Gloucester High School put together a good opening string of plays that led to points, but Granby answered with two big touchdown passes, a scoring punt return and a fourth TD to beat the Dukes, 27-3, in Norfolk on Friday.

The Dukes got on the board first when a 30-yard field goal by Jackson Lowther capped an 11-play, first-quarter drive. Granby quickly responded with a touchdown to make it 6-3. The Comets struck again in the second quarter with another touchdown and a successful two-point conversion to increase their lead to 14-3.

Late in the third quarter, with the Dukes’ offense still struggling, Granby returned a Gloucester punt 43 yards for a touchdown that stretched the lead to 21-3. The Comets also posted a touchdown in the last quarter for the final score of 27-3.

Quarterback James Scott, a junior, led the Dukes in rushing with 95 yards on 18 carries. On defense, Rickey Hayes and Robert Leso each had four tackles and an assist for the Dukes while Amir Ha...