GILMAN SHOWS ST. MARY’S PLENTY OF LOVE

Junior Jordan Love runs for 81 yards and a score as Greyhounds pile up 185 rushing yards in 36-0 season-opening win.

8/31/2007

Gilman hosted St. Mary’s in the 2007 football opener for both schools, on Friday afternoon, and the defending MIAA A Conference tri-champs showed the Saints, of the B Conference, plenty of Love — Jordan Love.

Love, a junior running back, gained a game-high 81 yards (on 11 carries) and scored the game’s first touchdown, as the Greyhounds took a 9-0 lead at the end of one quarter, on their way to a 36-0 rout.

Gilman starting quarterback Rick Bowie attempted just four passes, but completed all of them, including a pair of touchdown throws in the second quarter– one each to Jarrell Diggs and Joe Ehrmann. Diggs finished the day with four catches for 108 yards.

Fullbacks John White and Kevin Clark also scored rushing touchdowns, as Gilman ran for 185 yards on 35 carries and three scores.

In addition to registering the shutout, Gilman’s defense also scored, as senior Derrick Burnett registered a first quarter safety.

It was a touch opening draw for St. Mary’s which entered the year determined to improve its offensive punch. With Gilman dominating the line of scrimmage, the Saints could not get in gear offensively.

Gilman 36, St. Mary’s 0
SM – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0
GIL – 9 – 13 – 14 – 0 – 36

1st
GIL – Love 12 run (Emala kick)
GIL – Safety (Burnette)

2nd
GIL – Diggs 29 pass from Bowie (kick failed)
GIL- Ehrmann 4 pass from Diggs (Emala kick)

3rd
Clark 9 run (Emala kick)
White 2 yd TD run (Emala kick)