GAFFNEY @ BOILING SPRINGS 2012 PREVIEW

INDIANS TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS AGAINST RIVERSIDE..... The Tribe scored early and often against the Riverside Warriors last Friday night. They led 28 to 0 after the 1st quarter and 49 to 0 at the half. The offense scored five TDs in the first half and the defense scored two on two fumble returns. Shaq Davidson threw 3 TD passes and he ran for 2 TDs to lead the offense. Head Coach Dan Jones called off the dogs after halftime, as all starters took the second half off. It was a very fast second half, as it was played with a running clock. The Tribe did add one more score on a 64-yard punt return by JoJo McGill to make the final score 56 to 0. Gaffney out gained Riverside 318 to 67 for the game.

My View From The Stands..... (1) The football field at Riverside had a bad crown and the goal posts were leaning toward the field. You can tell that they don't take football to serious. (2) The Tribe did what they had to do, come into the game and get off to a good start and put the game away early. (3) It was good to see early season starter at QB Luke Lancaster catch an 11-yard TD pass in the second quarter. (4) This was the first game that I had been to that the second half was played with a running clock.

GAFFNEY @ BOILING SPRINGS PREVIEW..... The Bulldogs and Indians played twice last season. They opened the season together with the Tribe winning big and they also played in the 4A Division 1 Upperstate Championship Game also won big by the Tribe. Both games were played at The Reservation. The Bulldogs always play hard against the Indians especially at home. The last time Gaffney played at Boiling Springs the Indians jumped to a 21 to 0 lead only to see the Bulldogs rally in the 4th quarter to get back in the game. It took a goal line stand at the Gaffney one yard line on the games final play to preserve the Indians' 21 to 14 victory.

Boiling Springs comes into this game with a 5 and 4 record overall and 2 and 3 in region play. They could very easily be 7 and 2 and 4 and 1 in region play because they lost two heart breakers the past two weeks. They lost a 3 point game in overtime to Spartanburg two weeks ago and a 3 point game to Dorman last week in a game that they had the lead in the 4th quarter.

The Tribe comes into this game on a roll, as they have won three in a row since their loss at Wade Hampton. They have a 6 and 3 overall record and 4 and 1 region record. The Tribe owns victories over both Dorman and Byrnes and they control their own destiny to winning the Region 2 4A Championship. They win this week at Boiling Springs and next week at home against Spartanburg and they win the region. They own the tiebreakers over Dorman and Byrnes. The Tribe's offense continues to get better each week since the insertion of Shaq Davidson at QB. The Tribe's defense has played well in all but two games and has been very dominant at times.

Game Prediction..... I look for a tough hard fought game between these two teams. The Bulldogs are playing to get a playoff birth and Gaffney is playing to have a chance to win the Region 2 4A Championship. It should be a 4th quarter game and I see the Indians making enough plays to win the game..... Gaffney 24  Boiling Springs 20

Until Next Time.