Gordon Runs Wild-Indians Tame Lions
Javin Gordon scored six touchdowns, five coming in the first half, and the undefeated Stephens County Indians rolled to a 52-7 win over Franklin County Friday night at The Reservation.
Gordon scored on runs of 61, 23, 10, 5, and 1 in the first half and added a 54-yard touchdown run on the first play of the 2nd half. Gordon rushed for 218 yards on only 13 carries and after seven games moved past the 1100-yard mark for the season.
The Indians got off to a great start when Marvin Teasley recovered a Lion fumble on the opening kickoff that led to Gordon’s first touchdown.
The Indians Jasec Smith returned an interception 35 yards for a TD. Da’Von Swinton had two interceptions with one coming in each half.
Luke Waters kicked a 40-yard field goal for the final score of the game.
The two teams played with a running clock in the 2nd half.
The Indians improve to 7-0 and 2-0 in region-8 AAA play. Franklin County falls to 1-6 and 0-2 in the region.
Stephens County will have another open date next week and will travel to Hart County for a battle for first place in the region on October 20th.
Stephens Co. Farm Bureau Player of the game…Javin Gordon
First Baptist Spirit Award…Findley Ward
Firehouse Sub of the game…Zykemian Durham
Hart EMC Lineman of the game…Wyatt Hammonds