100 yards, connected with Corey Gilmore on a 21-yard scoring pass in the third quarter.
Harris finished with 150 yards on 10 carries.
Bland County 53, Galax 14: In Bland, the Bears rushed for 390 yards and forged a 40-0 halftime lead in swamping the Maroon Tide in a Mountain Empire District opener.
Todd Morehead rushed for 144 yards on six carries, including a 91-yard touchdown, and J.B. Lambert and Smokey Parmenter added a pair of scoring runs each for the Bears. John Newberry threw two touchdown passes as Bland County cruised to the victory.
The bright spot for Galax was Shawn Bond's 85-yard touchdown run with the second-half kickoff.
Staunton River 30, Altavista 6: Kevin Martin ran for 127 yards and two scores before leaving the game with a twisted ankle in the second quarter, leading the Golden Eagles to victory in a Seminole District opener.
Martin scored on runs of 21 and 22 yards, and Jarrett Ferguson added an 18-yard touchdown scamper as Staunton River bolted to a 22-0 first-quarter lead.
Ferguson had 103 yards on 18 carries as the Golden Eagles outrushed the Colonels 264-8.
James Monroe (W.Va.) 14, Narrows 12: The Green Wave failed to deliver on a pair of two-point conversions in losing to the Mavericks in a non-district opener.
James Monroe scored on its first possession, capped by L.H. Clendenin's 3-yard run and Lance Burton's point-after kick.
David Turner then scored for Narrows on an 18-yard run, but the pass attempt failed on the conversion.
The Mavericks scored what proved to be the winning touchdown in the second quarter when Jason Ballard picked up a fumble and returned it 8 yards. Burton's kick made it 14-6.
Narrows closed to 14-12 when Jeff Bowers hit Turner with a 20-yard touchdown pass before halftime, but the conversion try failed again.
Narrows moved the ball to James Monroe's 28-yard line midway through the fourth quarter, but Bowers barely overthrew Turner in the end zone on a fourth-down play and James Monroe ran out the clock.
Alleghany (N.C.) 28, Grayson County 0: The Blue Devils commited four turnovers and never could move the ball in their opener against the Trojans as they fell in a non-district game.
Solomon Dixon punished Grayson County, scoring 14 of Alleghany's points - six on a 55-yard interception return. Dixon also added a 4-yard touchdown scamper and a two-point conversion.
Patrick County 34, Carroll County 6: In Hillsville, Junior Penn racked up more than 200 yards rushing and Zach Kreager hauled in two touchdown passes to lead the Cougars past the Cavaliers in the opener for both teams.
Penn gained 220 yards on 25 carries, including touchdown runs of 35 and 82 yards. Kreager caught the only four Cougars completions, two of which were touchdowns. Ray Hilton also scored for Patrick County, on a 70-yard punt return.
Carroll County could only penetrate the stingy Cougars defense in the air, as Jake Beamer completes 13 of his 27 passes for 101 yards, including a 4-yard touchdown lob to Derek Wall that tied the score in the first quarter.
Virginia-Bristol 47, Rural Retreat 14: Senior Harry Anderson rushed for three touchdowns and 187 yards on 10 carries as the Bearcats crushed the Indians in a non-district matchup.
Anderson scored on runs of 31, 50 and 66 yards as Virginia amassed 408 yards on the ground.
Chris Cody opened the scoring for the Bearcats (1-1) with a 15-yard reception from Israel Pope.
Senior Archie Arnold rushed for two touchdowns in the second half to lead Rural Retreat (0-1).
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