Virginia High School Football - Grayson County sneaks past Bluefield
October 13, 2023: Independence, VA 24348 The Grayson County Blue Devils (Independence, VA) football edged the visiting Bluefield Beavers (Bluefield, WV), 35-30 in Friday's non-league bout.
In their next game, the Blue Devils face the Auburn Eagles (Riner, VA) in a Mountain Empire bout, on Friday, October 20. Grayson County will attempt to advance on its 7-0 season record. The Eagles enter the bout with a 2-5 record after their 41-7 league loss to Fort Chiswell (Max Meadows, VA).
The Beavers (3-4) will now prepare for their bout against Oak Hill (Oak Hill, WV). The Red Devils enter the Coalfield AAA bout with a 6-1 record. In their last bout, Oak Hill nudged Buckhannon-Upshur (Buckhannon, WV), 27-7, in a non-league bout.
First Quarter
ith 8:51 to go in the first quarter Bluefield's Gerrard Wade recovers a Grayson County fumbled snap and takes it 40 yards for the TD, Eli Riffe with the point after kick.
With 7:43 to go in the first quarter Bluefield's Sencere Fields intercepts Grayson's Austin Dowell's pass and returns it 45 yards for the TD, Riffe with the point after kick.
With 3:06 to go in the first quarter Grayson's Aaron Peterson rushes for a 5 yard TD, Gerardo Reyes misses the point after kick.
With 1:53 to go in the first quarter Bluefield's Bryson Redmond throws a 36 yard TD pass to Jeffery King, Riffe with the point after kick.
Second Quarter
No Scoring.
Third Quarter
With 8:05 to go in the third quarter Grayson's Austin Dowell throws a 31 yard TD pass to Mac Goad, Reyes with the point after kick.
With 5:04 to go in the third quarter Grayson's Austin Dowell rushes for a 1 yard TD, 2 point conversion is good on a pass from Dowell to Mac Goad to tie the game.
Fourth Quarter
With 11:02 to go in the 4th, Bluefield's Sencere Fields catches a 30 yard TD pass from Bryson Redmond, Riffe with the point after kick.
With 6:15 to go in the, 4th, Grayson's Austin Dowell throws a 20 yard TD pass to Mac Goad, Reyes with the point after kick to tie the game again.
With ~4 min to go in the 4th, Bluefield's punt from its own 32 yard line is blocked by Grayson's Austin Dowell and Grayson recovers at the Bluefield 17 yard line. Two plays later with 3:24 to go in the 4th, Grayson's Austin Dowell throws a 15 yard TD pass to Evan Davis, Reyes with the point after kick.
With 1:44 to go in the 4th, Bluefield's Bryson Redmond throws an interception to Grayson's Mac Goad at the Grayson 10 yard line, Goad returns the interception to the Grayson 14.
With 5.0 seconds to go in the 4th, Grayson's Austin Dowell takes the 4th down snap and runs around and out of the back of the Grayson end zone for a Bluefield safety
