Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, October 15, 1995 TAG: 9510160102
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B5 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
The Wildcats (2-4 overall, 1-3 Yankee Conference) were on the verge of upsetting the Dukes 19-16 after Chris Bresnahan threw a 37-yard touchdown pass to Matt Mezquita on fourth down with 1:15 left.
Kelvin Jeter rushed for 113 yards on 21 carries and Cawley passed for 273 yards and three touchdowns for JMU (6-1, 4-0). The Dukes have won four games this year in the final minute.
Dave Lopez, who rushed for 75 yards, put New Hampshire ahead 13-10 with a 6-yard touchdown run on the opening drive of the second half. JMU regained the lead 16-13 when Cawley tossed a 38-yard touchdown pass to Jeter with 8:54 remaining in the game.
The Dukes took a 10-6 halftime lead on a John Coursey 38-yard field goal and a 3-yard touchdown pass from Cawley to Juan Dorsey on fourth down. Jeter set up both with long runs and rushed for 92 yards in the first half.
The Wildcats failed to take advantage of two JMU turnovers in the opening half and settled for a pair of field goals by Jon Curry.
In other games involving Virginia teams:
Liberty 7, Central Florida 6: In Orlando, Fla., Lawrence Worthington scored on a 6-yard run with 2:08 left in the game, and Phillip Harrelson added the extra point to lead the Flames past the Knights.
Worthington's touchdown run capped an 11-play, 63-yard drive for Liberty (4-2) and followed a fourth-and-eight conversion from the Central Florida 29-yard line.
Liberty quarterback Antwan Chiles hit tight end Tony Dews with a 23-yard pass to pick up the first down on the fourth-down play.
Central Florida (3-3) had scored on field goals of 28 and 35 yards by senior Charlie Pierce, but the Knights struggled with their passing attack. Freshman quarterback Daunte Culpepper completed nine of 25 attempts for 100 yards. He did not throw an interception, but did lose a fumble in the third quarter.
The Knights were forced to rely on tailback Marquette Smith, who compiled 126 yards on 28 carries despite suffering a sprained knee in the first quarter.
The Knights had a few scoring opportunities off Liberty turnovers, but couldn't get into the end zone. Marc Williams blocked a Liberty punt at the Flames' 36-yard line, and teammate Adrian Ellis returned it to the 21. The Knights' offense gained 3 yards in three plays, and Pierce came on to kick his second field goal.
That made it 6-0 at halftime. Central Florida linebacker Emil Ekiyor recovered a fumble by Chiles at the Liberty 28-yard line in the third quarter. That opportunity was wasted when Culpepper fumbled it right back to the Flames three plays later.
Central Florida never got into Liberty territory in the fourth period.
Delaware 15, Richmond 0: In Newark, Del., quarterback Leo Hamlett threw for 87 yards and rushed for a game-high 70 yards to lead the Blue Hens to Yankee Conference victory over the Spiders.
Delaware's defense held Richmond to 166 total yards and eight first downs in posting its first shutout since a 28-0 victory over West Chester in 1991.
The Blue Hens opened the scoring with 4:09 left in the first quarter as Hamlett hit Eddie Conti across the middle for a 15-yard scoring toss. Norman Coleman ran untouched for the two-point conversion to make it an 8-0 lead.
Delaware safety Kenny Bailey intercepted a Jason Gabrels pass on the Blue Hens' 10-yard line with 8:05 left in the third quarter. Geof Gardner later recovered a fumble by Spiders backup quarterback Joe Elrod on the Delaware 14-yard line on a fourth-and-one play with 8:05 left.
Following Gardner's fumble recovery, the Hens marched 85 yards on five plays, backed by a 34-yard run by a Hamlett and a 39-yard pass from Hamlett to Courtney Batts. Delaware scored again on a 1-yard dive by Pat Williams with 6:12 to play.
Delaware extended the longest unbeaten streak in I-AA football to 12 games and improved its record to 6-0 (4-0 in the conference) for the first time since 1974. Richmond (5-1, 3-1) was off to its best start since 1985.
