Saturday, October 23, 2004
Rockets fire back in 4th
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Hancock, after being slowed to 52 yards rushing in the first half, gained 110 yards after halftime and scored the game-winner with two minutes remaining. Brock Jones contributed two scores for Craig County (5-2, 1-0), including a one-yard rush to tie the score at 14-14.
Damon Ross passed for 154 yards and a touchdown while C.J. Kyle led the defense with 15 tackles for James River (4-3, 1-1).
Craig County 0 7 0 14 - 21
James River 7 7 0 0 - 14
JR - Goad 5 run (Johns kick)
CC - Bacon 37 pass from B. Jones (R. Jones kick)
JR - Harris 48 pass from Ross (Johns kick)
CC - B. Jones 1 run (kick failed)
CC - Hancock 1 run (B. Jones run)
George Washington 34,
Patrick Henry 27
Cam Martin threw a 54-yard touchdown pass with 5:38 left in the fourth quarter as the Eagles (7-1, 2-0) defeated the Patriots in the Western Valley District game in Danville.
Marcus Day rushed for 61 yards including a 32-yard touchdown for Patrick Henry (1-7, 0-2).
Martin threw for 113 yards and three touchdowns, all caught by receiver John Gregory, for GW.
George Washington14 7 7 6 - 34
Patrick Henry 0 14 7 6 - 27
GW - Martin 46 run (Owen kick)
GW - Walton 39 run (Owen kick)
PH - Day 32 (Bradshaw kick)
PH - Martin 66 run (Bradshaw kick)
GW - Gregory 15 pass from Martin (Owen kick)
PH - Harper 40 yard fumble return (Bradshaw kick)
GW - Gregory 20 pass from Martin (Owen kick)
PH - Muse 3 run (pass failed)
GW - Gregory 54 pass from Martin (kick blocked)
Radford 34, Auburn 0
David Oliver ran for 197 yards and scored two touchdowns as the Bobcats (3-4, 0-2) blanked the host Eagles in the Three Rivers district game.
Travis West rushed for 63 yards and Matt Shepheard had 58 yards receiving for Auburn (2-5, 0-2).
The Radford defense forced four turnovers including an interception returned 9 yards for a touchdown by Dylan Dehart. The Bobcats held Auburn to only 141 yards of total offense.
Radford14 0 14 6 - 34
Auburn 0 0 0 0 - 0
R - Weinz 66 run (Weinz kick)
R - Turner 4 run (Weinz kick)
R - Oliver 5 run (Weinz kick)
R - Dehart 9 interception return (Weinz kick)
R - Oliver 6 run (kick failed)
Roanoke Catholic 34,
Fuqua 12
Seth Price rushed for 168 yards and two touchdowns as the host Celtics (4-3, 2-1) defeated Fuqua in the Virginia Independent Conference game.
Phillip Mooney ran for 72 yards and a touchdown for Fuqua (2-7, 0-4).
Angelo Fuller ran 108 yards and scored two touchdowns for Roanoke Catholic. The Celtics recorded two interceptions.
Fuqua 0 6 0 6 - 12
Roanoke Catholic 7 6 21 0 - 34
RC - Fuller 44 run (May kick)
RC - Price 77 run (kick failed)
F - Mooney 8 run (kick blocked)
RC - Price 8 run (May kick)
RC - Fuller 1 run (May kick)
RC - Hairston 16 run (May kick)
F - Donker 17 run (conversion failed)
Lynchburg Christian 39,
North Cross 0
Brandon Giles scored two touchdowns as Lynchburg Christian (8-0) shut out the Raiders (4-3) to stay unbeaten.
Shawn Cardwell led the Raiders with 96 yards on 22 carries.
North Cross 0 0 0 0 - 0
Lynchburg Christian 3 7 7 22 - 39
LC - FG Cooter 24
LC- Mendez 9 pass from Rocco (Cooter kick)
LC- Rose 2 run (Cooter kick)
LC- Giles 12 run (Cooter kick)
LC- Giles 60 punt return (Cooter 3 pass from Rocco)
LC- Clark 14 run (Cooter kick)
Northside 35,
Alleghany 13
Sophomore quarterback Grandin VanMarter threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more to lead the Vikings (2-6, 1-1) to the Blue Ridge District win over the Mountaineers (2-6, 0-2).
Northside recovered an onside kick on the opening kickoff and never trailed.
Pulaski County 27,
Blacksburg 0
Kevin Crouse ran for 242 yards on 29 carries and scored two touchdowns to lead the Cougars (6-1, 1-1) to a River Ridge District win in Blacksburg.
The Cougars had more than 373 yards of total offense, compared to Blacksburg's 199 yards.
