ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Sunday, November 3, 1996 TAG: 9611050046
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C-8 EDITION: METRO
COLUMN: STATE
SOURCE: FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS AND STAFF REPORTS
Thomas Nelson intercepted four passes, returning two for fourth-quarter touchdowns, as Emory & Henry scored 26 points in the fourth quarter Saturday en route to a 29-3 non-conference victory over Ferrum at Emory.
Nelson also broke up two passes and had 13 tackles for Emory & Henry (6-2). Ferrum (1-7) turned the ball over three times in the final quarter, all of which Emory & Henry converted into touchdowns.
J.D. Davis led Emory & Henry with 130 yards on 26 carries.
Ferrum was held to 98 yards in offense. Keith Campbell passed for 47 yards and had four passes intercepted.
In other games:
Washington and Lee 24, Bridgewater 13: In Bridgewater, Seth McKinley ran for one touchdown and caught a pass for another as Washington and Lee beat Bridgewater in a Old Dominion Athletic Conference game that featured little offense and 15 turnovers.
The Generals (4-4 overall, 2-2 ODAC) turned over the ball seven times. Bridgewater (4-4, 2-2) lost the ball eight times. Neither team rushed for more than 60 yards.
McKinley rushed for 28 yards on 15 carries. He also caught the one pass for a 4-yard touchdown.
William and Mary 10, Delaware 7, OT: In Williamsburg, Brian Shallcross hit a 42-yard field goal in overtime as William and Mary beat Delaware to grab a share of first place in the Yankee Conference Mid-Atlantic Division.
Shallcross earlier had missed two field-goal attempts. William and Mary (7-2, 5-1) blocked a 35-yard field-goal attempt at the end of regulation. Delaware (7-2, 5-2) turned over the ball six times, the last on an interception that ended overtime.
The Tribe is tied for first place with Villanova (7-2, 5-1), a 34-16 winner over Rhode Island.
William and Mary, ranked No.15 in Division I-AA, scored on an 11-yard pass from Mike Cook to Josh Whipple in the game's first five minutes. Delaware held the Tribe scoreless through the remainder of regulation.
The Blue Hens, ranked No.6 in I-AA, managed only 76 yards rushing in dropping to second place in the conference.
Northeastern 31, James Madison 7: In Harrisonburg, David Edmundson rushed for 149 yards and one touchdown, and the Northeastern defense turned two fourth-quarter interceptions into touchdowns en route to a victory over Yankee Conference foe James Madison.
Northeastern (4-5, 3-5) snapped a three-game losing streak by intercepting Greg Maddox four times in the second half. James Madison (6-3, 4-2) entered the game ranked No.8th in Division I-AA.
Maddox was responsible for five of the six Dukes turnovers, fumbling on a sack. The opportunistic Huskie defense parlayed two of the interceptions into touchdowns over a 30-second span.
New Hampshire 14, Richmond 13: In Durham, N.H., Chris Bresnahan fired an 11-yard touchdown pass to Al Barrow with 53 seconds left, and Jon Curry kicked the extra point to give New Hampshire a Yankee Conference victory over Richmond.
The Wildcats (6-2, 4-2) marched 67 yards in four plays for the winning drive after Calvin Jones returned a punt from his 3 to the 33.
Bresnahan, under heavy pressure much of the day, came alive and hit Jerry Azumah on a screen pass for 22 yards, then Jones for 9, Barrow for 25 and then Barrow again.
Minoso Rodgers rushed for 216 yards on 37 carries as Richmond (2-7, 1-4) dominated play and took a 13-7 lead. The Spiders used two of UNH's three turnovers to set up Joe Elrod's 1-yard scoring run to tie the score in the second quarter and set up one of Andrew Slater's two field goals in the second half.
Davidson 24, Hampden-Sydney 21: In Hampden-Sydney, Dunn Mileham hit a 25-yard field goal with three seconds remaining as Davidson defeated Hampden-Sydney.
Hampden-Sydney (2-6) tied it at 21 with 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter on a 6-yard pass from Walt Bondurant to Andy Pritchett.
Tommy Dugan engineered the final drive by Davidson (4-4). The Wildcats drove 64 yards on 10 plays in the game's final 1:32 to set up Mileham's field goal.
Dorion Baker rushed 31 times for a career-high 141 yards for the Tigers.
Liberty 34, Hampton 30: In Hampton, Liberty gave the ball to Stacy Nobles seven straight times on its final drive before the freshman bulled over for the winning touchdown as the Flames beat Hampton.
Trailing 30-27 with 6:44 left, Liberty (4-5) drove 52 yards on 11 plays, culminating in Nobles' 4-yard touchdown run with 1:12 left. Once the Flames got the ball to the Hampton 26, it was all Nobles.
Ben Anderson provided most of the Flames offense, completing 37 passes for 265 yards and two first-quarter touchdowns, a 5-yarder to Andrew McFadden and a 22-yarder to Nobles. Liberty rushed for 83 yards, with Nobles gaining 41 on eight carries.
Hampton (4-4), which rushed for 155 yards, got 75 yards on 14 carries by Tyrone Mayer.
Randolph-Macon 29, Guilford 27: In Ashland, Sidney Chappell passed for 320 yards and two touchdowns, and the Randolph-Macon defense held Guilford to seven second-half points en route to an ODAC victory.
Chappell had scoring passes of 25 and 30 yards to Francel Smith, who had nine catches for 168 yards for the Yellow Jackets (6-2, 2-1). Chappell also rushed for 64 yards on 20 carries.
LENGTH: Long : 101 lines ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO: AP. Richmond's Justin Oravetz (55) hangs on to Newby CNBHampshire tailback Jerry Azumah during Saturday's game in Durham,
N.H. New Hampshire defeated the Spiders 14-13.