Box Score LEXINGTON, Va. – Averett University scored all 20 of its
points in the fourth quarter to post a 20-10 victory over the
Washington and Lee football team on Saturday afternoon at Wilson
Field.
The Generals (1-2) jumped out to a 7-0 lead just 5:05 into the
game when junior quarterback Charlie Westfal (New
Canaan, Conn./New Canaan) capped a 10-play, 83-yard drive with a
13-yard touchdown run.
W&L forced three Averett (2-1) turnovers in the first half
and maintained its' 7-0 lead until junior placekicker Peter Alston (Norfolk,
Va./Norfolk Academy) booted a 37-yard field goal to give the
Generals a 10-0 advantage with 2:49 remaining in the third
quarter.
The Cougars scored their first points on a 45-yard field goal by
sophomore placekicker Brad Scott (Rocky Mount, N.C./Nash Central)
just 48 seconds into the final period and knotted the game at 10-10
with a 12-play, 71-yard drive that resulted in a 1-yard touchdown
run by senior running back James Wilson (Los Angeles, Calif./John
Marshall) at the 6:19 mark.
Following a W&L three-and-out on the next possession, the
Generals' punt traveled just nine yards setting Averett up on the
W&L 25-yardline. Five plays later with 2:06 remaining,
Scott nailed a 33-yard field goal to give the Cougars their first
lead of the game at 13-10.
Averett senior safety Jeremy Clifton (Greenville, N.C./D.H.
Conley) then intercepted Westfal and returned it 26 yards for a
touchdown with 1:36 remaining to put the game away.
Sophomore running back Luke Heinsohn
(Charlottesville, Va./Covenant) paced the Washington and Lee
offense with his second-straight 100-yard performance, gaining 129
yards on 20 carries. Westfal completed 8-of-15 passes for 112
yards and one interception and rushed for seven yards and one
touchdown. Defensively, W&L limited the Cougars to just
221 yards and forced three turnovers. Sophomore linebacker Jesse Jenkins
(Roanoke, Va./William Fleming) led the way with 13 tackles, while
sophomore linebacker Doug Fraser (Richmond,
Va./Douglas Freeman) posted nine tackles and one interception.
Wilson spearheaded the Averett offense with 116 yards and one
touchdown on 21 carries. Senior wide receiver Jeremy Dixon
(Hawthorne, Fla./Hawthorne) caught four passes for 53 yards, while
senior quarterback Cody Ladutko (Harrisburg, N.C./Central Cabarris)
and first-year quarterback Kirkland Brown (Lexington, N.C./Central
Davidson) combined to complete 8-of-15 passes for 87 yards with a
pair of interceptions.
Washington and Lee returns to action on Saturday as it travels
to Guilford College for a 1:00 pm contest.
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