Rome, GA – North Greenville fell behind early and never fully recovered in a 31 – 14 loss to Shorter on Saturday.
The Crusaders faced the potential of falling behind 28 – 0 in the second quarter but a defensive stop and a blocked punt put in motion NGU's first touchdown of the day.
Rylan Ashe was credited with the block.
North Greenville turned around and marched 56 – yards on just three plays. Dylan Ramirez took it in from three-yards out to cut the Hawks lead to 21 – 14 with 11:07 left in the half.
Ramirez's rushing touchdown would be NGU's only score until late in the fourth quarter. North Greenville attempted a field goal before the end of the first half but the Hawks blocked the kick to keep North Greenville at seven points.
Defensively the Crusaders held Shorter to 10 second half points with a touchdown coming with four minutes left in the third period. The Hawk stacked on a late field goal. North Greenville's second half touchdown was a 32 – yard touchdown pass to Corey Watkins with just over a minute left in the game.
Box Score
- North Greenville finished with 356 - yards of offense including 242 - passing and another 114 on the ground.
- Corey Watkins had 119 – yards on 14 carries and one receiving touchdown. He finished with 41 – yards receiving on two catches.
- Ramirez had 242 – yards and one touchdown. He threw a pair of interceptions.
- De'Iveon Donald and Jayden Clayton led North Greenville with 11 tackles. Clayton finished with one stop for a loss while Donald tacked on 1.5 TFL's.
Next Up
North Greenville hosts West Georgia next Saturday for senior day.
