THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, July 30, 1995 TAG: 9507280197
SECTION: CHESAPEAKE CLIPPER PAGE: 26 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY BRYAN JOHNSTON, CORRESPONDENT
LENGTH: Short : 45 lines
INDIAN RIVER CLOSED out the inaugural season of the Chesapeake Community Passing League with a 16-0 shutout of Deep Creek. With the victory, the Braves finished with a 4-0 record and claimed the championship.
Western Branch, which had the night off, finished second with a 3-1 record.
Indian River scored all of its points in the first half, with quarterback James Boyd hitting his two favorite targets in the summer league - Anthony Cason and Lance Bishop - for touchdowns.
Boyd connected with Cason on the first series with a 45 yard score to put the Braves ahead, 8-0. Boyd then hit Bishop for a 27 yard touchdown. The two-point conversion rounded out the scoring.
``I wasn't real pleased with tonight's performance. The kids were a little lackadaisical,'' said Indian River coach Bob Parker. ``But over all, (the league) went well. . . .''
Oscar Smith 20, Great Bridge 15: Jamar Lewis had two touchdown passes as the Tigers (2-2) defeated Great Bridge to finish with two consecutive victories.
Lewis hit Byron Harvin with a nine yard touchdown pass to open the scoring. The Wildcats (0-4) retaliated when quarterback Mike Cuddyer hooked up with Adrian Hughes on a 30 yard score to cut the lead to 8-7.
Brian Lewis took over as the Oscar Smith quarterback and found Lavon Rice for a 70 yard bomb, but Cuddyer countered with a 29 yard score to Jason Buckley. Great Bridge took the lead, 15-14, on a two-point conversion.
The Tigers marched down the field on their next possession, as Jamar Lewis hit George Sumner late in the game from five yards out for the winning score.
``I feel I have a better handle on our personnel, which will help me plan for the season,'' said Oscar Smith coach Bill Lyons. ``This league gave us the opportunity to learn the offensive and defensive concepts that we're going to use, and the kids are excited.''
Formal practice for the area high school football teams begins Aug. 7. by CNB