Blacksburg (1-6, 0-2) was led by Matt Woods who ran for 66 yards on 11 carries, and quarterback Daniel Smith who completed 11 of 33 passes for 105 yards. Will Matthews has five catches for 66 yards for the Bruins.
Pulaski County 0 7 7 13 - 27
Blacksburg 0 0 0 0 - 0
PC-Cobbs 59 pass from Dean (Piscura kick)
PC-Crouse 51 run (Piscura kick)
PC-Crouse 19 run (kick blocked)
PC-Poindexter 43 run (Piscura kick)
Giles 30,
Eastern Montgomery 14
C.J. Hamilton and Jeremiah Robertson combined for 280 yards rushing and three scores as the Spartans defeated Three Rivers District foe Eastern Montgomery in Pearisburg.
Hamilton led the Mustangs with 195 rushing yards, and Robertson picked up 85 for Giles (4-2, 2-0).
Jordan Stewart got the Mustangs (2-5, 0-2) on the board in the fourth quarter with a 30-yard touchdown pass and returned a fumble for 80 yards for a touchdown.
EastMont 0 0 0 14 - 14
Giles12 18 0 0 - 30
G - Robertson 22 run (kick failed)
G - Hamilton 45 run (kick failed)
G - Cook 45 run (Robertson run)
G - Robertson 1 run (Tanner kick)
G - FG Tanner 29
EM - Stewart 80 fumble recover (Morgan kick)
EM - Sisson 30 pass from Stewart (Morgan kick)
Heritage 33,
Staunton River 0
Wayne Ford threw for 282 yards and four touchdowns and added a 22-yard fumble return for a score to lead the Pioneers to a Seminole District drubbing of the Golden Eagles in Lynchburg.
Ricky Benjamin added 107 yards receiving and two scores for Heritage (5-2, 2-1).
Staunton River falls to 0-8 overall and 0-4 in the district.
Staunton River 0 0 0 0 - 0
Heritage 20 6 7 0 - 33
H - Cook 38 pass from Ford (Bottoms kick)
H - Cook 46 pass from Ford (Grant kick)
H - Benjamin 57 pass from Ford (kick failed)
H - Benjamin 50 pass from Ford (kick failed)
H - Ford 22 fumble return (Bottoms kick)
Rockbridge County 25,
Stuarts Draft 7
Chase Prasnicki completed 8 of 14 passes for 146 yards and two touchdowns as the Wildcats (7-1, 5-1) won on a Valley District game on the road. Prasnicki also ran for a touchdown.
Cardell Rosser ran for 185 yards on 25 carries and had five catches for 95 yards for Rockbridge County.
Rockbridge Co. 7 6 6 6- 25
Stuarts Draft 7 0 0 0- 7
RC - Prasnicki 4 run (Bopp kick)
SD- Miller 47 run (Rowe kick)
RC- Rosser 80 run (pass failed)
RC- Sandridge 50 pass from Prasnicki (pass failed)
RC - Rosser 45 pass from Prasnicki (kick failed)
Parry McCluer 16,
Covington 0
Barrett Downs returned the second-half kick off 77 yards for a touchdown as the Fighting Blues (5-2, 1-1) blanked the Cougars in a Pioneer District game in Buena Vista.
William Jordan was the rushing leader for Covington (3-4, 0-2) with 86 yards.
Jonathan Patterson blocked a punt to set up Parry McCluer's first score. The Fighting Blues' defense forced three turnovers and recorded a safety.
Covington 0 0 0 0 - 0
Parry McCluer 7 0 7 2 - 16
PM - Hamm 2 run (Twitty kick)
PM - Downs 77 kick off return (Twitty kick)
PM - Safety
Bath County 14,
Riverheads 6
Joey Crouse threw for 123 yards and two touchdowns as the Chargers (3-4) edged out Riverheads in Hot Springs in a nondistrict game.
Jesse Cash ran for 91 yards and scored a touchdown for Riverheads (3-4).
Jarroun Durrette recorded 112 yards receiving and caught two touchdown passes for Bath County.
Riverheads 6 0 0 0 - 6
Bath County 0 7 7 0 - 14
R - Cash 7 run (kick blocked)
BC - Durrette 21 pass from Crouse (Anderson kick)
BC - Durrette 55 pass from Crouse (Anderson kick)
Magna Vista 21,
Martinsville 14
The Warriors picked a good time to grab their first win as they survived a fourth-quarter scare on the road to beat Piedmont District rival Martinsville.
Quarterback Jonathan Williams provided the spark for the offense with two touchdowns through the air and a one-yard score on a sneak.
Wes Smallwood and Eric Spencer balanced the running game combining for 122 yards for the Warriors (1-5, 1-1).
Victor Hairston got the Bulldogs (3-4, 1-1) on the board with an 80-yard fumble return for a touchdown.
