INDIANS HOLD OFF VIKINGS!
The Gaffney Indians, led by QB D'Edward Burris passing for one TD and rushing for another TD, shown in photo, and a defense that bent but did not break, defeated the Spartanburg Vikings 14 to 7 this past Friday night at Wofford College's Gibbs Stadium. The Indian's defense forced 4 Viking turnovers and had two late defensive stands to preserve the victory. The Indians return home to The Reservation on Friday night to face York. The Vikings travel to Duncan to play the mighty Byrnes Rebels.
DID YOU KNOW? Gaffney Head Coach Phil Strickland has a 6 and 2 record against Spartanburg in his 7 years at Gaffney.
DID YOU KNOW? Spartanburg leads the overall series with Gaffney 49-40-3.
THE HIGH SCHOOL GAME OF THE WEEK had St. Thomas Aquinas defeating the Byrnes Rebels 42 to 34. The Nationally 2nd Ranked Rebels out gained the Nationally 1st Ranked St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders 558 yards to 303 yards. Byrnes lost 3 fumbles that led to 14 points by the Raiders. St. Thomas was very opportunistic as they scored on plays of 52, 73, 40, 12, 93, and 23 yards. Three of the Raider's scores came on 3rd down plays, one on a fumble return and one on a kickoff return. Byrnes QB Chas Dodd had a big game as he hit 26 of 44 passes for 416 yards and 3 TD's. Highly touted Byrnes RB Marcus Lattimore had 122 yards rushing on 23 carries and 2 TD's. Lattimore also had three costly fumbles. The game was very much worthy of the hype that it received. Byrnes goes home to Duncan to face Spartanburg on Friday night.
DID YOU KNOW? The game between Byrnes and St. Thomas Aquinas is just the forth meeting all-time between the top ranked teams in the National High School Poll.
THE COLLEGE GAME OF THE WEEK had the Auburn Tigers going into Knoxville, Tennessee and defeating the Tennessee Volunteers 26 to 22. Auburn QB Chris Todd threw for 218 yards and a TD and Ben Tate rushed for 128 yards and a TD to lead the Auburn offense. The Tigers continue to be a surprise team in the SEC this season as they improve to 5 and 0 and 2 and 0 in the SEC. The Volunteers fell to 2 and 3 and 0 and 2 in the SEC.
THE NFL GAME OF THE WEEK had the NY Jets and rookie QB Mark Sanchez losing to the New Orleans Saints 24 to 10. The tough Jets defense contained the high scoring Saints offense holding Drew Brees to 190 passing yards and no TDs. The Saints defense picked off 3 Mark Sanchez passes, one which was returned 99 yards for a TD. The Saints defense also recovered a Jets fumble in the end zone for a score. The Saints remain undefeated and the Jets lose their first game of the season.
TONY STEWART WINS the Nascar race in Kansas City. Stewart's win very much keeps his title hopes alive as he is 67 points out of the lead.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL has the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins ending up in a tie for the American League Central Division race. The Tigers and Twins play a 1-game playoff for the Central Title on Tuesday in Minnesota.
Until Wednesday.
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