Gloucester High School put up four touchdowns but came up short, 35-28, to Heritage in the Dukes’ first game on the road Saturday at Todd Stadium.

The Hurricanes were up, 14-0, in the first half before Gloucester made it 15-14 at the break. Rashad Williams ran the ball in from seven yards for a Gloucester touchdown and quarterback Isaiah Spencer ran for his first of two rushing TDs. The Dukes also scored a safety after Peyton Carneal blocked a Heritage punt. 

The third quarter belonged to the Hurricanes as they scored three TDs to put the score at 35-15. In the final quarter, Spencer threw to Lamar Bady for a touchdown and rushed for his second TD on the night to make it 35-28 but that would be all the scoring for Gloucester. Dukes’ head coach John Scalf cited the play of Spencer, who rushed for a pair of TDs and passed for one, in the game and the defense of Joe Conroy, who had 14 tackles in the loss.

Scalf hopes to get his first win of the season tonight when the ...