Jacksonville football loses in first round

 ROCKY MOUNT - Rocky Mount's Brian Goodwin set the tone right from the start. Goodwin's 98-yard kickoff return for the opening score led No. 1 seed Rocky Mount to a 42-7 victory Saturday night over No. 16 seed Jacksonville in the first round of the NCHSAA 3-A state playoffs.

The game was moved to Saturday due to inclement weather Friday night. The Gryphons (12-0) will move on to face Oxford Webb this Friday.

Dayton Campos' 56-yard touchdown run was the only score for the Cardinals (2-9).

Jacksonville              0     7    0     0  -   7

Rocky Mount            14    14   14     0  -  42

First Quarter

RM - Brian Goodwin 98 kickoff return (Hahula kick)

RM - Marquavis Alston 28 run (Hahula kick)

Second Quarter

RM - Jordan Ford 74 run (Hahula kick)

RM - L'Var Silver 14 pass from Collins Cuthrell (Hahula kick)

JHS - Campos 56 run (Brandon Ulmer kick)

Third Quarter

RM - Keith Strickland 23 pass from Cuthrell (Hahula kick)

RM - Goodwin 56 punt return (Hahula kick)

                             JHS             RM

First downs                     10               8

Rushes-yards                 48-147           19-187

Passing                        24              77

Comp-Att-Int                   3-5-0           5-10-0

Fumbles-Lost                   2-1              1-0

Penalties-Yards                 2-10              1-5

Punts                         N/A             N/A

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING-JHS: Murrell 7-(-7), Campos 16-104, Coleman 5-(-4), Boyce 1-5, Montford 2-(-3), Newkirk 3-6. Rocky Mount: Alston 2-78, Ford 2-76, Bynum 3-5, Silver 1-2, Hahula 1-1, Richardson 3-16, Graves 3-15, Barnes 2-(-3).

PASSING-JHS: Coleman 3-5-0-24. Rocky Mount: Cuthrell 5-10-0-77.

RECEIVING-JHS: Schwartz 2-22, Campos 1-2. Rocky Mount: Strickland 3-50, Jones 2-21, Silver 1-14.