Grovetown High School (1-2) stunned Greenbrier (1-2) 32-16 on Friday, Sept. 10 at the Wolfpack Den stadium.
Grovetown’s running back Joseph Jean broke off yard an 80-yard run midway through the first quarter, making first and goal for the Warriors.
Quarterback Zaidon Gunn ran in the 2-yard touchdown for Grovetown. Jean added the two-point conversion for Grovetown to make it 8-0.
Early in the second quarter, Greenbrier would fumble a punt on fourth down, putting Grovetown in great field position.
A few plays later, Grovetown’s Jean ran in the 4-yard touchdown with 10:34 remaining in the second quarter. The warriors converted the 2-point conversion with the keeper by Gunn to make it 16-0.
The Warriors strong defense held the Wolfpack scoreless in the first half.
Grovetown started out the second half right where they left off with a 40-yard touchdown run by running back Jean, scoring his second touchdown of the game. Gunn added the two-point conversion to make it 24-0.
Late in the third quarter, the Wolfpack scored their first touchdown of the game with a 29-yard touchdown pass receiver to Davin Driskell from quarterback Brooks Pangle. Greenbrier added the two-point conversion to make it 24-8 with 3:09 remaining in the third quarter.
Gunn broke off for a long 48-yard touchdown run with 10:02 remaining in the fourth quarter. The Warriors added the two-point conversion to make it 32-8.
The Wolfpack kept fighting, with Pangle connecting with Driskell for a 56-yard score. Malik Leverett caught the two-point conversion to make it 32-16 with 9:16 remaining in the game.
Greenbrier would try to make a come back late in the game but gave up a safety with under two minutes remaining, making it 34-16 for the final score.
Grovetown’s next game will be at home against Southeast Bulloch next Friday, Sept 17. Greenbrier will be on the road against Loganville on the same day.
Chris Rickerson is a Sports Contributor for The Augusta Press. Reach him at CRICKERSON@augusta.edu
