Tide rides Green Wave to victory
Narrows (13) vs. Galax (49)
Written: Oct 25, 2014
By ROGER SHREWSBURY
for the Daily Telegraph
NARROWS, Va. — It was homecoming on Friday at Narrows, but the Maroon Tide of Galax ruined the festivities with a 49-13 win over the Green Wave.
Narrows opened the game with the ball first and the Green Wave moved the ball effectively on their first drive, picking up two first downs, but the drive stalled in Galax territory as Narrows failed to convert on fourth down and turned the ball over to the Maroon Tide.
Galax immediately went to work as Joseph Dixon galloped 76 yards for the first of his three touchdowns of the evening.
The Green Wave could not get their offense clicking in the first half, finding the end zone only once when Jackson Blankenship scored the first six points for Narrows with only 49.6 seconds left in the half. The Maroon Tide took a 36–6 lead into the locker room.
The third quarter was a battle between the two defenses with only six points being scored.
In the last period both teams scored seven. Narrows scored with 2:17 left in the game as Cody Collins caught a pass to move the Green Wave into Galax’s end of the field. The drive was aided by a pass interference penalty against Galax that gave Narrows an additional 15 yards. Landon Neal made a diving catch in the end zone to give the Green Wave their final points of game.
Joseph Dixon rushed 16 times for 235 yards and four touchdowns and Keyshawn Brown threw a touchdown pass and had a touchdown run for Galax (5-3, 3-0).
Jackson Blankenship completed five passes for 94 yards and a touchdown and rushed 12 times for 83 yards and a score for Narrows (1-7, 0-3).
Narrows (1-7) will host Grayson County next Friday.
At Narrows
Galax......................21 15 6 7 — 49
Narrows...................0 6 0 7 — 13
First Quarter
G - Dixon 76 run (Jonathan Reyner kick)
G - Dixon 3 run (Reyner kick)
G - Dixon 45 run (Reyner kick)
Second Quarter
G - DeAngelo Ravenell 40 pass from Keishan Brown (Spurlin pass from Brown)
G - Brown 7 run (Reyner kick)
N - Jackson Blankenship 25 run (PAT failed)
Third Quarter
G - Dixon 1 run (pass failed)
Fourth Quarter
G - Tye Rector 5 run (Reyner kick)
N - Landon Neal 20 pass from Blankenship (Aaron Collins kick)
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