Oct. 25, 2024 --- G.W. 56 Halifax Co. 9
Bombs away!
Just before the pain!
(Photos courtesy Dan River Sports!)
The
G.W. Eagles showed some offensive versatility against Halifax County,
relying primarily on their passing attack to engineer a convincing 56-9
win over the Blue Comets.
With starting tailback Jaden Glenn unavailable due to injury, Senior
quarterback Neo Cabell used his arm to riddle the Comet defense.
On their first drive he found Junior Tight End Donovan Reaves on a
short slip pass, and Reaves' 270 pound frame did the rest, giving him his first career high school touchdown!
Cabell wasn't done. On the next possession he found Tayshon Nash
from 20 yards on a perfectly-thrown fade pass to put the Eagles up
14-0. He then added a short-scoring pass to David King to put the
Eagles up by three scores.
Then the defense got into the scoring column. Josh White stripped
a receiver who had just caught a ten-yard pass, then showed his legs
with a scintillating 40-yard return to make
it 28-0! Cabell found King again from 48 yards out to put G.W. up by
five touchdowns. The only offensive shortcoming in the first half
was a late safety.
The Eagles poured it on in the second half with Cabell finding Darryl
Newby for a seven-yard TD. Cabell ran in another score, and
backup QB Octaven Covington wrapped up the scoring with his first high
school touchdown pass to Josiah Saunders from 28 yards out!.
Cabell's five TD passes were the most by an Eagle quarterback since Hunter Byrnes in 2013!
TEAM
STATS
| |
G.W. |
OPP. |
| First
Downs |
15 |
5 |
| Rushes-Yds |
24-145 |
28-53 |
| Pass
YDs |
203 |
98 |
| C-A-I |
14-21-0
|
4-10-0 |
| Total
Yards |
348 |
151
|
INDIVIDUAL
STATS
| RUSHING |
Att. |
Yds. |
Avg. |
TDs. |
| Brandon |
11 |
59 |
5.4 |
0 |
| Cabell |
5 |
39 |
7.8
|
1 |
| Hairston |
5 |
35 |
7.0
|
0 |
| Harcum | 1 | 7 | 7.0
| 0 |
| Neal-Hairston | 2 | 5 | 2.5
| 0 |
| PASSING |
ATT. |
Comp. |
Yds |
TDs. |
Int. |
| Cabell |
20 |
13 |
175 |
5 |
0 |
| Covington | 1 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 0 |
| RECEIVING |
NO. |
YDS. |
Avg. |
TDs. |
| King |
4 |
64
|
16.0
|
2
|
| Taylor |
2 |
34 |
17.0 |
0
|
| Nash |
2 |
27
|
13.5
|
1
|
| White |
2 |
22
|
11.0
|
0
|
| Jo. Saunders | 1 | 28
| 28.0
| 1
|
| Reaves |
1 |
11
|
11.0
|
1
|
| Pogue |
1 |
10
|
10.0
|
0
|
| Newby | 1 | 7
| 7.0
| 1
|
| KICKING |
XPM-XPA |
FGM-FGA |
Pts. |
| Stephens |
8-8 |
0-0 |
8 |
| INT. |
No. |
|
SACKS |
No. |
|
|
|
Fitzgerald
|
1 |
|
|
|
Adkins
|
1 |
First
Quarter
GW --- Reaves 11 pass from Cabell (Stephens kick) 9:32
GW --- Nash 20 pass from Cabell (Stephens kick) 4:56
Second Quarter
GW --- King 5 pass from Cabell (Stephens kick) 9:43
GW --- White 40 fumble return (Stephens kick) 8:40
GW --- King 48 pass from Cabell (Stephens kick) 6:46
HC --- Safety, Brandon tackled in end zone 2:21
Third Quarter
GW --- Newby 7 pass from Cabell (Stephens kick) 6:21
GW --- Cabell 6 run (Stephens kick) 2:45
Fourth Quarter
HC --- Guthrie 40 pass from Milam (Leigh kick) 6:51
GW --- Jo. Saunders 28 pass from Covington (Stephens kick) 1:33
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