Bland shut out by Galax
Bland County (0) vs. Galax (49)
Written: Oct 29, 2011
BASTIAN, Va. — Galax only ran 16 offensive plays, but they sure knew what to do with them.
The Maroon Tide scored 43 first half points, including returning two kicks and one punt for touchdowns to lead the Maroon Tide to a 9-0 record, with a Mountain Empire District championship-deciding showdown on tap next week at Grayson County.
Deion George returned the opening kick 69 yards for a touchdown, and also caught a 39-yard touchdown from Austin Pack, all in the first period.
Bland County (2-7, 1-3) punted on its first possession and Jacob Fisher promptly took it 57 yards for another score. He also had a 76-yard punt return in the second quarter.
Steven Peoples had touchdown runs of 31 and 26 yards, while Donte People scored from six yards out.
Galax finished with just 179 yards on offense, including 140 on the ground. They had three returns for 202 yards, all leading to touchdowns. They also recovered three fumbles.
Jakob Haun led Bland County with 62 yards rushing on 15 carries. Johnny David was held to five yards on nine attempts before leaving with an injury.
The Bears have 101 yards rushing on 55 carries, and had no passing yardage.
Bland County will conclude its season next Friday at Fort Chiswell.
Galax...................21 22 6 0 — 49
Bland County............0 0 0 0 — 0
Scoring
First Quarter
GL—Deion George 69 kick return (Elijah Brady kick) 11:48
GL—Jacob Fisher 57 punt return (Brady kick) 9:44
GL–George 39 pass from Austin Pack (Brady kick) 1:15
Second Quarter
GL—Fisher 76 punt return (pass failed) 11:06
GL—Donte Peoples 6 run (Brady kick) 7:53
GL—Steven Peoples 26 run (kick failed) 3:22
GL—Brady 22 field goal 0:04
Third Quarter
GL—S.Peoples 31 run (kick failed) 4:09
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