Juwan Moye rolls up 160 yards and two scores and Dwight Darity throws two scores as the Trojans open with a 44-7 win over Middle Creek at beautiful Trojan Stadium. Moye, making his Trojan debut, piles up 133 yards rushing in the first half as Garner compiled a 291-to-75 total yard advantage and a 24-7 lead. Eight different Trojan backs rush for a total of 337 yards while a very stingy defense holds the Mustangs to just 32 yards on 10 carries and two first downs for the night.
Moye gets the Trojan on the board in their second possession, as JaRod McAllister recovers a Mustang fumble at the Middle Creek 32. Moye dashes 17 yards and then covers the final 15 with 8:05 to go in the half for a 6-0 Trojan lead. Middle Creek answers when Riley Gallagher hits John Moore for a big 66-yard completion and John Hartshorn gathers in a Gallagher pass from 3-yards out. The Mustangs convert the kick for a 7-6 lead.
The Trojans gobble up the yards on the ensuing possession but a string of penalties, part of seven on the night, kills the drive on 4th and 32 and the Mustangs take over on downs at their 32. The Mustangs are unable to mount a sustained drive and punt to the Garner 34. The Trojans mount a crisp 7-play, 66-yard drive with Gavin Wilson piling 47 of the yards and scoring from a yard out for a 12-7 Trojan lead. The Mustangs go 4-and-out on their next series and Garner takes over again at the Middle Creek 40. Darity hits Justin Chavis on the first play for the score and 18-7 Trojans.
On the kick, Middle Creek incurs a personal foul on the kick, negating a 42-yard return. Bryan Watkins effectively stops their series, as he did most of the night registering 14 tackles, with a terrific backfield tackle on a swing pass for a loss of 8 yards, forcing a Mustang punt. From the 19, the Trojans march 81 yards on with pounding runs by Wilson, Moye and Darity and a 10-yard pass to Seth Council. After a 14-yard run by Demetrius Fairley, Darity hits Council from 31 yards out for 24-7 halftime lead.
Middle Creek fails to pick up a first down on their first three second half possessions, losing 11 yards total. Fairley chews up 35 yards on the 50 yard drive deep into Mustang territory. On Garner's second series, Darity hits Edwin Jackson for 28 yards down to the 5 and Moyes takes it in for a 31-7 tally after the Robert Stephenson kick. Another defensive stop gives the Trojans the ball on MC 32, with Fairley scampers for 17 yards followed by Andre Gilliespie taking the final 15, going in from 8 yards out. The extra point is blocked and the Trojans lead 37-7 with 6:39 to go.
The Mustangs pick up their only first down of the half on a 50-yard pass to John Moore. On the next snap, Matt Hawley picks up a Middle Creek fumble and returns it 25 yards. The 'Stangs are called for another personal foul, moving the ball to the 35. Anthony Barnes dashes 12 yards, Mustafa Woods adds runs of 5 & 6 yards and reserve QB Tyler Thornton runs it in from 10 yards out for the 44-7 final score:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F | |
| MC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - 7 |
| GAR | 6 | 18 | 7 | 13 | -44 |
SCORING:
GAR: Moye 15-yard rush, kick failed
MC: Hartshorn 3 yard pass from Gallaher, Boyd kick
GAR: Wilson 1 yard rush, 2 pt attempt failed
GAR: Chavis 40 yard pass from Darity, 2 pt attempt failed
GAR: Council 31 yard pass from Darity, kick failed
GAR: Moye 5 yard rush, Stephenson kick
GAR: Gilliespie 8 yard rush, kick blocked
| GAR | MC | |
|---|---|---|
| Rushes-yards | 43-337 | 10-32 |
| Comp-Att-Yards | 4-11-119 | 10-14-105 |
| Total Yards | 456 | 137 |
| First downs | 15 | 2 |
| Penalties | 7-55 | 6-56 |
RUSHING: Juwan Moye 15-160 yards, 2TD; Demitrius Fairley 10-74 yards; Andre Gilliespie 4-20 yards TD; Gavin Wilson 6-58 yards TD
PASSING: Dwight Darity 4-11-119 2TD's
RECEIVING: Seth Council 2-41 yards TD; Justin Chavis 1-40 yards TD; Edwin Jackson 1-28 yards
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