ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Tuesday, September 10, 1996 TAG: 9609100084
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-3 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
The Cougars won their second consecutive non-district game, knocking off the defending Group AA Division 4 champions in Amherst.
The only score came in the first quarter, when Craig Hodge dived over from the 1-yard line on Pulaski County's second possession.
Cedric Ellis of Amherst County fumbled a punt by Bryan Myers punt at his own 11-yard line. Dorian Hendricks recovered for the Cougars. Three plays later, Hodge got the touchdown and Myers kicked the point after.
Pulaski County marched to the Lancers' 25 early in the third quarter, but was stopped by penalties. Amherst County (1-1) reached the Cougars' 25 late in the second quarter, but Pulaski County's defense - led by Bryan Dalton and Jamie Rupe - sacked Dante Christian on third down.
Amherst County crossed the 50 once in the second half, but Shay McMillan, Ryan Brockmeyer, Dalton and Rupe sacked Christian on consecutive downs to end that threat.
``I'm very proud of our defensive effort,'' said Joel Hicks, Pulaski County's coach. ``Once again, I would liked to have had a few less penalties. But in a game like this, the most important thing is to not make the crucial turnover or mistake.
``There was one big mistake in the game, we took advantage of it and our defense played super.''
The Cougars were hit by 52 yards on nine penalties.
Myers' punting was a big factor. Twice, when the Cougars were pinned deep in their territory, he hit punts of 49 and 53 yards. On eight punts, he averaged 43.6 yards.
Hodge carried 22 times for 71 yards in the defensive struggle.
Shawsville 14, Roanoke Catholic 12: The Shawnees overcame five fumbles and an interception with strong defensive play as they edged the Celtics for a non-district victory in Shawsville.
Roanoke Catholic (2-1) opened the scoring in the second quarter when Aki Al-Zubaidi tossed a 46-yard scoring pass to P.J. Moyer. Shawsville (1-0) thwarted the Celtics' next scoring attempt when its defense held Roanoke Catholic for four plays on the half-yard line.
Anthony Creasy put the Shawnees on the board with a 4-yard run in the third quarter but Moyer broke loose for a 62-yard run to give Roanoke Catholic a 12-6 lead. Shawsville quarterback Chris Graham finished the scoring with a 12-yard touchdown run and a 2-point pass to Paul Sink.
Roanoke Catholic was driving down the field with about two minutes to go when Sink picked off a Celtics pass to seal the victory.
Fieldale-Collinsville 35, Gretna 12: The Cavaliers dominated the rushing game in their non-district win over the Hawks in Gretna.
Fieldale-Collinsville (1-1) gained 221 of their 281 yards on the ground. Kevin Franklin had 88 yards rushing and 141 all-purpose yards three touchdowns. Cory Moorman led Gretna (0-1) with 85 yards rushing.
Auburn 48, Craig County 20: William Shelton scored three touchdowns to help the Eagles (1-1) cruise to a non-district victory against the Rockets (0-2).
Shelton led Auburn's rushing attack with 134 yards on 18 carries. The Eagles had 409 yards rushing. Jason Phipps completed 3 of 6 passes for 59 yards and threw one touchdown.
Jason Pauley rushed for 76 yards and scored three touchdowns for the Rockets.
Bassett 36, Chatham 6: In Chatham, T.K. Johnson rushed for 164 yards on seven carries and passed for 28 yards as Bassett took a non-district football victory. Carl Watkins added 103 yards on 20 carries.
Johnson opened the scoring on a 78-yard run. He also scored on a 12-yard jaunt and threw a 14-yard scoring pass to Corrie Manns as the Bengals pushed their record to 2-0.
Grayson County 27, Bland County 6: The Blue Devils almost tripled the Bears in total offense in the Mountain Empire District game in Independence.
Grayson County (1-0, 1-0) amassed 348 total yards to Bland County's 118. The Blue Devils were led by Chad Carrico who rushed for 143 yards on 14 carries and scored one touchdown. Keith Bourne ran for 70 yards on 13 carries for Bland County (1-1, 1-1). The lone Bear touchdown was scored with nine seconds to go in the second half and the drive accounted for roughly half of their total offense.
Tunstall 26, Laurel Park 13: Tunstall rolled up 357 yards of total offense and took advantage of a Laurel Park second quarter turnover to pick up a 26-13 non-district victory.
The Trojans (1-0) recovered a Lancers (0-2) fumble with seven minutes remaining in the first half and marched 70-yards to tie the game at 13 apiece. Tailback Eric Martin punctuated the drive with a 45-yard carry deep into Laurel Park territory.
Martin finished the game with 92 yards and two touchdowns, both coming in the decisive second half. Corey Lanier finished with nine receptions for Laurel Park.
R.E. Lee-Staunton 22, Rockbridge County 19: In Staunton, Rob Richmond scored with 1:32 left as R.E. Lee-Staunton came from behind to beat Rockbridge County in a non-district football game.
Lee's rally wiped out a nice effort by Rockbridge County's Clay Hobson, who rushed for 114 yards on 10 carries and scored the Wildcats' first touchdown.
After Richmond scored on a 26-yard run, Rockbridge County reached midfield where a pass interception halted the drive.
NOTE: Please see microfilm for scores.
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