GAFFNEY INDIANS NFL PLAYERS ( PART 2 ROCKY MCINTOSH )

Back in an earlier edition of Tribe Blitz we started looking at Gaffney Indians NFL players. We started with Part 1 Sidney Rice. Today I would like to look at Part 2 Rocky McIntosh.

Rocky McIntosh just finished his forth season as a Linebacker for the Washington Redskins. The talented McIntosh continues to improve and is another in a long line of talented NFL linebackers produced by the University of Miami Hurricanes. The 27-year-old Rocky McIntosh started 15 games for the Redskins for a second consecutive season and produced career highs with 94 tackles and two interceptions. Rocky was one of only 10 linebackers in the NFL this season with multiple interceptions.

McIntosh had major knee surgery back in late December of 2007 to repair torn anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his left knee. He continues to show no ill effects from the surgery evidenced from the career year he had with the Washington Redskins during the 2009 season. I see no reasons not to expect Rocky to continue to improve and to become the leader of the Redskins defense and perhaps joining fellow Gaffney Indian Sidney Rice in the Pro Bowl in coming NFL seasons.

TRIBE SWEEPS VIKINGS AND COUGARS!!

The Gaffney Indians got 30 points from Josh Corry as they defeated the rival Spartanburg Vikings 67 to 56 last Tuesday night at The Burial Ground. Dershawn Dawkins chipped in with 13 points for the Tribe.

This past Friday night the Indians found their shooting touch in the second half as they rallied for a big hard fought Region road win over the York Cougars 88 to 75. In the first half the Indians were not hitting their shots and they were sloppy with the basketball as they committed 12 turnovers and trailed 42 to 34. The Gaffney Indians record going into this weeks games stands at 12 and 1.

In the girls game the Gaffney Lady Indians got balanced scoring and played good defense as they defeated the Spartanburg Lady Vikings 48 to 41. The game was tied going into the 4th quarter as the Lady Indians outscored the Lady Vikings 16 to 9 to get the win.

In the Friday night game at York, the Lady Indians got 13 points from Kierra Phillips and 12 from Logan Davis as they opened Region play with a big road win over the York Lady Cougars 52 to 41. The Gaffney Lady Indians record going into this weeks games stands at 8 and 3.

TRIBE ON THE ROAD

The Gaffney Indian's basketball teams are on the road for two games this week as they travel to Union County for the last non-region game of the season and then to Nation Ford on Friday night for their second Region 3 4A game of the season.

FORMER INDIANS UPDATE

Donald Sims who played on the Gaffney Indians three-peat basketball State Championship teams is now starring for the Appalachian State Mountaineers of the Southern Conference. On Saturday night at Davidson's Belk Arena Donald Sims scored a career high and arena high 44 points as he led his Mountaineers to a road victory over Davidson 78 to 68. The previous arena high for points was 41 by Davidson star Stephen Curry. The 44 points by Sims was the most by an Appalachian State player since 1974.

Sidney Rice ended his 2009 season for the Minnesota Vikings with 83 catches for 1,312 yards for a 15.8 yards per catch average and 8 TDs. His receiving yardage was 4th highest in the NFL and his receptions were 12th. Rice and his Minnesota teammates host the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL Divisional Playoffs on Sunday afternoon.

Until Next Time.