ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Saturday, August 31, 1996 TAG: 9609030134
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B2 EDITION: METRO
TYPE: ROUNDUP
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
Pulaski County held Good Counsel to three first downs and rolled to a 33-7 victory over the visitors from Wheaton, Md., on Friday night in Dublin. It was the Cougars' ninth consecutive season-opening victory.
Pulaski County held Good Counsel to one first down and 24 yards in the first half while taking a 26-0 lead.
Fullback Craig Hodge scored twice, on 5- and 1-yard runs. Hodge carried 15 times for a game-high 77 yards as the Cougars gave the ball to nine players on running plays. Pulaski County finished with 223 yards on the ground and 270 yards of total offense compared with Good Counsel's 79 total yards.
``We did a great job of containing Good Counsel's outstanding skill players,'' said Joel Hicks, the Cougars' coach. ``Overall, we have to be happy, but we need to be better in order to win at Amherst next Friday. For sure, we need to cut down on the penalties.''
Pulaski County was flagged 10 times for 94 yards.
In other games:
Floyd County 28, James River 26: In Floyd, the Buffaloes fell behind early, but battled back and held off the Knights for a season-opening non-district victory.
Anthony Burrell owned the first half with 178 yards on the ground for James River. The Knights still trailed at intermission, however, 21-20.
Nick Wohn of Floyd County rushed 16 times for 215 yards and accounted for 309 yards of total offense. Wohn also had a key run deep into James River territory that sealed the victory.
Freshman Josh Spence had 21 tackles for the Buffaloes.
Glenvar 49, Craig County 6: In New Castle, Seth Noonkester completed three of five passes for 57 yards and two touchdowns to help the Highlanders open with a non-district rout of the Rockets
Jarvis Pauley scored the only touchdown for Craig County on a 78-yard kickoff return in the first quarter. Stevie Huffman rushed for 63 yards on 13 carries for the Rockets, who had 64 yards total offense.
Lynward Twine rushed for 80 yards and one touchdown on nine carries for Glenvar. Chad Brown added 64 yards and one touchdown on six carries.
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