Delaware's win set up another important Yankee Conference battle next week when the Hens travel to James Madison.
Emory & Henry 17, Randolph-Macon 14: In Ashland, Wade Vidal kicked the winning field goal as time expired to carry the Wasps past the Yellow Jackets in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference.
Randolph-Macon (2-3-1, 1-1) turned over the ball on downs with 33 seconds left in the game. Emory & Henry (6-0, 4-0) took it 38 yards in four plays, and Vidal kicked a 36-yard field goal.
Tony Labrador kicked field goals for the Yellow Jackets of 26 and 32 yards, and Sidney Chappell threw a 4-yard touchdown to Aaron Hendrickson and caught a pass from tailback Michael Hurt for the conversion.
Aaron Brand rushed for a 3-yard touchdown for the Wasps, and Andy Stanley ran in another from 56 yards out.
William and Mary 48, Penn 34: In Williamsburg, Matt Byrne threw for four touchdowns and ran for one, and Derek Fitzgerald rushed for 219 yards and a score as the Tribe rolled past the Quakers.
Byrne was 9-of-17 for 165 yards with scoring passes of 36, 75, 6 and 3 yards as the Tribe (5-2) won its fifth consecutive game.
Mark DeRosa completed 18 of his 24 passes for 255 yards a one score as Penn (3-2) scored 27 points in the second half after trailing 21-7 at the half. DeRosa, however, had five passes picked off.
With running back Troy Keen out with an injured ankle, Fitzgerald took up the slack, carrying the ball 37 times, scoring on a 1-yard plunge. Keen and Fitzgerald have each rushed for more than 100 yards in the same game in three of the past four contests coming into Saturday.
Miles Macik had 11 catches for 117 yards for Penn, which drew to 41-27 on a 28-yard touchdown pass from DeRosa to Macik midway through the fourth quarter. The Tribe ended Penn's hopes when Darren Sharper picked off a DeRosa pass and went 40 yards for a score with 2:17 left.
Dion Camp had scoring runs of 12 and 1 yard for Penn.
Byrne scored on a 10-yard run and did not have an interception.
Hampton 23, Norfolk State 18: In Norfolk, Todd Covington kicked field goals of 26, 28 and 23 yards, including two in the final quarter, to lift the Pirates over the Spartans.
Tyrone Mayer rushed 24 times for 133 yards to pace the ground game for Hampton (5-2).
Norfolk State (4-3) was paced by Aaron Sparrow, who was 31-of-54 passing for 292 yards and three touchdowns. Sparrow, who threw two interceptions, had scoring passes of 27 yards to Danus Blount, 7 yards to James Roe and 5 yards to Ronald Boone. Marty Conner led Norfolk State's receivers with eight catches for 78 yards.
Both teams were heavily penalized. Hampton was flagged 11 times for 97 yards, while the Spartans lost 119 yards on 10 penalties.
After Benson scored to give Hampton a 7-6 lead at 7:37 of the first quarter, Hampton never trailed.
With a 14-6 lead at the half, Covington's first field goal, a 26-yarder, gave Hampton a 17-6 cushion before Sparrow and Roe combined to pull Norfolk State within 17-12 with 12 seconds left in the third quarter.
Covington kicked his other field goals in the fourth quarter to put Hampton up 23-12, and Sparrow closed out the scoring at 3:54 with a touchdown pass to Boone.
Guilford 33, Bridgewater 3: In Bridgewater, Dan Strelkauskas completed 15 of 23 passes for 216 yards and two touchdowns as the Quakers beat the Eagles.
Dee Rankin and Junior Lord caught Strelkauskas passes of 15 and 18 yards, respectively, for the Quakers (3-2, 1-1 ODAC). Lord rushed 4 yards for a score.
Bridgewater (0-6, 0-4) scored on a 35-yard field goal by Michael Padgett in the first quarter.
David Heggie ran for 124 yards including a 5-yard score for the Quakers. Chris Meehl completed the scoring with field goals of 32 and 28 yards.
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