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

DATE: SATURDAY, October 14, 1995                   TAG: 9510170044
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

WHIPPLE LEADS TECH JV PAST HARGRAVE 9-0

The Virginia Tech junior varsity football team got several key runs from quarterback Cody Whipple as it defeated Hargrave Military Academy 9-0 Friday in Blacksburg.

Whipple, the Hokies' leading rusher Friday, ran for 54 yards on six carries. Whipple scored on a 1-yard bootleg run around the right end. Jeff Haug's extra-point kick failed.

The Hokies (1-1) took a 9-0 lead in the third quarter when Haug booted a 24-yard field goal.

Whipple completed 6 of 18 passes for 67 yards. Hargrave's Joe Darden intercepted one Whipple pass.

Quarterback Jamont Kinds led Hargrave (3-5) with four carries for 54 yards.

In other sports in the region:

The Roanoke Rush goes for its fourth consecutive win today when it travels to West Virginia to play the Lightning in an afternoon game.

The Rush (5-3) is coming off a 35-27 victory over the Washington Chiefs last Saturday at Victory Stadium. The win gave Roanoke a four-game sweep of the two Washington squads this season.

Roanoke travels to Charleston, hoping to avenge an earlier loss to the Lightning (7-1). West Virginia defeated Roanoke on a last-minute touchdown pass by Major Harris for a 17-12 victory.

by CNB