Gordo Throttles Greene County for 55-6 Win

By Brian Hamilton, Sports Correspondent

Gordo jumped out to a 35-0 first quarter lead and led 49-0 with nearly 10 minutes remaining in the second quarter. The Greenwave led 55-6 at halftime and the teams used a six minute running clock in the second half to keep the score from getting more out of control.

“We played everybody we could and they ran a lot of the clock in the first half,” Gordo head coach Ryan Lolley said. “We just exploded early in the game. The defense caused three turnovers and offensively we had some big runs, some big throws, and we came out clicking on all cylinders. I thought it was our best overall performance of the season.”

In the 2017 matchup, which was also at Greene County, the referees penalized Gordo and made their band stop playing when the Tigers were on offense. The same thing occurred last year, but this time the Greenwave coaches and staff were prepared. Coaches showed the referees a copy of the rules, showing there was no rule stating that the opposing team’s band could not play while the home team is on offense. A head official from the AHSAA ran onto the field and confirmed Gordo’s argument.

“Our band does a great job and any school that’s got a lot of pride is going to have their band play when the other team’s got the ball,” Lolley said. “We’ve got the best band in the state of Alabama in my opinion and they were revving it up and doing their thing like they do every week when the other team’s on offense.”

Gordo would be forced to punt on their opening drive after a shotgun snap went over the head of quarterback Tanner Bailey forcing the Greenwave into fourth down and long. However, Greene County would fumble the punt, giving Gordo a new set of downs at their own 46 yard-line. The Greenwave would score on the drive when Troy Garner Jr. ran for a three-yard touchdown run and a 7-0 lead.