Dixon's 323 yards dooms G-Men vs. Galax
Graham (13) vs. Galax (50)
Written: Oct 18, 2014
Staff reports
GALAX, Va. — It wasn’t the 502 yards that Steven Peoples ran for last year against Graham, but 323 yards by Joseph Dixon was plenty for Galax, as the Maroon Tide defeated Graham 50-13 on Friday night.
Dixon ran for 323 yards on 24 carries and scored three touchdowns. Keyshawn Brown added 56 yards and two scores on the ground.
Graham (1-6) was within 16-13 in the second quarter before the Maroon Tide scored 14 straight to take a 30-13 lead at the break, and added 20 more in the second half.
With Dylan Cook lost for the season with a knee injury, Ben Meade carried the load for Graham, rushing for 67 yards and one score, and throwing for 201 yards and a touchdown to DeQuan Booker, who had nine receptions for 148 yards.
Meade scored on a 13-yard run in the first quarter, and connected with Booker to narrow the margin to 16-13 with 6:47 on the clock.
It was all Galax from that point. The Maroon Tide also scored on a 30-yard interception return by Brent Isom and a second quarter safety.
It was Dixon’s second 300-yard rushing game in a row.
Graham will host visit Bland County on Friday. Galax improved to 4-3.
Graham.................................7 6 0 0 — 13
Galax...................................7 23 13 7 — 50
Scoring
First Quarter
GX—Joseph Dixon 13 run (Jonathan Reyna kick) 6:06
GR—Ben Meade 13 run (Logan Surface kick) 1:52
Second Quarter
GX—Dixon 6 run (Reyna kick) 11:54
GX—Safety 9:58
GR—DeQuan Booker 23 pass from Meade (kick failed) 6:47
GX—Keyshawn Brown 6 run (Reyna kick) 4:55
GX—Cody Spencer 30 pass from Carson Orton (Reyna kick) :06
Third Quarter
GX—Dixon 30 run (Reyna kick) 8:14
GX—Brown 9 run (kick failed) :43
Fourth Quarter
GX—Brett Isom 30 interception return (Reyna kick) 8:34
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Team Statistics
First downs: GR 20, GX 20. Rush-Yards: GR 41-86; GX 36-371. Pass yards: GR 201; GX 72. Comp-Att-Int: GR 18-32-3; GX 5-9-0. Fumbles-lost: GR 2-2, GX 2-1. Punts-Avg. GR 4-14.5, GX 0-0. Penalty-Yards: 3-30, GX 10-65.
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Individual Statistics
Rushing: GR Meade 27-67, Lee 3-13, Ballard 1-4, Harris 7-3, Cooke 1-2, Booker 3(-3); GX Dixon 24-323, Brown 11-56, Orton 1-(-8).
Passing: GR Meade 18-32-3 int-201-1 td; GX 5-9-0 int-72-1 td.
Receiving: GR Booker 9-148, Morgan 4-22, Cooke 3-17, Ballard 2-14; GX Spencer 1-30, Ravenell 3-28, Isom 1-14.
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