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THE VIRGINIA
MOUNTAINEER |
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On-Line Edition |
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Buchanan County's
Family Newspaper Since 1922 |
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Thursday, October 19,
2006 |
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sports-page
1-online edition |
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GRUNDY
SOPHOMORE running back Josh Lindsay (#20) turns upfield
for a short gain against the Abingdon defense during
second half action on Friday night's homecoming game.
Lindsay gained 109 of his career-best 141 yards rushing
in the first half.
(Staff
Photo/ Mike Stiltner.) |
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Abingdon Spoils
Wave Homecoming
Grundy's Costly
Mistakes Help Falcons Post 37-16 Win |
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by Lloyd Combs
Sports Reporter
Grundy’s
first quarter mistakes helped Abingdon take
the lead. Its second half miscues gave the Falcons the
win.
Abingdon spoiled Grundy’s homecoming with a
37-16 win
over the Golden Wave Friday night at Nelson Memorial
Field.
Grundy erased most of 13-0 and 19-6 deficits,
and
trailed by just three points, until Abingdon scored on
the final play of the first half. Five-yard touchdown
runs by Josh Lindsay and Josh Ratliff in the second
quarter got the Wave within 19-16.
"We moved the ball," Grundy coach Greg Rowe
said. "But
mistakes killed us. On our first possession we get a
(holding) penalty, (then) we get called for
interference."
Abingdon seized momentum at the end of the half
and
never gave it up. The Falcons blocked a Golden Wave
punt with three seconds remaining and scored on a
25-yard touchdown pass from Adam Henderson on the
final play of the half.
The Falcons blocked another punt and forced
three
Grundy turnovers to put the game out of reach in the
second half. Two of those turnovers led to touchdowns.
For more of the story, see the print
edition of the Mountaineer, on sale at newsstands now.
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Twin Valley Falls Victim to
Aerial Assault at St. Paul |
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Twin Valley took two
long bus rides, only to fall
victim to an assault from the air.
Freshman quarterback Tyler Phillips was
9-of-11
passing for 209 yards and three touchdowns to lead St.
Paul to a 55-20 non-district win over Twin Valley
Saturday evening.
The game was originally scheduled to be played
on
Friday. No officials showed up, however, and the game
was moved back to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday.
St. Paul, which went on with its homecoming
festivities Friday, got its offense rolling in the
second quarter Saturday, scoring five touchdowns and
35 points to build a 42-12 halftime lead.
Josh Brooks hauled two of Phillips’ TD tosses and
caught five passes for 138 yards. He was also one of
five Deacons to run for a touchdown, going 65 yards
for a score in the second period.
Twin Valley (1-6) took a 12-7 lead early in the
second
quarter. Jory Rife tossed a 31-yard TD pass to Matthew
Baldwin in the first period and Garrett Horne threw a
15-yard option pass to Wyatt Justus for a touchdown
early in the second quarter.
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