Delay Of Game

The 2016 high school football season was an hour late getting started tonight as some how or other the crew set to officiate the game was told the game was rained out and by the time inquiries were made as to where the crew was they were an hour late getting in the house.

South Granvile wish it had of been delayed even more as the first offensive play a crushing blow by the Gryphon defense forced a fumble recovered at the Viking 17 yard line.  The first offensive play is a pass by new quarterback Mckenzy Wright throwing to KJ Edwards for 11 yards.  From there number 32 no longer Nick Bynum but look a like Jaylen Watson put six on the board just 28 seconds into the game.  Chase Miller added the extra point for a 7-0 lead.

Three plays and a high punt snap gave the Gryphons the ball on the one yard line and two plays later Deangelo Collins makes it 14-0 at 9:11 of the first.  Collins got the Gryphon third first quarter score of a five yarder with 2:48 of the first quarter. Jaylen Watson's 18 yard burst produced point 28 at 5:48 in the half.   Gryphon air attack scored on a 49 yard bomb Wright to Charlie Williams for a 35-0 half time score.

The Gryphons came out flat to start the third quarter as they took second half kick off and ran out of bounds at their own 14.  Two holding calls negated two nice runs and a Sack fumble gave South Granville the ball at Gryphon five yard line.  Four plays later the Gryphon D gave the offense the ball at the nine yard line where the offense drove down the field.  T J Sanders scored at 3:05 in the third and Chase Miller 6th extra point started the clock running.

Freshman running back Alston Curtis put the icing on the cake with a 8 yard run to make point 48 at 8:50 of the 4th.   Final Rocky Mount 48 South Granville 0.  The Gryphons rushed for 317 yards getting 86 from Watson, 80 from BJ Sanders, 65 from Collins.  Wright was 5-5 88 yards passing for a total offense of 405 while the Gryphon Defense held the Vikings to 62 yards rushing on 28 attempts and 64 yards passing on 3-9.

The Chest pump game of the night for the Big East happened at Death Valley as Northern Nash who showed last year a good defense put a zero on the Corinth Holders side of the scoreboard .  17-0 shutout is a great start for the Knights.

Tarboro sent out a message to every team in 1-A football trashing Nash Central 42-0

Maybe the shocker of the night was not who won but the score .  Edenton 46 SouthWest Edgecombe 13

Lumberton 33 Hunt 0
Rocky Mount Academy 50 Bethel Christian 18
North Edgecombe 70 NW Halifax 20
Kipp Pride 20 Rocky Mount Prep 18
Southern Nash 43 Northwood 13