ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Saturday, October 19, 1996 TAG: 9610210119
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-2 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
TYPE: ROUNDUP
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
Michael Davis rushed for 114 yards on 18 carries as Blacksburg rolled to a 37-0 victory over Rockbridge County on Friday night in a Blue Ridge District game in Lexington.
Blacksburg (3-4 overall, 2-2 district) began the scoring when Bobby GrahamO went in on a 13-yard pass play from Tommy LaForce. Davis then barreled in from the 1-yard line and the Indians made the two-point conversion to lead 14-0 at halftime.
Davis had another 1-yard touchdown run in the third quarter and sacked the Wildcats' quarterback in the end zone for a safety and a 23-0 lead through three quarters. LaForce then connected with Michael Christ on a 3-yard scoring pass. Scott Long completed the touchdowns with a 2-yard run.
Rockbridge County (3-4, 2-2) turned over the ball six times during a game that was played in a driving rainstorm. The Wildcats fumbled eight times in all.
Grayson County 28, Pocahontas 21: Chad Carrico had 16 carries for 195 yards and three touchdowns as the Blue Devils (4-3, 4-0) held off a late charge by the Indians (5-2, 2-1) in Independence to take control of the Mountain Empire District race.
Carrico had scoring runs of 67 and 42 as Grayson County took a 14-point halftime lead. Pocahontas countered in the third with a 75-yard touchdown run by Chris Woodward, but Carrico scored from 5 yards to put the Blue Devils in front 21-8.
Randy Shupe scored on an 8-yard run to pull Pocahontas to 21-15, but Chad McMillan scored from 8 yards to seal the victory for Grayson County. Jason Crist caught a 28-yard pass from Michael Carter with 22 seconds left to rally Pocahontas to the final margin.
Robbie Phelps had 17 carries for 104 yards and McMillan finished with 18 carries for 84 yards as Grayson County amassed 394 yards rushing.
Covington 29, Craig County 8: Junior Grover Price rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries as the Cougars won a Pioneer District game over the Rockets in Covington.
Every Cougars touchdown came from a different player. Covington (1-6, 1-1) had 320 yards total offense en route to its first victory of the season.
The only score for the Rockets (0-7, 0-2) came with 6:59 left in the game. They had 124 yards total offense.
Carroll County 42, Fort Chiswell 7: Billy Clougher scored four touchdowns as the Cavaliers (5-3) cruised past the Pioneers (2-5) in a non-district contest in Hillsville.
Clougher rushed for 187 yards on 36 carries and scored all but one of the Cavaliers' offensive touchdowns. David Wall scored on a 55-yard run and Jeremy Overfelt returned an interception 50 yards for a score. The Cavaliers amassed 343 yards total offense, all of which were on the ground.
Nathan Houchins scored the only Pioneers touchdown on a 5-yard run in the third quarter. He rushed 18 times for 80 yards.
Radford 40, Shawsville 14: Senior tailback Marlon Wesley scored four touchdowns in barely 21/2 quarters as the Bobcats gained their first victory of the season, routing the Shawnees in a Three Rivers District game in Shawsville
Wesley, who scored three touchdowns in the first 6:47, finished with 15 carries for 132 yards for Radford (4-3, 1-1). Senior quarterback Chris Graham completed 21 of 41 passes for 332 yards and two touchdowns for Shawsville (3-4, 0-3).
Sophomore Brian Caswell finished with eight receptions for 168 yards and scored both touchdowns for Shawsville.
Auburn 13, Glenvar 9: Mark Lovern caught a 21-yard touchdown pass from Jason Phillips in the fourth quarter as the Eagles overcame a nine-point halftime deficit in a Three Rivers District game in Riner.
David Gillespie's extra point gave Auburn (3-4, 2-2) a 10-9 lead after Lovern's touchdown reception, and Gillespie added the second of his two field goals for the final margin.
Glenvar's record is 2-5 overall and 1-2 in the district.
Patrick Henry-Glade Spring 18, Rural Retreat 13: The Rebels nearly let the game get away in the third, but scored the winning touchdown on the first play of the fourth quarter to win a key Hogoheegee District matchup in Glade Spring.
Thanks to an 89-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by Gene Fields and a 10-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Jason Terry to James Bear, Rural Retreat (5-2, 3-1) scored 13 points during a three-minute span in the third quarter.
But Jason Boswell rambled 31 yards on a counter play to begin the fourth quarter to seal the game in Glade Spring. Boswell finished with 121 yards on 16 carries for Patrick Henry (7-1, 4-1).
George Wythe 37, Holston 0: For the first time this season, the Maroons turned the turnover battle in their favor and won a game.
In a Hogoheegee District game played in Wytheville, George Wythe caused Holston (2-5, 0-4) to fumble four times and recovered three. The Maroons also got an interception.
George Wythe (1-7, 1-3) never turned over the football.
Damien Taylor led the Maroons' rushing attack with 16 carries for 111 yards and a touchdown. Quarterback Bubba Collins ran eight times for 93 yards, throwing for one touchdown and running for two.
Floyd County 35, Galax 7: Senior quarterback Tony Erchull overcame wet turf and stiff winds to pass for two touchdowns and run for a third as the Buffaloes improved their record to 5-2 with a non-district victory over the Maroon Tide in Floyd.
Erchull completed five of 10 passes for 111 yards, including touchdown passes of 65 yards to Philip Gillespie and 24 yards to Matti McBroom. Nick Whon had 18 carries for 102 yards to lead Floyd County's ground attack.
Galax (1-6) trailed 14-0 at the half.
Bath County 43, Riverheads 15: Junior tailback Brandon Woodard returned the opening kickoff 90 yards - one of four touchdowns he had Friday night - as the Chargers coasted past winless Riverheads in Hot Springs.
Woodard, who scored three touchdowns in the first 6:46, carried five times for 102 yards. Bath (5-2) led 37-0 before the Gladiators got on the board on a 1-yard touchdown run by Kevin Phillips, who had 18 carries for 140 yards.
William Byrd 24, Alleghany 13: Frank English scored two touchdowns to help the Terriers pick up a Blue Ridge District victory over the Mountaineers in Low Moor.
English scored on a 6-yard run with 43 seconds left in the first half to put Byrd ahead for good. Freshmen O.J. Thomason rushed 40 times for 231 yards and completed two two-point conversions. The Terriers (4-3, 2-2) rushed for 292 yards.
Ben Perkins scored on an 84-yard kickoff return in the first quarter and Shannon Johnson scored on a 1-yard run in the second quarter for the Mountaineers (1-6, 0-4). Alleghany had 140 yards of total offense and never threw a pass.
Patrick County 29, Laurel Park 9: The return of offensive lineman Matt Turner paid off for the Cougars. His backs followed him all night to Patrick County's first victory of the season, a Piedmont District triumph over the Lancers in Stuart.
Junior Penn ran for 163 yards and one touchdown and David Morrison had 46 yards and two touchdowns for the Cougars (1-6, 1-2).
Meanwhile, Laurel Park (1-6, 0-2) mustered only 113 total yards. The Lancers got their only touchdown when Anthony Dillard intercepted a lateral to Penn and returned it 95 yards for a score.
Turner sat out Patrick County's Oct.11 game because of a suspension for fighting in the Carroll County game the previous week.
NOTE: Please see microfilm for scores.
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