Winning Streak Over

The Rocky Mount Gryphons hosted one of the top 4A schools in North Carolina tonight and for two and a half quarters the defending 3-A champs showed the Mustangs they were going to have to work to win this one.

Rocky Mount down 16-14 at the half and took the  second half kickoff and marched to the 11 yard line and Chase Miller kicked a 31 yard field goal to give the Gryphons a 17-16 lead at 8:28 of the third quarter.

Middle Creek moved through the air all night as quarterback Dominique  Shoffner completed only 10 of 24 passes but those ten collected 181 yards and  quickly The Mustangs went down the field to retake the lead after a two point conversion 24-17.  The Gryphons were stopped on 4th down and the Mustangs covered ground again pushing the score to 31-17 with 11:32 to play.

Each team stopped each other on their next processions but faced with 4th down a bad punt snap gave Middle Creek their final scored from the Gryphon 15 yard line.  The Gryphons showed some  grit scoring on their final drive making the final 37-25.

Middle Creek took the opening kickoff and five plays led 7-0. The Gryphons punted but the ball bounce off a Mustang blocker and the Gryphons took the ball  from the MC 40 and tried a 41 yard field goal by Chase Miller but the ball hit the cross bar.

Starting at their 20 after the missed field goal the Gryphons steal the ball and have it at the 18 yard line. The Gryphons tie it at 7 with 1:14 to play in the first quarter on a keeper by quarterback Mckenzy Wright.  The next drive Artavious Richardson intercepts a Shoffners's pass out in the flats and rambles 18 yards for a Gryphon lead 14-7.

Didn't take the Mustangs long to tie it up at 9:40 of the second.  The next Mustang drive Detrelle Revis intercepted a Shoffner pass at the one yard line and hoping to find blockers was tackled in the enzone for a safety and a 16-14 half time lead.

Middle Creek was 10-24 for 181 yards passing and rushed 37 times for 133 yards.  The Gryphons rushed for 198 yards and added 27 yards passing. The loss stops a 12 game winning streak for the Gryphons.

Other scores
Kipp Pride 16 NorthEast Carolina  Prep 8. pride 2-0 for first time ever
Word of God 36 RM Prep 16
Rocky Mount Academy 49 Halifax Academy 2
Fike 28 East Wake 6
North Edgecombe 14 SouthWest Edgecombe 12 first win over the Cougars since 2003
Northeastern 27 Northern Nash 24 Northern led 21-0 at one point
Tarboro 28 Washington 0 look out for the Vikings
Southern Nash 48 Beddingfield 0 Southern is primed for big year
Nash Central 44Smithfield Selma 6 broke 10 game losing streak.
Hunt 27 Herford County 12