2ND ROUND OF PLAYOFFS RECAP/ 3RD ROUND OF PLAYOFFS PREVIEW

INDIANS CHEERLEADERS 7TH IN STATE!!

Competing in only their 2nd State Championship Competitive Cheerleading competition the Gaffney cheerleaders finished 7th in the state. The cheerleaders finished three spots higher than they did last year when they finished 10th. Summerville finished as State Champs for a 2nd consecutive year.



INDIANS RALLY FOR WIN AT SUMMERVILLE !

The Gaffney Indians spotted the Green Wave a 21 to 0 2nd quarter lead mainly due to turnovers. The Tribe had two turnovers on their first two possessions that led to a 14 to 0 Summerville lead about 5 minutes into the game. The Indians cut the Wave's lead to 21 to 7 at the half as QB DeEdward Burris hit Quinshad Davis with an 80 yard TD pass. The 2nd half started with Gaffney's Khris Brown intercepting a Dalton Saunders pass at the Indian's 5 yard line returning it 79 yards to set up a score for Gaffney. The Indians would score 28 straight points to erase the 21 to 0 deficit, and had the lead 28 to 21 at the end of the 3rd quarter. Summerville would tie the game at 28 in the 4th quarter. Gaffney's Burris would put the Indians up for good with 6 minutes left on a 19 yard run. Summerville tried to rally, but QB Dalton Saunders pass was intercepted by Gaffney's Jaquan Barnes at the Indian's 10 yard line with 30 seconds left to preserve the victory for the Indians. The Tribe forced five Summerville turnovers in the second half including four interceptions of Summerville QB Dalton Saunders. The Tribe would score 21 points off the Green Wave's turnovers. The Tribe now gets ready to travel to Dorman on Friday night for a rematch with the Cavaliers for the Upper State Title.

TRIBE FACTS-- Gaffney Head Coach Phil Strickland has a 4 and 1 record against Summerville since he has been at Gaffney.

WEEK 14 UPPERSTATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Gaffney @ Dorman..... The Gaffney Indians head to Roebuck to face the Dorman Cavaliers on Friday night for the 4A Division 1 Upperstate Championship. This will be a rematch of the opening game of the season won by Dorman 42 to 17. Dorman in the playoffs had to battle down to the wire to defeat Clover 31 to 28 in the 1st round and defeated Irmo in a defensive battle 14 to 0 in the 2nd round. The Indians are doing what Gaffney does, they have kicked it up a few notches in the playoffs. The Indians coming off the disappointing loss to Northwestern played perhaps their most complete game of the season in defeating Stratford 31 to 0 in the 1st round of the playoffs. Then the Tribe bounced back from a bad start to defeat Summerville on the road 35 to 28 in the 2nd round. The Gaffney Indians are a much improved team from the one that lost to Dorman in August, as the defense has gotten better, they have faced adversity and learned from it, the young players have matured and are making plays when they have to and QB DeEdward Burris has matured as the leader of the offense. I look for a tough tight physical battle between these two old rivals and I see the young Indians taking the next step..... Gaffney 24 Dorman 21

TRIBE FACTS-- The Gaffney Indians have only lost at the new Dorman stadium once, back in August of this season.

FORMER INDIANS UPDATE

Sidney Rice had six receptions and two TD's Sunday in the Minnesota Vikings 35 to 9 win over the Seattle Seahawks.

Until Next Time.