2021 Playoffs Week 1

Tiptoe for the touchdown! Donovan Howard scores his fourth TD as the Eagles roll!
(Photo couresy River City Sports)

The GW Eagles opened the 2021 playoffs with one of their best offensive performances in recent memory. They scored on their first nine possessions and overwhelmed the visiting Orange County Hornets, 63-21. The only possession that did NOT produce a touchdown was the last one where the Eagles took a knee to run out the clock.

The Eagles took advantage of great field position in the first quarter. Their first three drives started on the Hornet 44, 4 and 23 yard lines. The first came because of a short punt, the next from a long kickoff return by Elijah Bridges. The third was courtesy of a big punt return from Kamori Dixon. All three drives ended on short touchdown runs from specialist quarterback Donovan Howard. Orange County was able to answer with their own offense, but never managed to keep the Eagles out of the end zone. Jakobe Dixon added two second quarter touchdowns and Kamori Dixon scored his first high school touchdown on a 15-yard pass from Jeb Byrnes to make it a 42-21 Eagle lead at halftime.

The second half was all Eagles. As the offense kept scoring, the defense tightened up. They allowed only 65 yards in the entire half, forcing two turnovers. Meantime, the Eagles got a fourth touchdown from Donovan and scores from Razavier Carter and Omarion Hairston.

The Eagles will be back at home next week, hosting the Warriors of Western Albemarle.

Defender	Tackles.	Solo	Asst.	TFL	Sacks	Fumb.	Rec.	Ps. Def.	Int.
K. Dixon	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Howard	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Mabin	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
Daniel	10	6	4	0	0	1	0	0	0
Hawkins	6	4	2	2	0	0	1	0	0
J. Dixon	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Fitzgerald	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Poole	4	4	0	2	1	1	0	0	0
Spratt	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Wilson	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
D.Davis	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hairston	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bass	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Conway	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Hamlett	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carter	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

First quarter

GW --- Howard 1 run (Rodriguez Kick) 7:03

OC --- Simpson 46 run (kick good) 5:59

GW --- Howard 4 run (Rodriguez Kick) 5:42

GW --- Howard 1 run (Rodriguez Kick) 2:08

Second quarter

GW --- J. Dixon 4 run (Rodriguez Kick) 10:04

OC --- Poirier 14 run (kick good) 8:54

GW --- K. Dixon 15 pass from Howard (Rodriguez Kick) 5:21

OC --- Poirier 5 run (kick good) 3:39

GW --- J. Dixon 3 run (Rodriguez Kick) 0:36

Third quarter

GW --- Hairston 5 pass from Howard (Rodriguez kick) 9:52

GW --- Howard 11 pass from Byrnes (Rodrieguez kick) 4:33

Fourth quarter

GW --- Carter 12 run (Rodriguez kick) 3:10

	*G.W.*	*OPP.*
First Downs	20	11
Rushes-Yds	39-245	22-117
Pass YDs	227	122
C-A-I	17-21-0	11-18-1
Total Yards	472	239

RUSHING	Att.	Yds.	Avg.	TDs.
Dixon	10	90	9.0	2
Bridges	12	86	7.2	0
Byrnes	10	44	4.4	0
Carter	2	17	8.5	1
Howard	4	6	1.5	3
Mabin	1	2	2.0	0

PASSING	ATT.	Comp.	Yds	TDs.	Int.
Byrnes	20	16	222	2	0
Howard	1	1	5	1	0

RECEIVING	NO.	YDS.	Avg.	TDs.
Howard	6	85	14.1	1
Hairston	6	59	10.8	1
Spratt	3	46	15.3	0
J. Dixon	1	22	22.0	0
K. Dixon	1	15	15.0	1

KICKING	XPM-XPA	FGM-FGA	Pts.
Rodriguez	9-9	0-0	9