Oct. 17, 2025 ---
G.W. 42 Bassett 0
Homecoming
shutout!
For
the second week in a row the G.W. Eagles used a familiar formula. A
punishing ground game on offense, and a punishing defense on the other
side of the ball. The result, another shutout district win, this time
42-0 over Halifax County. Believe it or not, the score doesn't tell the
story of how lopsided the game was.
The Eagles scored two quick rushing touchdowns from Alex Brandon to
take a 14-0 lead. Then the defense put points on the board. For the
second time this year, Josh White picked off a pass and took it the
distance, putting the Eagles up 21-0.
Then the Eagles found a new weapon...their pass game. Octavien
Covington tossed two touchdown passes to make it 35-0. Oct then outdid
himself, bolting 61 yards on a read option keeper, giving the Eagles a
42-0 halftime lead.
While all this was going on, the Eagles defense gave
up...nothing. The Blue Comets had only 15 yards at half. In
the second half, a scrolling clock meant a little back-and-forth but no
scoring.
It is the first time in 10 years that the Eagles have pitched back-to-back shutouts.
TEAM
STATS
| |
G.W. |
OPP. |
| First
Downs |
7 |
6 |
| Rushes-Yds |
32-195 |
30-14 |
| Pass
YDs |
101 |
30 |
| C-A-I |
5-9-1 |
4-12-1 |
| Total
Yards |
296
|
44 |
INDIVIDUAL
STATS
| RUSHING |
Att. |
Yds. |
Avg. |
TDs. |
| Brandon |
11 |
98 |
8.9 |
2 |
| Covington |
2
|
64 |
32.0 |
1 |
| Waller | 8
| 30 | 3.7 | 0 |
| NealHairston | 2
| 12 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Davis | 1
| 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Jacobs | 1
| -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Tanner | 1 | -2
| -2.0 | 0 |
| Saunders | 4 | -3
| -0.8 | 0 |
| Hunt | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 |
| PASSING |
ATT. |
Comp. |
Yds |
TDs. |
Int. |
| Covington |
8 |
5
|
101
|
2
|
1
|
| Saunders | 1 | 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| RECEIVING |
NO. |
YDS. |
Avg. |
TDs. |
Nash
|
3 |
56
|
18.7
|
1
|
| NealHairston |
1 |
37
|
37.0
|
1
|
A. Glass
|
1 |
8
|
8.0
|
0
|
| KICKING |
XPM-XPA |
FGM-FGA |
Pts. |
| Stephens |
4-5 |
0-0 |
4
|
| INT. |
No. |
|
SACKS |
No. |
| J. White |
1 |
|
Bennett |
.5
|
|
|
|
Nelson
|
1
|
First Quarter
GW: Brandon 3 run (Stephens kick) 10:15
GW: Brandon 37 run (Stephens kick) 6:48
GW: J. White 45 interception return (Stephens kick) 4:06
Second Quarter
GW: Nash 10 pass from Covington (Stephens
kick) 11:18
GW: Neal-Hairston 37 pass from Covington (kick failed) 4:00
GW: Covington 61 run (Redd-Miller run) 0:57
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