ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Sunday, October 13, 1996 TAG: 9610150038
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B7 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS
Linebacker Tony Jordan forced one fumble, recovered another and returned an interception 94 yards for a touchdown Saturday as James Madison rallied to beat William and Mary 26-21 in a Yankee Conference football game in Harrisonburg.
The Dukes scored the game's final 12 points.
Following Jordan's touchdown late in the third quarter, John Coursey kicked two fourth-quarter field goals, including a 40-yarder that gave the Dukes (5-1 overall, 3-0 Yankee Conference) a 23-21 lead. It was James Madison's third consecutive victory over the Tribe.
The loss drops William and Mary (4-2, 2-1) out of a three-way tie for first place in the Yankee Conference Mid-Atlantic Division. Villanova and James Madison, No. 17 in Division I-AA, remain tied for the division lead.
No. 15 William and Mary had four turnovers, each of which led to a score.
Jordan's interception return, the longest in school history, cut the lead to 21-20 with 3:32 left in the third quarter after the Dukes blew the extra point on a bad hold.
Tribe quarterback Mike Cook, the conference's top-rated passer, was 10-of-23 for 117 yards and the interception.
James Madison tailback Kelvin Jeter ran for 98 yards on a school-record 36 carries.
In other state games:
Delaware 14, Richmond 7: Kenny Bailey returned an interception for a touchdown and blocked a punt to set up another score, leading the Blue Hens past the Spiders in a Yankee Conference game in Richmond.
Delaware (5-1, 3-1 Yankee) won for the 21st time in 25 games despite gaining only 239 yards. Richmond (2-4, 1-3 Yankee) had five turnovers.
The Blue Hens went ahead midway through the opening quarter when Bailey blocked Mike White's punt from the Spiders' 43. Four plays later, Leo Hamlett hit John Key for a 32-yard touchdown pass and Delaware led 6-0.
Bailey padded the Blue Hens' lead in the third quarter, stepping in front of Joe Elrod's pass to Rahmaan Streater and returning the interception 35 yards for the touchdown. Eddie Conti's two-point conversion made it 14-0.
The Spiders scored late in the third quarter, after Lamont Neal's fumble recovery on the Blue Hens' 45. Elrod kept the drive alive with a 16-yard completion to Muneer Moore on fourth-and-five from the 20, and Minoso Rodgers finished the march with a 4-yard run with 1:17 left in the quarter.
Hofstra 29, Liberty 20: Lance Schulters returned an interception 43 yards for a score and Hofstra scored 12 points over a 26-second span of the fourth quarter to beat the Flames in Lynchburg.
Hofstra (3-2) trailed 14-7 after Andrew McFadden scored for Liberty (1-5) on a 4-yard run with 9:21 left in the third quarter. The Flying Dutchmen then scored the next 22 points.
Following a Flames fumble, Hofstra marched 36 yards on five plays, culminating in an 8-yard touchdown pass from Giovanni Carmazzi to Bryan Kish to tie the score at 14.
Liberty was three-and-out on the ensuing series with Cedric Johnson returning the punt 37 yards to midfield. Nine plays later, Carmazzi scored on a 9-yard quarterback draw for a 20-14 lead after the point-after kick failed.
Twenty-six seconds later, Schulters, a linebacker, picked off Ben Anderson's pass over the middle and returned it for a touchdown.
Guilford 21, Ferrum 14: Danny Strelkauskas threw for 209 yards and one touchdown, and ran 3 yards for another score to lead the Quakers to victory over the Panthers in Greensboro, N.C.
The Guilford defense forced four turnovers against Ferrum (0-5), and sophomore safety Dwayne Cherry opened the scoring with a 27-yard interception return that gave the Quakers (2-3) a 7-0 lead.
Stelkauskas' touchdown run gave Guilford a 14-0 lead with 5:47 left in the first quarter.
Ferrum didn't score until Mike Gregory picked up a fumble and ran 38 yards for a touchdown with 5:57 left in the third quarter.
But Strelkauskas found Brian Richardson on a 19-yard scoring strike to cap an eight-play, 76-yard drive with 2:39 left in the period and give Guilford a 21-7 lead.
Ferrum quarterback Brith Osinkosky threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Mike Souma early in the fourth quarter, but the Panthers were stopped twice on downs inside Guilford's 22-yard line in the final five minutes.
Davidson 23, Washington and Lee 12: Eric Ferguson ran for a career-high 124 yards and one touchdown as the Wildcats beat the Generals in Davidson, N.C.
Ferguson's 12-yard scoring run gave Davidson (3-2) a 7-0 lead in the first quarter, and the teams traded field goals in the second period.
Washington and Lee (1-4) tied the score on Chas Chastain's 1-yard run with 10:13 left in the third quarter.
The Wildcats took the lead for good when Tommy Dugan, who entered the game after Matt Strader threw two interceptions, hit Pete Perri on a 9-yard scoring pass with 8:56 left in the game. The Generals blocked the extra-point attempt, and Ryan Fletemeyer scooped up the ball and returned it for two points, making the score 16-12.
Davidson sealed the win with a 12-play, 64-yard drive culminating in Dugan's 6-yard touchdown run with 1:45 remaining.
Spence Fischer completed 16 of 27 pass attempts for 178 yards for Washington and Lee.
Emory & Henry 34, Hampden-Sydney 7: J.D. Davis ran for 166 yards and two touchdowns as the Wasps outrushed the Tigers 378-21 in a lopsided victory in Hampden-Sydney.
Davis scored on runs of 3 and 6 yards and also had a 48-yard run. The Wasps (4-1) also got 103 rushing yards and a touchdown from Oliver Jordan.
Hampden-Sydney (2-3) scored on a 42-yard pass from Walt Bondurant to Aaron Settles that got the Tigers within 13-7 just before halftime.
Hampton 37, Delaware State 7: Freshman quarterback Roy Johnson completed 10 of 18 passes for 199 yards and a touchdown and rushed for a score to lead the Pirates (3-3, 1-3 MEAC) to victory in Dover, Del.
LENGTH: Long : 107 lines ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO: AP Darren Sharper (12) of William and Mary upendsby CNBJames Madison running back D'Artagnan Townes in the first quarter.