Highlander’s balanced attack leads to 37-12 Victory over Radford
Norman G. Lineburg Field, Radford, VA – Radford started off quick in this one with a six play touchdown drive culminating in the games first points. Sophomore QB/DB 16 Luke Gaither (15/27,179,TD) found Sophomore WR/DB 6 Essiq William on a 24-yard strike. The PAT was no good and Radford led 6-0. Glenvar answered with a five play touchdown drive of their own. Junior QB 5 Brody Dawyot (18/30,259,4TDs,INT) rifled a 30-yard TD to WR/DB 8 Peyton Deel. The PAT made it 7-6 Highlanders.
“You take it one day at a time, learn to enjoy the moment and don’t look ahead.”
– Glenvar Head Coach Kevin Clifford
| Glenvar | Radford | |
| 1st Downs | 17 | 11 |
| Rushes/Yards | 33/123,TD | 21/29 |
| Passing – Yards | 18/30,259,3TDs,INT | 17/32,190,TD,2INTs |
| Total Yards | 382 | 219 |
| Punt/ Avg yards | 5/33 yd avg | 5/31 yd avg |
| Penalties -Yards | 11/80 | 10/80 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Score | 37 | 12 |
The Glenvar defense got into the act next. WR/DB 1 Cooper Mullins picked off Gaither and took it 40 yards back to the ‘house’ for the ‘pick six,’ extending Glenvar’s lead to 14-6. Mullins added to that with a 15-yard TD catch from Dawyot making it 21-6. Just before half, the Bobcats clawed their way back into the game with their own 55-yard “pick six.” Freshmen WR/DB 7 Pace Prioleau turned the trick. A failed 2-point conversion kept the lead at eight, 21-12 Highlanders at halftime.
In the second half, the Highlanders started quick once again. This time it took them only three plays for 15 Dawyot to find WR/DB 6 Jace Forster on a 41-yard scoring pass. The Junior QB is a threat to throw it or run it on every play. That connection made it 28-12.
Offense:
Rushing – Glenvar – Ranger Swanson 6/48, Cooper Mullins 12/34, Rawlin Hanks 2/5, Brody Dawyot 11/42 Radford – J.D. Grubb 9/23, Matthew McGuire 4/20, Keymoni Kimbrough 3/4, Luke Gaither 9/(-18)
Passing- Glenvar – Brody Dawyot 18/30,259,3TDs,INT Radford – Luke Gaither 15/27,129,TD, Peyton Dobbins 2/4,17, Cole Martin 0/1,0
Receiving- Glenvar – Trey Dawyot 7/88,TD, Peyton Deel 6/64,TD, Jace Forster 9/61,TD, Devon Clark 1/33, Cale Vaughn 1/13 Radford – Jaden Hendricks 6/73,TD, Luke Woodard 8/39, Sincere Taylor 7/36, Colton Garner-Rollins 4/25, Connor Young 1/17, J.D. Grubb 1/6
Punting – Glenvar – Brody Dawyot 5/33 Radford – Sincere Taylor 5/31
Returns – Glenvar – Ranger Swanson 1/16, Trey Dawyot 2/24 Radford – J.D. Grubb 4/65, Colton Garner-Rollins 1/9
Glenvar’s defense added a safety at the end of the third quarter to push it to a three score lead, 30-12. Junior RB/DL 10 Nick Wilson for Glenvar made the big play. Give the Bobcats credit, they never gave up, but the Highlanders were too much this night. Glenvar Coach Kevin Clifford kept his team grounded after the win, “You take it one day at a time, learn to enjoy the moment and don’t look ahead. When you look ahead you trip and fall. We have a really good district and a big game Friday with Patrick County and that’s the next challenge.”
In a classic brother to brother connection, QB 15 Dawyot tossed a beautiful 47-yard pass to WR/DB 7 Trey Dawyot get us to the final score, 37-12. – Chase Dorman
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
| Glenvar | 14 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 37 |
| Radford | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
