ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Saturday, September 28, 1996 TAG: 9609300130
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-2 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
TYPE: ROUNDUP
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
Junior fullback Craig Hodge rushed for 176 yards and four touchdowns Friday night as Pulaski County thrashed Science Hill 38-13 in a non-district football game in Dublin.
The Cougars spotted Science Hill (from Johnson City, Tenn.) an early 7-0 lead and then scored 31 unanswered points in improving their record to 4-1. Science Hill, which had not scored fewer than 31 points in its first four games, fell to 3-2.
``I believe Pulaski County became a quality football team tonight,'' Pulaski coach Joel Hicks said. ``Without a doubt, this was our best game of the season.
``In order to beat a high-powered offensive football team like Science Hill, we had to control the line of scrimmage and we did so on both sides of the ball.''
Pulaski County gained 380 yards on the ground, running the ball on 44 of 45 offensive plays. Kwasi Scott carried 14 times for 68 yards and quarterback Ron Branch ran six times for 63 yards, including a 15-yard touchdown run when the Cougars led 10-7 in the third quarter.
Hodge, who had scored on a 1-yard run to make it 7-7 in the second quarter, added scoring runs of 4, 53 and 46 yards in the second half.
Science Hill quarterback Matt Wilhjelm completed 14 of 25 passes for 157 yards and two touchdowns, both to Tennessee-bound receiver Brad Fields, but he was intercepted three times.
Science Hill returned 17 starters from a team that defeated Pulaski County 27-24 in Johnson City, Tenn. Pulaski County has six starters back from its 1995 team.
Rockbridge County 21, Alleghany 20, OT: Clay Hobson scored on a 2-yard run and Kevin Kleinchester's kick was good to give the Wildcats an overtime victory against the Mountaineers in a Blue Ridge District game in Lexington.
Freddie Portillo scored on Alleghany's first possession with a 10-yard scamper to give Alleghany a 20-14 lead. But Rockbridge County sophomore Sidney Lotts broke up the potential two-point conversion pass to set up the Wildcats' winning kick.
Hobson scored on third-and-goal after his 3-yard sweep and Travis Clark's five-yard pass to Scott Sorrells. Hobson finished with 129 yards on 20 carries.
Clark finished 11-for-20 for 145 yards as Rockbridge County improved to 2-2, 1-0.
Portillo finished with two touchdowns and 20 yards on six carries for the Mountaineers (1-3 overall, 0-1 Blue Ridge). Shannon Johnson carried the ball 22 times for 91 yards and tossed a touchdown pass.
Floyd County 49, Shawsville 28: The Buffaloes scored 49 consecutive points to defeat the Shawnees in a Three Rivers District game in Shawsville.
Floyd County (2-0 district, 2-2 overall) was led by Tony Urchel who passed for 149 yards and three touchdowns and ran for two more. Shawsville (0-1 district, 2-2 overall) lost despite outgaining the Buffaloes 445 yards to 420 yards. The Shawnees Anthony Creasey ran 16 times for 133 yards and Chris Graham ran 11 times for 188 yards. Shawsville had four turnovers to Floyd's two.
Liberty 7, Heritage 6: The Minutemen edged the Pioneers for a victory in their opening Seminole District contest in Lynchburg.
Dewayne Banks scored the Pioneers' (1-3, 0-1) only points on a 55-yard run in the second quarter. The extra-point attempt was blocked, which would prove to be the difference in the game.
The Minutemen were scoreless in the first half, but Tim Parker scored on a 30-yard run in the third quarter. The extra-point attempt kick was good and the Minutemen improved to 3-2, 1-0.
Galax 16, Auburn 14: Chris Lineberry's 18-yard run with 8:14 to play proved to be the difference as the Maroon Tide broke into the win column with a victory over the Eagles in Galax.
The Maroon Tide (1-4) scored first on a 46-yard run by Jason White in the opening period, and the conversion kick made it 7-0. Auburn (2-3) countered with a 6-yard touchdown run by Jason Phipps and a 2-yard touchdown run by Matt Nemitt to take a 14-7 halftime lead.
A Galax field goal in the third quarter set the stage for Lineberry's decisive touchdown.
Jacob Vaughan led the Maroon Tide with 77 yards rushing. William Shelton had a team-high 76 yards on the ground for the Eagles in tight game on a sloppy field.
Chatham 28, Patrick County 21: Desmond Pruett hit Travis Harston with an 83-yard scoring pass in the third quarter to give the Cavaliers the lead for good in a non-district game at Chatham.
That catch-and-run plus a 2-point conversion toss gave Chatham a 22-21 lead. Jerome Rigney's 1-yard run in the fourth provided the final margin.
Junior Penn rushed for 239 yards on 32 carries and scored a touchdown for Patrick County (0-4).
Bath County 27, Franklin (W.Va.) 14: Brandon Woodard and Anthony Pusey led a powerful ground game that carried the Chargers past the 20th-ranked Class A team in West Virginia.
Woodard led the way with 197 yards and two touchdowns - on 72- and 55-yard bursts - for Bath County (3-1). Pusey had 122 of the Chargers' 330 yards and added a touchdown on 15 carries.
