ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Saturday, September 21, 1996 TAG: 9609230136
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B2 EDITION: METRO
TYPE: ROUNDUP
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
Chris Dowdy's 27-yard field goal in overtime Friday night lifted William Byrd to a pulsating 17-14 non-district football victory in Bassett.
Byrd (2-1) rallied from a 14-0 deficit. The Terriers forced overtime when quarterback Frank English scored on a 1-yard sneak on fourth-and-goal and only 10 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
Bassett (2-2) got the ball first in overtime. The Bengals lost 5 yards on three plays and then saw Chauncey Norman's 32-yard field goal fall short.
Byrd wasted no time on its possession. The Terriers chose not to run a play and went with Dowdy, who drilled the 27-yarder through the uprights.
Glenvar 36, Floyd County 8: Senior fullback Lynward Twine rushed 18 times for 102 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Highlanders (2-2, 1-0) to an easy Three Rivers District victory over the Buffaloes (2-2, 1-2).
Twine scored on runs of 3, 14 and 1 yard and also returned a blocked punt 33 yards for a touchdown. He also had two points on a conversion run after his blocked punt return.
Matt Bishop scored the only Buffalo touchdown on a 42-yard pass from Tony Erchell.
North Cross 21, VES 14: Stevan Nicholas' 1-yard quarterback sneak in the fourth quarter proved to be the difference as the Raiders slipped past the visitors.
A 34-yard pass by Nicholas set up the final touchdown, which capped a comeback from a 14-point halftime deficit.
Austin Bamhill rushed 10 times for 63 yards and two touchdowns in the first half for VES (0-3). Bamhill scored on runs of 5 and 14 yards. Tom O'Neill added 120 yards on 11 carries for VES.
Hunter Smith blocked a punt to start the North Cross comeback. Smith's block early in the second half set up a 17-yard scoring pass play from Nicholas to Jeff Baetz.
Carter Lee added a 1-yard scoring run in the third quarter for North Cross (2-0). Lee finished with 33 carries and 145 yards and Nicholas was 5-of-6 passing for 89 yards.
Staunton River 49, Alleghany 24: The Golden Eagles continued the best start in school history with a non-district victory in Moneta.
Staunton River (4-0) set a school record for points in a home game, eclipsing a 48-point outburst against Bassett in the opening game of the season. Last week, the Golden Eagles had 57 points in a victory on the road, another school record for points.
Big plays from both teams contributed to most of the scoring.
Ben Perkins took the opening kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown to put Alleghany ahead, but the lead lasted scarcely 10 seconds when Kevin Martin hauled the ensuing kickoff back 70 yards for a Staunton River touchdown.
Alleghany was forced to punt on its first offensive possession, and Martin put another charge into the crowd by returning the punt 60 yards for a touchdown. Hence, the Golden Eagles had 14 points before ever running a play on offense.
But that was not the extent of the offensive fireworks. Jarrett Ferguson scored on a 41-yard run for the Golden Eagles and followed that with an 82-yard touchdown run. He finished with 240 yards on 10 carries.
Alleghany had its share of electrifying plays, too. Brian Carroll scampered 77 yards for a touchdown and Shannon Johnson scored on a 40-yard run for the Mountaineers (1-2). Carroll had 108 yards on eight carries and scored a pair of touchdowns.
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