Magna Vista 6 9 6 0 - 21
Martinsville 0 0 0 14 - 14
MV -Duffy 15 pass from Williams (kick failed)
MV- Williams 1 run (pass failed)
MV - FG Koger 31
MV - Duffy 5 pass from Williams (kick failed)
M - Victor Hairston 80 fumble return (run failed)
M - Brandon 14 pass from Beamer (Beamer run)
Tazewell 28,
Marion 7
J.R. Wilson ran for 118 yards and two touchdowns, one of those coming on a 53-yarder as Tazewell (5-3) pulled away from the Scarlet Hurricane in the second half of the nondistrict game in Marion.
Marion (2-6) went into halftime tied, thanks to a 17-yard TD pass from Daniel Creasy to Tyler Smith, but never recovered from Wilson's touchdown run, that came with 4:39 to play in the third quarter.
Tazewell 7 0 7 14 - 28
Marion 0 7 0 0- 7
T - Muncey 1 run (Jones kick)
M- Smith 17 pass from Creasy (Cisneros kick)
T - Wilson 53 run (Jones kick)
T- Wilson 4 run (Jones kick)
T - McDaniel 10 run (Jones kick)
George Wythe 21,
PH-Glade Spring 0
The Maroons stayed undefeated as Joe Sisti ran for 75 yards on seven carries and Collin Wisman completed six of 17 passes for 138 yards in Wytheville.
George Wythe (8-0, 5-0) held PH-Glade Spring to just 177 yards of total offense, setting up next Friday's Hogoheegee District showdown with Lebanon, which also goes into that game undefeated.
PH-Glade Spring 0 0 0 0 - 0
George Wythe 7 7 0 7- 21
GW - Perry 9 run (Yates kick)
GW- Caudill 60 punt return (Yates kick)
GW - Davis 6 run (Yates kick)
Chilhowie 20,
Rural Retreat 16
The Warriors fought back with two fourth-quarter scores to pick up a Hogoheegee District win in Rural Retreat.
Wes Walker had runs of 12 and five yards to claw Chilhowie (5-3, 2-3) back from a 16-6 deficit while quarterback Jared Pierce tallied 127 total yards.
Matthew Heldreth shined for the Indians (3-5, 2-3) finishing 12-of-16 passing for 126 yards and a score, he also added a 23-yard touchdown run in the fourth.
Chilhowie 6 0 0 14 - 20
Rural Retreat 3 7 0 6 - 16
RR - FG Stone 30
CH - Miller 55 run (kick failed)
RR - Pickett 8 pass from Heldreth (Stone kick)
RR - Heldreth 23 run (kick failed)
CH - Walker 12 run (Johnson pass from Pierce)
CH - Walker 5 run (run failed)
Grayson County 49,
Pocahontas 12
Deron Brown rushed for three touchdowns and returned a punt for another as the Blue Devils won a Mountain Empire District game in Independence.
Brown had eight carries for 77 yards as Grayson County (3-5, 3-0) piled up 346 rushing yards. Brown returned a punt 67 yards for a score in the second quarter.
Shane Dillon went 9-for-26 for 183 yards and two touchdowns for Pocahontas (1-7, 0-3).
Pocahontas6 0 0 6-12
Grayson County21 21 7 0-49
GC-Brown 4 run (Hash kick)
GC-Butler 32 pass from Funk (Hash kick)
P-Meadows 67 pass from Dillon (run failed)
GC-Brown 53 run (Hash kick)
GC-Bolt 35 run (Hash kick)
GC-Brown 1 run (Hash kick)
GC-Brown 67 punt return (Hash kick)
GC-Bedsaul 47 run (Hash kick)
P-Salyers 61 pass from Dillon (run failed)
Bassett 41,
Patrick County 6
Josh Tyree ran for three touchdowns and Torrance Hairston scored two as the Bengals routed the Cougars in a Piedmont District game in Bassett.
Tyree ran for 188 yards on just six carries and scored on runs of 20, 33 and 98 yards. Hairston gained 169 yards on 11 totes, scoring on runs of 11 and 71 yards.
Bassett (5-2, 2-0 Piedmont) limited Patrick County (3-4, 1-1) to 194 yards total offense.
Patrick County 0 0 0 6 - 6
Bassett 0 20 21 0 - 41
B-Tyree 20 run (kick failed)
B-Hairston 11 run (Brandon Johnson pass from Brandon Dillard)
B-Thomas 9 run (kick failed)
B-Hairston 71 run (Jordan Tilley kick)
B-Tyree 33 run (Tilley kick)
B-Tyree 98 run (Tilley kick)
PC-Weiss 6 run (kick failed)
- Staff reports
