ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Sunday, September 29, 1996 TAG: 9609300144
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C-11 EDITION: METRO
TYPE: STATE
SOURCE: From Associated Press and staff reports
Tommy Rueger, filling in for injured Brooks Fischer, ran for two touchdowns and threw for one as Washington and Lee stunned previously unbeaten Centre 29-21 on Saturday in Danville, Ky.
Centre (3-1) scored on three consecutive possessions to take a 21-7 lead.
W&L (1-2) scored its first touchdown when John Bernazzi returned the kickoff 90 yards after the Colonels' first touchdown.
Rueger, a senior making his first start, scored on a 1-yard keeper with 8 minutes, 34 seconds left in the half. Matt Holbrook's extra-point try was blocked.
The Generals opened the second half with a 10-play, 71-yard drive that was capped by a 7-yard touchdown pass from Rueger to Nick Hodge. The two-point conversion run failed as Centre led 21-19.
Holbrook's 37-yard field goal put W&L in front to stay with 8:21 to play in the game. An interception by Travis Wisdom on the Colonels' next possession set up the Generals' final touchdown. A 30-yard pass from Rueger to Chas Chastain set up Rueger's second 1-yard TD scamper.
Rueger completed 12 of 29 passes for 185 yards, with seven of those throws going to Chastain for a total of 120 yards.
In other games involving Virginia teams:
New Hampshire 39, James Madison 22: Jerry Azumah ran for two touchdowns and caught a touchdown pass, and Chris Bresnahan passed for two touchdowns and ran for one as the Wildcats surprised the Dukes in a Yankee Conference matchup in Harrisonburg.
Greg Maddox, a redshirt freshman, passed for 285 yards in his first start for JMU (3-1 overall, 1-1 conference), ranked 20th in NCAA Division I-AA. New Hampshire, ranked 25th, is 3-0, 3-0.
Richmond 37, Boston U. 7: Mike Shannon passed for two touchdowns as the Spiders dominated the Terriers in a Yankee Conference game in Boston.
Boston U. (0-4, 0-3) got on the board first when Matt Atlak ran 3 yards for a score in the first period.
Richmond (2-2, 1-1) then scored 20 points in the second quarter to take control. The touchdowns came on a 60-yard interception return by Shawn Barber and touchdown passes inside the 10-yard line to Denver Haught and Muneer Moore.
Indiana State 34, Liberty 10: Kevin Cox passed for two touchdowns, and Jason Potter rushed for 115 yards and one touchdown as the Sycamores (3-2) extinguished the Flames (1-4) in Lynchburg.
Lawrence Worthington, Liberty's leading rusher, sprained an ankle in the second quarter and did not return to the game.
Hampton 14, Virginia State 10: Tyrone Mayer scored on a 1-yard run with 3:33 to play as the Pirates (2-2) overcame six turnovers to defeat the Trojans (2-3) in the Whitney M. Young Classic at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. The victory allowed coach Joe Taylor to avoid his first three-game losing streak since taking over in 1992 at Hampton, but it was Virginia State's third consecutive loss.
Hampden-Sydney 27, Guilford 21: Dorian Baker rushed for two touchdowns, including a 2-yard plunge with 37 seconds remaining, as the Tigers (2-1, 2-0) edged the Quakers (1-2, 1-1) in an Old Dominion Athletic Conference game in Hampden-Sydney.
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