The biggest play of the night for Bath County, however, may have been a pass. With Franklin (2-2) leading 14-12, Brian Cauley connected with Curtis Lockridge on a 20-yard touchdown pass with 21 seconds left in the first half to put the Chargers in front to stay. Woodard made it 20-14 with a two-point conversion run.
Josh Byers provided most of the offense for the hosts, rushing for 128 yards and one touchdown and catching a 16-yard scoring pass.
Bland County 50, Craig County 16: In New Castle, Keith Bourne scored three touchdowns and a two-point conversion as Bland took a 38-0 lead after three quarters and coasted past winless Craig County.
Craig County gained a measure of respectability when junior Jarvis Pauley scored on touchdown runs of 60 and 52 yards. The Rockets also blocked four Bland extra-point attempts.
Bourne carried 15 times for 163 yards. J.B. Lambert had seven rushing attempts for 119 yards and one touchdown. Bland had 542 yards in total offense.
Grayson County 41, Narrows 22: The Blue Devils overcame an early deficit to defeat the Green Wave in a Mountain Empire District game in Narrows.
Grayson County (2-2) scored 41 unanswered points after trailing 13-0 to start the game. Narrows fell to 2-3 on the season.
Martinsville 31, Dan River 0: Leander Preston caught four interceptions and scored one touchdown as the Bulldogs (4-0) shut out the Wildcats (3-1) for thier first loss in a non-district contest.
Manti Venable rushed for one touchdown and 108 yards on 18 carries to lead the Bulldogs. Jess Wade completed four of nine passes for 89 yards and one 55-yard touchdown pass.
The Wildcats advanced the ball inside the Bulldog 20-yard line three times in the second quarter and turned the ball over each time. Joe Saunders rushed for 53 yards on six carries early but was injured in the first half.
Magna Vista 31, William Campbell 8: The Warriors amassed 349 yards of total offense against the Generals in a non-district win in Ridgeway.
Magna Vista (4-0) was led by Travis Preston who rushed for 231 yards on 15 carries and had three offensive touchdowns as well as a 62 yard interception return. Ty Poe led William Campbell (1-3) with 92 yards on eight carries.
Radford 34, Covington 6: Marlon Wesley rushed for 95 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and quarterback Adam Artrip threw a pair of touchdown passes as the Bobcats notched a non-district victory in Covington.
Wesley scored on runs of 9 and 18 yards for Radford (3-2), which gained 281 yards on the ground. Eliot Barton added a 43-yard scoring run for the Bobcats and caught one of Artrip's touchdown passes.
Artrip, a junior, completed nine of 13 passes for 146 yards. His scoring pass to Barton covered 38 yards and he also threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Joe Housel.
Covington (0-4) got its only touchdown on a 1-yard plunge from William Stewart in the second quarter.
Giles 48, Fort Chiswell 7: The Spartans capitalized on six Pioneeer turnovers as they rolled to the 41-point victory in a non-district game in Fort Chiswell.
Giles (5-0) scored on all five first half posessions, with the worst starting positions fro any drive being the Fort Chiswell 39 yard line. The Spartans did not have a turnover for the game.
Fort Chiswell (2-3) scored their lone touchdown in the fourth quarter.
Bassett 12, Tunstall 6: The Bengals stuffed a Trojans run on fourth-and-goal inside the 1 for a non-district victory in Bassett.
The Bengals coaches put John Miller in front of the Tunstall center and told him to drive the pile back when the ball was snapped. Carl Watkins came in from Miller's side to finish off the play.
Watkins also scored Bassett's go-ahead touchdown on a 4-yard run. He finished with 145 yards on 24 carries. T.K. Johnson also scored on 45-yard run. Bassett improved to 3-2.
Diondre Strange ran for Tunstall's only touchdown and had 125 yards on 21 carries.
Rural Retreat 43, George Wythe 3: The Indians took the trophy and the game in the annual Hall of Fame game against George Wythe.
Rural Retreat had a good time at home in the Hogoheegee District matchup, rushing for 314 total yards compared to 78 for the the Maroons. Gene Fields had 26 carries for 182 yards and a touchdown. Jermaine Crockett led George Wythe (0-5, 0-1) with 11 carries for 52 yards.
Anthony Hagee had 10 tackles for the Indians (4-1, 2-0) and Will Smith and Justin Nowers had seven apiece.
Amherst Co. 52, Franklin County 16: Cam Jackson rushed for 173 yards and scored four touchdowns in the Lancers' non-district win at Amherst.
Jackson scored on runs of 7, 15 and 42 yards and returned a punt 71 yards for a score. Carlos Kinney rushed for two touchdowns and Eddie Megginson carried 12 times for 118 yards for Amherst County (4-1).
Franklin County's Brandon Smith rushed for a touchdown and Eagles' quarterback Bobby Basham was 6-for-10 for 92 yards, including a 20-yard scoring pass to Josh Hale. Matt Maxey also kicked a 20-yard field goal for Franklin County (2-3).
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