Football Recap: Red Springs Red Devils vs. Gray's Creek Bears
Red Springs lost against Gray's Creek back in August of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Red Springs Red Devils had to suffer through a 62-26 loss at the hands of the Gray's Creek Bears. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 370th, while the Bears are ranked 162nd).
Despite the loss, Red Springs still got an impressive performance from Taquan (TJ) Ellerbe, who picked up 135 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Ellerbe was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield for a catch that went for 65 yards. Red Springs also got a significant boost from Jakelsin Mack, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 93 yards.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Alphonso Myers and he. Myers rushed for 151 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries while he rushed for 151 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Red Springs dropped their record down to 0-2 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Gray's Creek, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Red Springs will venture away from home to face off against Purnell Swett at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Purnell Swett focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Saturday. As for Gray's Creek, they will host Pine Forest at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are at an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2014.
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