THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Saturday, October 15, 1994 TAG: 9410150390
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C4 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: STAFF REPORT
LENGTH: Long : 103 lines
Oscar Smith dominated the second half and beat Wilson, 26-15, Friday night at Lawrence Stadium to snap a 17-game losing streak dating back to 1992.
Nelson White rushed for 147 yards and scored two touchdowns as the Tigers outscored the Presidents, 20-0, in the second half. Oscar Smith (1-5, 1-2) rolled up 229 yards in the second half after being held to 63 in the first 16 minutes.
White set the tone on the first play of the third quarter when he raced 60 yards down the right sideline for a touchdown.
After holding the Presidents on downs, the Tigers marched 60 yards, capped by Kelvin Bethea's 5-yard TD run. Quarterback Brian Lewis ran for the 2-point conversion, giving the Tigers a 20-15 lead with 2:46 left in the quarter.
On the first play of the fourth quarter, White scored on a 23-yard touchdown run to help seal the victory for the Tigers.
Wilson (1-6, 0-5) took a 15-6 lead on touchdown runs by Darryl Scott and Terrance Winston and Taisuke Sato's 26-yard field goal.
Scott, the Southeastern District's leading rusher, had 132 yards on 22 carries.
Reported by BRANDT BRYANT
First Colonial 34 Princess Anne 26
VIRGINIA BEACH - The Patriots scored three touchdowns in the fourth quarter to rally from an 18-14 deficit.
Chris Green's 24-yard run put First Colonial (3-3, 2-3) ahead, 27-18.
Princess Anne (1-5, 1-5) countered with a 59-yard touchdown pass from Jason Sharpe to Ray Gatlin. Sharpe's two-point conversion pass made it, 27-26, with 3:57 left.
But the Cavaliers couldn't stop the Patriots when it mattered most. First Colonial marched 55 yards with Emmanuel Baker scoring from the 2. Jesse Harris' fourth extra-point kick made it 34-26 with 1:20 left.
Princess Anne's final drive reached the First Colonial 49. But three straight incompletions returned the ball to First Colonial with nine seconds left.
First Colonial gained 310 yards, all on the ground. Green led all rushers with 124 yards on 10 carries. Baker added 102 yards on 13 carries and Anthony Jeannette had 82 yards on 21 carries.
Reported by DEREK RIEBEL
Tallwood 47 Ocean Lakes 0
VIRGINIA BEACH - The unbeaten Lions held Ocean Lakes to 49 yards of total offense in posting their third shutout in a row.
Running backs Taron Anderson and John Vann combined for 364 yards rushing and all seven touchdowns.
Anderson, a freshman, carried 21 times for 207 yards and had touchdown runs of 29, 2 and 23 yards.
Vann, a senior, rushed 11 times for 157 yards, including TDs of 9, 40, 2 and 8 yards.
Tallwood (6-0, 5-0) led 27-0 at halftime.
The closest Ocean Lakes (2-5, 2-4) came to scoring was the Tallwood 30. A fumble ended that drive.
Don Lauzon led the Dolphins with 64 yards on 16 carries.
Reported by DENNIS HUGHES
Bayside 36 Cox 12
VIRGINIA BEACH - Lashawn Jones scored two touchdowns and blocked two punts for Bayside.
Jones had a 12-yard fumble return in the third quarter, tying the score, 12-12. The 6-4 defensive back later blocked a punt that set up Roger Hazard's 5-yard touchdown run that put the Marlins in front, 18-12.
Jones' second blocked punt set up a 1-yard run by Jay Kirkland. Jones finished his defensive performance with a 95-yard interception return for the Marlins' (4-2, 4-1) final score.
Cox (1-5, 1-4) led 12-6 at halftime after Aaron Strausbaugh returned a fumble 20 yards for a touchdown with four seconds remaining.
Bayside limited Cox to 66 yards total offense. The Falcons fumbled 10 times and lost three.
Bayside's Lamont Miller led all rushers with 64 yards on 14 carries. Strausbaugh led Cox with 51 yards in 12 attempts.
Reported by GEORGE TORRES
Nansemond River 27 Poquoson 0
SUFFOLK - Dejuan Gambrell and Clarence Skinner scored two touchdowns each as Nansemond River rolled to a Bay Rivers District victory at Arrowhead Stadium.
Gambrell scored the first two Warrior touchdowns on an 18-yard run off right guard with 8:08 left in the first quarter and 1-yard run on the first play of the second period.
Then Skinner, who rushed for 101 yards in 14 carries, took over. He ran 2 yards for a touchdown with 5:52 remaining in the second quarter and then went off right tackle for a 6-yard TD run with 6:56 left in the third period.
Nansemond River's defense and a steady rain held Poquoson's total offense to 102 yards. The closest the Islanders came to scoring was late in the game when they reached the Warrior 13, but Gambrell picked off Wesley Backus' pass to stop the threat.
The victory lifted coach Jerry Varacallo's team to 5-1, 2-1 in the district. The Islanders fell to 1-5, 0-3.
JOHN GORDON
Wilson Christian 58 Southampton Academy 32
COURTLAND - Peter Bridgers rushed for 144 yards and four touchdowns for Wilson Christian. Wilson Christian led by 36-32 entering the fourth quarter. by CNB