Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, September 2, 1995 TAG: 9509060027
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-2 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS NOTE: Please see microfilm for scores.
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
Michael Berry scored three touchdowns - one on an interception return - kicked five extra points and finished with three receptions for 99 yards to lead Byrd.
On the passing end of Berry's touchdowns was Frank English, who completed six of 12 throws for 189 yards and three touchdowns. The Terriers' quarterback also scored on a 9-yard run.
Byrd held LCA to 142 yards of total offense.
Brunswick Academy 46, Roanoke Catholic 13: The hosts built a 32-6 halftime lead and never looked back as they crushed the Celtics, snapping Timesland's longest current winning streak at 13 games.
Cheyenne Townsend carried the ball 16 times for 119 yards and reached the end zone three times to lead Brunswick. Michael Corum also scored three touchdowns, one on a 55-yard punt return.
Junior P.J. Moyer was the lone offensive standout for Roanoke Catholic, racking up 178 yards on 20 carries. Moyer, the 1994 Timesland Sizzlin' Sophomore Offensive Player of the Year, scored on runs of 64 and 58 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.
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 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.
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.
by CNB