THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, September 24, 1995 TAG: 9509240187
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C14 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY DWIGHT FOXX, CORRESPONDENT HIGH SCHOOL REPORT
DATELINE: CHESAPEAKE LENGTH: Medium: 55 lines
Indian River on Saturday finished the job it started on Friday night.
Tailback Corey Holley rushed for 147 yards and the defense limited Lake Taylor to 91 yards of total offense as second-ranked Indian River whipped the Titans 20-0 in a nondistrict matchup.
Indian River (3-0) led 14-0 at intermission on Friday before the lights went out as James Boyd threw for a touchdown, ran for another and intercepted a pass.
The game resumed Saturday with Lake Taylor's Joseph Carter fumbling the second-half kickoff and Indian River's Deshone Nichols recovering at the Titans' 17. Mike Joyner turned the turnover into points when he scored on a sweep from 9 yards out.
Indian River limited Lake Taylor (2-2) to 26 yards and two first downs in the second half. Lake Taylor had minus-2 yards of offense and only one first down, due to a roughing-the-passer penalty, in the third period.
Holley, a transfer from Great Bridge, was pleased with his performance.
``I've been down lately because I haven't been playing like I was last year,'' the 5-foot-5, 156-pounder said. ``But last night (Friday) and today, I ran better. I think I'm starting to get it back.''
In other events:
CROSS COUNTRY Norfolk Academy's Biren Roy, ranked fifth in the area by The Virginian-Pilot, shaved 17 seconds off the course and meet records Saturday in romping to the boys title of the Outer Banks Invitational Cross Country Meet at Manteo High.
Roy finished in 16.41, 30 seconds faster than anyone else. Rose High (N.C.) took the team title, with Norfolk Academy placing fourth.
The Bulldogs also finished fourth in the girls race, with Carrie Evans overcoming a bad fall at the halfway mark to place eighth individually. Northside (N.C.) took the team title; Conley (N.C.) High's Jessica Rutchica ran a course-record 19:07 to claim individual honors.
In another cross country meet, Cox' ninth-ranked Kris Beck finished second to Thomas Jefferson's Tim Foerster in the Newport News Invitational. Foerster won the Catholic Invitational two weeks ago and came in a close second at last week's Newport News Invitational.
GIRLS BASKETBALL Norfolk Christian 45, Cape Henry 28: Lynn Merkel had a season-high 17 points and 10 rebounds and Jacquie Macklem added 11 points as the Ambassadors (6-5) dominated after a close first half. Norfolk Christian led by only three after two quarters.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Western Branch quad: Jaci Morris and Katie MacPhail combined for 42 kills as the third-ranked Bruins scored straight-sets victories over Osborne Park and Woodbridge and a three-set win over Mills Godwin. Amanda Adkins added 19 kills in the three games, while Kathy Arnette contributed 63 assists. by CNB