THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, September 2, 1994 TAG: 9409020783
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C2 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY LEE TOLLIVER, STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH LENGTH: Medium: 62 lines
Princess Anne's Ray Gatlin returned the opening kickoff 77 yards for a touchdown and the Cavaliers never let up in making Ocean Lakes' maiden voyage about as memorable as the Titanic's.
Princess Anne piled 417 yards of total offense in routing the Dolphins, 56-0 Thursday. And it could have been worse. The Cavaliers had two scores nullified by penalties.
Princess Anne averaged nearly 10 yards per rush and more than 19 years per pass completion.
Junior tailback Mike Majette carried 14 times for 143 yards and scored three touchdowns.
``We've got an awful lot of weapons,'' Princess Anne coach Mike Benzel said.
A lot of teams may put it together against Ocean Lakes. The first-year Dolphins trailed, 35-0, at halftime.
Ocean Lakes had a great scoring opportunity midway through the first quarter when Princess Anne fumbled a punt and Garrett Cardenas recovered for the Dolphins at the Cavaliers' 11.
But Princess Anne held, forcing Ocean Lakes to attempt a 22-yard field goal. Eivind Eriksen's kick was low and wide to the right.
Ocean Lakes mounted its first good drive with about a minute left in the first half - netting four first downs and driving from its own 19 to the Princess Anne 45 before the half ran out.
Princess Anne drove 82 yards for its sixth touchdown in spite of itself. A Majette touchdown was called back for clipping, as was a 50-yard pass to Rashad Rogers that got to the Dolphins' 1.
Two more clipping plays had Benzel fuming, before Majette went 17 yards to make it 42-0.
``Man, I had two touchdowns called back tonight because of penalties,'' said Majette. ``I know we did this against a young team with not much experience, but we need to learn from this. We've got some better teams down the road and won't be able to get by with those mistakes.''
Majette scored his first touchdown on a 44-yard, tackle-breaking option pitch around right end.
Rogers then hauled in a 37-yard scoring strike from Justin Sharp on the first play after an Ocean Lakes fumble.
Majette followed with his second touchdown on a 9-yard run in which he carried three defenders about three yards across the goal line. A 4-yard plunge by Rodney Barr ended the first-half rout.
Place kicker Richie Rosso made good on all five extra points and finished 8-for-8 on the night.
Backup quarterback Anthony McDanials scored in the fourth period on a nifty 46-yard run, and Princess Anne substitute running back Tracey Corprew finished the scoring with a 1-yard dash. ILLUSTRATION: Photo
MORT FRYMAN
Ocean Lakes quarterback Amos Walter was tossed about by Princess
Anne defenders Thursday.
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