Hargrave scoops and scores

Published 12:00 am Monday, September 1, 2014

Area athletes update …
South Carolina State defensive tackle Javon Hargrave (North Rowan) will jokingly remind his teammates all week that speed kills.
Hargrave, all 295 pounds of him, rumbled 61 yards with a fumble for a touchdown on Saturday as South Carolina State opened the football season with a 63-0 rout of Benedict.
Benedict was unofficially killed long before Hargrave’s dash to the end zone made it 34-0 early in the third quarter, but it was still a dream moment for a defensive lineman.
Hargrave is no stranger to the end zone. He scored four touchdowns as a North Rowan senior in 2010, one on offense, two on defense, and one on special teams.
Hargrave also was credited with three quarterback hurries on Saturday and a tackle for loss.
• Virginia’s Kevin Parks (West Rowan) rushed 17 times for 55 yards as the Cavaliers opened with a 28-20 loss to UCLA that was closer than anticipated. Parks’ longest run was 17 yards.
• Charlotte’s Kalif Phillips (A.L. Brown) scored three touchdowns — all in the third quarter — in Thursday’s 33-19 win against Campbell.Phillips had 70 yards on 17 carries.
• UNC’s Romar Morris (Salisbury) rushed five times for 20 yards, including a 1-yard TD, as the Tar Heels pulled away from Liberty 56-29 on Saturday.
Damien Washingon (A.L. Brown) had a 7-yard reception for the Tar Heels.
• DB Domonique Noble (West Rowan) made three solo tackles in Georgia Tech’s 38-19 win against Wofford on Saturday.
• Western Michigan sophomore Keion Adams (Salisbury) got the starting nod at left defensive end and made one solo tackle in a 43-34 loss to Purdue on Saturday.
• Western Carolina’s Shaun Warren (Carson) returned four kickoffs for 40 yards in a 36-31 loss to South Florida.
Freshman Michaela White (Carson) helped Charlotte go 3-1 in a season-opening tournament. She had her first college kill Saturday against East Tennessee State.
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