Sometimes You Can Learn A Lesson In Victory

The Gryphons coasted to a 35-0 halftime lead and found out the teams we are playing now are not going to lay down and die.

Luckily for the Gryphons the score wasn't 14-0 at the half but they had enough cushion to win.

Like most other games Eastern Alamance had no answer for the quick Gryphons and by the time that got use to our speed they were 35 behind.

The Gryphons scored on 5 of their 6 tries in the first half including a 70 yard drive in six plays to start the game.

L'var Silver left the game in the second quarter but not before he had obtained over a 100 yards rushing for the first time this year.

Jordan Ford had two touchdowns Marquavis Alston one and Nick Hahula all scored in the first half.

The Eagles lost their quarterback in the second quarter when the score was already 21-0 and their wide receiver Carter came in an did a respectable job of evading Gryphon defenders and passed for 176 yards mostly in the second half.

The second week in a row the Gryphon give up more than 300 yards but again most of them came trying to make the game respectable.

The Gryphons had four sacks lead by Nick Harrison who had three and Jermaine Fields with one.

Fields also had two batted down passes and Harrison one.

The Gryphons did not come away from this game in good health as L'Var Silver fullback, and Zack Williams starting cornerback neither played in the second half. Zack Williams being out and Hiawatha Bunn still nursing a bum knee the Gryphons played the entire game with second team cornerbacks in the game Hasheem Hatu and JV Johnathan Williams playing the entire game. The first unit was not in the game on the last score by EA to make the score 42-21

I am sure the second half will give coach Holt plenty to preach about next week since a team that may throw the ball 50 times is up next for the Gryphons.

Gryphons advance to the Eastern Finals again 42-21 over Eastern Alamance

In other Action

West Craven passed better than Southwest Edgecombe ran it and will make a trip to Rocky Mount next Friday as they whip SWE 42-27

Tarboro fell behind early but came back for a 28-12 Victory over Goldsboro.

Western action saw Southpoint beat Asheville 28-0 and West Rowan nipped Carver 20-16.

Next Friday night both Rocky Mount and Tarboro will host eastern finals

Tickets for the eastern 3-A finals will be on sale in the office at Rocky Mount high school starting Tuesday at $7 each. If you wait until the gate next Friday tickets will be $8.

I have to tell you this tonight the Gryphons were aided by Morgan Doughtie who was on the sidelines filling the water bottles. Morgan says she helped lead the Gryphons to victory.