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Dukes’ two TDs not enough to defeat Warriors

Gloucester scored its first touchdowns of the season but fell to Kecoughtan, 28-14, at GHS on Friday. The loss dropped the Dukes to 0-4 in the Peninsula District and 0-5 overall.

After a scoreless first quarter on Friday, Kecoughtan back Trent Cannon scored his first of four touchdowns on the night. The Dukes responded with a 62-yard gain that brought them to the red zone and Jarrell Bennett took the ball in for the score and a 7-7 tie.

Cannon, who rushed for 183 yards in the Kecoughtan win, scored twice more to make it 21-7 at the half.

Cannon struck again in the third quarter to boost the Warriors’ advantage to 28-7. Gloucester quarterback James Scott scored the Dukes’ second touchdown with a keeper in the fourth quarter. The Gloucester offense rushed for a total of 277 yards in the loss.

 

"If you look at the stats, it looks like we should have won," said GHS coach Sonny Merchant. "We had more first downs (20) than they did, more rushing yardage and twi...

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