The Rocky Mount Gryphons didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against the East Wake Warriors on Thursday, but they still walked away with a 20-14 win. The Gryphons pushed the score to 20-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Warriors cut but never quite recovered from.
Amarion Dance
| 08/28/25 vs East Wake | 7 |
| 08/22/25 vs Tarboro | 7 |
| 11/22/24 @ Seventy-First | 6 |
| 11/15/24 vs Richlands | 6 |
| 11/01/24 vs Northern Nash | 7 |
| + 4 more games |
Rocky Mount didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ryan Jones and Amarion Dance. Dance is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in each of the last nine games he's played dating back to last season. Rocky Mount got some further help from Denari Harrison: he picked up 2.5 sacks and made four total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Tzion Stone and Maurice Maloy certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Stone picked up 105 receiving yards and one touchdown, while Maloy threw for 205 yards and a pair of TDs.
The victory got Rocky Mount back to even at 1-1. As for East Wake, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Rocky Mount is headed away from home for the first time to challenge Nash Central at 7:00 p.m. on the 5th. As for East Wake, they will head out to face off against Southeast Raleigh at 7:00 p.m. on the 5th.
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