ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Saturday, November 9, 1996 TAG: 9611110118
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-2 EDITION: METRO
TYPE: ROUNDUP
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
Brian LeFlore rushed for 114 yards and four touchdowns Friday night to lead James River to a 47-8 Pioneer District victory over Craig County in Buchanan.
LeFlore scored on runs of 34, 1 and 20 yards for the Knights (6-4 overall, 3-1 district) and returned the only Craig County kickoff 78 yards for another touchdown.
Billy Joe Carter made 26 tackles for James River, giving him more than 200 for the season.
Jarvis Pauley 69 yards on 19 carries and scored the only touchdown for Craig County (0-10, 0-4).
Brunswick Academy 26, Roanoke Catholic 0: P.J. Moyer rushed for 144 yards on 40 carries in a losing effort for the Celtics in the first round of the Virginia Independent Schools Division 1 state playoffs In Lawrenceville.
Moyer needed 183 yards to break the Timesland all-time rushing record. He finishes his career in second place in Timesland.
Colonial Beach 26, North Cross 7: The Raiders fell victim to a big third quarter by Colonial Beach in the Virginia Independent Schools state playoffs in Colonial Beach.
Daniel Rector of Colonial Beach (7-4) ran 35 times for 184 yards in the victory.
North Cross (5-4) led 7-6 at halftime, but allowed Colonial Beach three third-quarter touchdowns, two by Rector.
Covington 27, Glenvar 21 The Cougars rallied twice to give retiring coach John Woodzell a victory in his final game.
Covington (3-7) wiped out deficits of 14-0 and 21-14 to win the non-district game. Tracy Walker's 11-yard pass from Brent May with 10 minutes left in the game provided the Cougars with the winning touchdown.
Glenvar (4-6) built its 21-14 lead on two touchdowns by Lynward Twine. It was the rushing of Hunter Allen with 108 yards on 13 carries that kept the Highlanders offense going.
Covington's first three touchdowns came on short runs by William Stewart. Stewart rushed for 142 yards on 19 carries.
Bassett 28, Magna Vista 12: The Bengals shocked the Warriors, the state's top-ranked Group AA team, in Bassett.
Bassett (7-3, 4-1) earned a three-way tie for the Piedmont District title and a berth in the Region IV Division 3 playoffs. Bassett will travel to Gate City, the No. 2 ranked team, next week.
Bassett tied Martinsville and Magna Vista for the Piedmont crown. Martinsville will now play at arch-rival Magna Vista (9-1, 4-1) in the other Region IV Division 3 playoff game.
Carl Watkins led the victory with 168 yards rushing on 22 carries and three touchdowns.
It was the defense, though, that might have keyed the win. First, Bassett's defense shut down Magna Vista's Travis Preston, Timesland's fourth-leading rusher, with just 80 yards on 21 attempts.
The Bengals' defense started the upset by blocking a Warriors punt that Steve Hatton returned 5 yards for the game's first touchdown.
After Magna Vista's Alex Seals hauled in a 23-yard touchdown pass from Chad Blackstock to make it 7-6 at the half, Watkins scored a pair of third-period touchdowns.
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