East drops 55 on Davie football

Published 9:59 am Wednesday, October 2, 2024

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The East Forsyth avalanche started three minutes into the game, and it never stopped as the juggernaut blasted Davie’s varsity football team 55-0 on a rainy Thursday on Sept. 26 in Kernersville.

The War Eagles sank to 2-3 overall and 1-1 in the CPC. East, which came in averaging right at 55 points a game, improved to 5-0,  2-0.

East’s offense did whatever it wanted while scoring TDs on its first seven possessions and on eight of nine overall. It averaged 12.2 yards per play and outgained Davie 464-211.

Conversely, the offense for the War Eagles. who averaged 3.9 yards per play, went fumble, punt, punt, punt, punt, turnover on downs, punt, punt, fumble, end of game.

Freshman Draeton Nance did everything he could to move the offense, hitting 17 of 24 passes for 118 yards. His No. 1 target on this night was Leon Bradshaw (6-44 receiving). The leading ground gainer was Braxton Bowling (17 carries for 53 yards).

Notes: East is beating people by an average of 46 points. … This Friday is homecoming as Davie hosts Reagan at 7 p.m.