GAFFNEY @ DORMAN RECAP (2011)

Indians Rock and Roll Past Cavaliers..... as they score three first half TDs and had numerous bone rocking hits in building a 21 to 14 halftime lead. With less than three minutes gone in the game Gaffney showed their big play potential, as WR Quinshad Davis took a short slant pass from QB Joey Copeland 73-yards for a TD. The Tribe led 7 to 0. Dorman would answer, two offensive plays later, with a 50-yard TD run by RB Raymond Smith to tie the game at 7 to 7. The Tribe would answer the Dorman score with a 13-play 79-yard drive that was culminated with a 1-yard TD run by QB Joey Copeland. Gaffney was ahead 14 to 7 after the 1st quarter. Dorman would come back down the field and score on a 1-yard run, on 4th down by Raymond Smith, to tie things up at 14 to 14. It looked like we might be in for a shootout but, both defenses began to make adjustments and making stops. Gaffney would score one more time, just before the half, on a 9-yard run by RB C.J. Miller. This TD was set up by Head Coach Dan Jones going for it on 4th down and 6-yards to go, on the Dorman 40-yard line, to keep the late drive going. Gaffney went to halftime with momentum and a 21 to 14 lead.

The Indians received the 2nd half kickoff, drove down the field and scored a TD on a 10-yard run by Copeland. This was the second of three rushing TDs by Joey Copeland in the game. The Tribe was now up 28 to 14. The Indians would put the game away, later in the 3rd quarter, with a 96-yard drive that was culminated with Copeland's third rushing score of the game. The drive was set up by an interception by Gaffney's Cobby McDowell at the Tribe's 1-yard line. The big play of the drive was a 60-yard run by Soph. Hyleck Foster. The 3rd quarter ends with Gaffney in command 35 to 14. The 4th quarter was uneventful, as Dorman moved the ball a little and Gaffney ran clock when they had the ball. The game was over and the Gaffney Indians had passed their first major test of the 2011 football season. Final score, Gaffney 35 and Dorman 14.

Game Stats Summary

Gaffney First Downs 21, Dorman First Downs 12
Gaffney 221 Yards Rushing, Dorman 156 Yards Rushing
Gaffney 196 Yards Passing, Dorman 77 Yards Passing
Gaffney 417 Total Yards, Dorman 233 Total Yards
Gaffney 2 Turnovers, Dorman 2 Turnovers

Individual Game Stats Leaders

QB Joey Copeland 13 of 20 passing for 196 yards and 1TD, 2 interceptions, 62 yards rushing and 3 TDs.
RB C.J. Miller had 24 carries for 104 yards rushing and 1 TD.
RB/WR Hyleck Foster had 3 carries for 71 yards rushing and 1 reception for 18 yards.
WR Quinshad Davis had 5 receptions for 126 yards and 1 TD.
WR Brandon Bevis had 4 receptions for 27 yards.

My View From The Stands..... (1) They need to get the ball in the hands of Soph. Hyleck Foster more often. From the line of scrimmage he had 4 touches for 89 yards for an average of 22.3 yards per touch. (2) The Cavaliers surprised the Indians by lining up their All-American Tackle Patrick Destefano all over the place and in the backfield. I thought the Gaffney coaches made some good adjustments and held the Cavaliers to 72 yards in the 2nd half. (3) The Cavalier Stadium was packed with people standing.

Look for my blog preview of the Greenwood @ Gaffney game on Thursday September 1, 2011.

Until Next Time.