GAFFNEY @ LANCASTER RECAP

The Gaffney Indians were able to work through a sluggish start, then were able to pull away in the second half, for a 31 to 0 victory over the Lancaster Bruins. The Indians used a balanced offense and a dominating defense to gain their 6th consecutive victory on the season. The Tribe gained 349 yards of offense, 176 rushing and 173 passing, as their defense held Lancaster to 45 yards of total offense. The Indians got 3 TD passes from QB DeEdward Burris and 1 TD run, to lead the offense. The Tribe also got a 31-yard field goal from Victor Ramirez. Lets look at the game by quarter.

FIRST QUARTER

The Tribe started off pretty well, as they drove down and scored on a 12-yard TD pass from Burris to Khris Brown, on their first possession of the game. Then on their second possession, they marched down the field, but had to settle for a 31-yard field goal from Victor Ramirez. The Gaffney defense was very dominant in the first quarter and the Indians held a 10 to 0 lead after one quarter.

SECOND QUARTER

The Gaffney offense seemed to be out of sink through out the first half, as they had dropped passes, over thrown passes, receivers running the wrong routes and the offense putting the ball on the ground. Fortunately, the only 1st half turnover was an interception. The interception was late in the 2nd quarter and led to a 43-yard field goal try by the Bruins. The kick was short and behind a dominating defensive performance, the Tribe led 10 to 0 at the half.

THIRD QUARTER

The Tribe's defense picked up where they left off in the 1st half, as they continued their dominant play. The offense started picking up late in the quarter, as Burris hit Quinshad Davis with a 34-yard TD pass. The score at the end of the 3rd quarter was 17 to 0.

FORTH QUARTER

The 4th quarter was more of the same by the defense, as they continued their domination of the Lancaster offense. The Bruins did not even threaten to score in the 2nd half. The Gaffney offense was able to put together two more scoring drives, one ended with a 29-yard scoring pass from Burris to Davis and the other was a 12-yard run by Burris, as he took a hand-off from back-up QB Joey Copeland, from the Wild Indian formation. After a sluggish start by the Tribe, they ended up with a dominant win over Lancaster, 31 to 0. Next up for the Indians is a game at Northwestern, for the Region 3 4A Title.

My View From The Stands..... (1) There was a lot of empty seats on the home side of the stadium. (2) There was not as many Indians fans that made the 1 and 1/2 hour trip to Lancaster as I thought there would be. We need the visitors side full next week at Northwestern. (3) The biggest ovation from the Gaffney fans on the night, was when Victor Ramirez nailed his 31-yard field goal, in the 1st quarter. (4) The Tribe's offense was very sluggish for most of the game. Were they thinking about Northwestern instead of Lancaster?

TRIBE FACTS..... The Lancaster Bruins have not defeated the Gaffney Indians since 1980.

Until Next Time.