Demetrius Fairley piles up 171 yards and Andre Gillispie adds 120 as the Trojan ground game punishes the Pirates in the 46-8 win in Durham. The game, played on Wednesday due to impending weather and scheduling issues with Riverside, starts with a Gillispie 70 yard touchdown run on the Trojans first snap. The Trojans pile up 308 yards rushing in the first half alone, en route to 464 yards rushing on 42 carries. The Garner defense is a stingy as the offense was prolific, holding Riverside to 23 yards on 23 carries for the evening.
After Gillispie dashes 70 yards for the score, Riverside goes three consecutive series without a first down. Garner takes advantage with a 60 yard drive in 17 plays (marred by 4 penalties) with Fairley picking up 21 yards and Gillspie 37 before Dwight Darity hits Edwin Jackson on a 2 yard crossing route on the first play of the 2nd quarter and a 12-0 lead. The Trojans score on their third consecutive possession. Juwan Moye enters the game after his big opening night game, and dashes 58 yards for paydirt aided by a terrific Seth Council block but a Garner penalty nullifies the score. After Gavin Wilson reels off 6 yards & Moye16, Wilson drives 10 yards to the 12. Darity hits Seth Council for 10 yards and Moye scores from 2 yards out. Wilson converts the two points for 20-0 Trojan lead.
Riverside continues to struggle, losing 5 yards on their next possession, punting to the Garner 40. Fairley streaks the 60 yards on the first down carry for the 26-0 halftime lead. Despite 55 yards in Garner penalties to this point, the Pirates managed one first down on their own.
The Trojan defensive front of Bryan Watkins, David Thompson, Terrence Fussell create havoc all night for the Pirates. The pressure forces the Riverside QB four completions until their last drive of the night. Davonte Atkinson makes a superb defensive play on 3rd and 5 on the Pirates first second half possession and the drive ends Garner's 44. Moyes picks up 8 and Shaquille Nuriddin takes it the distance from 48 yards on a sweet reverse. Robert Stephenson adds the PAT for a 33-0 Garner lead.
The Pirates drive stalls and Garner takes over on their own 22. Fairley rips off 33 yards and Moye adds 10. After Moye is stopped for a yard loss, his first of the season, Darity hits Council who flips to a streaking Moye and 36 yard touchdown. with 2:52 to go in the third. A Garner fumble, their only turnover of the night, sandwiched between two Riverside 4-and-outs, gives the Trojans the ball at Riverside's 34. Anthony Barnes and Mustafa Woods methodically march the ball down to the two, where Barnes dives it in with just 1:13 to go. Stephenson's kick makes it 46-0.
Riverside's last ditch effort pays off with a 76 yard, 6 play drive to kill the shutout with just 59 seconds to go, adding a 2 point conversion for the 46-8 final score. The Trojans return home next Thursday for a 7PM game vs Wakefield:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F | |
| GAR | 6 | 20 | 13 | 7 | - 46 |
| RIV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - 8 |
SCORING:
GAR: Gillispie 70 yard run, kick failed
GAR: Jackson 2 yard pass from Darity, 2 pt attempt failed
GAR: Moye 2 yard run, Wilson 2 pt run
GAR: Fairley 60 yard run, kick failed
GAR: Nuriddin 48 yard run, Stephenson kick
GAR: Darity to Council to Moye 36 yard pass and lateral, kick failed
GAR: Barnes 2 yard run, Stephenson kick
RIV: 20 yard pass, 2 pt pass
| GAR | RIV | |
|---|---|---|
| Rushes-yards | 42-464 | 23-23 |
| Comp-Att-Yards-Int | 3-6-48-0 | 7-14-124 |
| Total Yards | 512 | 147 |
| First downs | 14 | 6 |
| Penalties | 7-75 | 5-42 |
Rushing: Demetrius Fairley 8-171 yards, TD; Andre Gillispie 11-120 yards, TD; Juwan Moye 8-74 yards, TD; Anthony Barnes 7-22 yards, TD; Shaquille Nuriddin 1-48 yards, TD; Gavin Wilson 2-10 yards; Mustafa Woods 4-20 yards, Tyler Thornton 1-(-1) yards
Receiving: Seth Council 2-17 yards; Moye 1-29 yards, TD; Edwin Jackson 1-2 yards, TD
Thank you Trojan Club supporter:
Ralph Smith, Your "Transmission Physician"