ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Saturday, November 2, 1996 TAG: 9611040123
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-2 EDITION: METRO
TYPE: ROUNDUP
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
Quarterback Frank English ran for 333 yards and four touchdowns Friday night to lead William Byrd to a 40-19 victory over Rockbridge County in a Blue Ridge District game in Lexington.
English scored on runs of 10, 56, 8 and 7 yards as Byrd (6-3 overall, 4-2 BRD) amassed 494 yards rushing against the Rockbridge defense. O.J. Thomasson had 138 yards on 22 carries and added two scores for the Terriers.
Rockbridge (3-6, 2-4), which trailed by only six points until Byrd erupted for 15 fourth-quarter points, was paced by sophomore Clay Hobson, who ran for 80 yards and consecutive kickoff returns of 87 and 81 yards for touchdowns in the third quarter.
The Wildcats were hindered by the loss of Travis Clark. The Rockbridge quarterback, who threw for 1,075 yards in the club's first eight games, broke his foot Tuesday in practice and is out for the season.
Northside 20, Alleghany 13: John Doss scored all three touchdowns for the Vikings (6-3, 5-1) in a Blue Ridge District victory over the Mountaineers (0-6, 1-8) in Low Moor.
Doss rushed for 153 yards on 23 carries. His 1-yard touchdown in the third quarter tied the score at 13. The fourth quarter was scoreless for both teams until Doss scored on a 16-yard run with 2:46 remaining for the game-winning touchdown.
Parry McCluer 46, Craig County 12: The Fighting Blues clinched a tie for the Pioneer District crown with a 34-point win over the Rockets in New Castle.
Parry McCluer (7-2, 3-0) had 16 different running backs carry the ball, led by Mike Clark with five rushes for 63 yards and a touchdown.
Jarvis Pauley led Craig County (0-9, 0-3) with 114 yards on 14 carries.
Halifax 29, Cave Spring 22: The Comets picked off a Knights pass with just under three minutes left in the game on their 30-yard line to preserve the non-district win in South Boston.
Cave Spring (1-8) scored with 4:20 left in the third quarter on Josh Dowdy's 5-yard run to complete the scoring. Dowdy's tally was on the heels of a 42-yard interception return by Jacquan Penick of Halifax (5-3).
Michael Chappell scored two touchdowns and rushed for 143 yards on 16 carries for the Comets.
Glenvar 35, Shawsville 7: Glenvar took advantage of six interceptions for a road victory over its U.S. 11 neighbor in the Three Rivers District.
Lynward Twine rushed 12 times for 123 yards and a touchdown for the Highlanders (4-5, 3-2). Seth Noonkester ran for two touchdowns. Brian Caswell had the only score for Shawsville (3-6, 0-4).
James River 33, Riverheads 14: At Staunton, Brian LeFlore ran for 235 yards and two touchdowns to fuel the Knights to the non-district rout of the winless Gladiators.
LeFlore's 1-yard TD run in the third quarter put James River (5-4) up 20-7. His 78-yard scoring jaunt in the fourth quarter sealed the game.
NOTE: Please see microfilm for scores.
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