THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Saturday, September 30, 1995 TAG: 9509300441
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C6 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY KEVIN DOEPP, STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: SUFFOLK LENGTH: Medium: 69 lines
Fullback William Brown pounded the ball in from 1 yard out for the winning touchdown with a little over a minute to play as the Southampton Indians posted a 20-14 victory over Lakeland in the Bay Rivers opener for both teams Friday night.
The drive was aided by a gutsy 22-run by Indians tailback Rico Ivey, who finished with 137 yards rushing.
The Indians (4-0) started the drive on their own 43-yard line after stopping Cavaliers tailback Travis Rawls on fourth-and-three.
After gains of 11 and 22 yards by Ivey, sandwiched around a delay of game penalty, the Indians took advantage of an illegal participation penalty on Lakeland (1-3), giving the Indians the ball at the Cavaliers' 13-yard line.
A 9-yard run by quarterback Brad Davis set up Brown's winner.
``Both teams played a heckuva ballgame,'' Indians head coach Littleton Parker said. ``We were unable to put the ball in a couple of times deep in their territory. We are just glad to get the victory.''
Parker was referring to the fact that his team turned the ball over on downs several times in Cavaliers territory.
Southampton opened the scoring in the first quarter on its first drive on a two-yard scamper by Brown. The Indians struck again when Davis hit Durane Parker on a 43-yard touchdown pass.
The Cavaliers would get on the board with about three minutes to play on Antoine Riddick's five-yard run to make it 14-6 at the half.
After no scoring in the third the Cavaliers tied the game on quarterback Lindell Hunter's 59-yard touchdown pass to Riddick. Rawls then converted on the two-point conversion. Nansemond River 23 Franklin 8
FRANKLIN - Second-string running back Mike Rodgers ran for 113 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Warriors in a sloppily played Bay Rivers District opener.
Rogers scored his first touchdown, a six-yard run, on the third play of the game after the Warriors recovered a Franklin fumble on the opening kickoff. Rodgers added a three-yard scoring run in the second quarter. Nansemond River (2-2) also got a one-yard TD plunge from Reginald Wiggins and a 35-yard Drey Asbell field goal.
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WINDSOR - Wayne Briggs ran for more than 200 yards for the third straight game and added two touchdowns as the Dukes improved to 4-0.
Briggs finished with 214 yards, boosting his season total to 903. David Bickley complemented Briggs' effort with 78 rushing yards and two scores for the Dukes, who broke open a six-point game with 20 fourth-quarter points. York 17 Smithfield 7
SMITHFIELD - The visiting Falcons (3-1) rallied for 17 points in the fourth quarter in the Bay Rivers District opener for both teams.
Packer quarterback Daryl Savage was 13 for 26 for 187, including a 16-yard touchdown pass to Gabriel McKusick in the third quarter. McKusick finished with four receptions for 56 yards, while Derek Carter made five catches for 78 yards for Smithfield (1-3). by CNB