Gaither couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They came up short against the Armwood Hawks on Friday, falling 42-19. While losing is never fun, the Cowboys can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Hawks are ranked tenth).
When it comes to explaining why Gaither lost, don't look at Bryan Hamilton. Despite the final result, he picked up 126 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Hamilton got the majority of those yards when he pulled down a pass and and took off for a gain of70 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Ej Archield Jr, who threw for 274 yards and two touchdowns.
Among those leading the charge was Rhys Brush, who threw for 210 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes. Olontae Dean was Brush's top target, picking up 86 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Gaither is packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they square off against Plant at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Armwood, they will head out to challenge Sumner at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Armwood is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
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