The Phoebus Phantoms proved to be too much for Gloucester last Thursday as the Dukes bowed to the powerhouse team, 42-7, in Darling Stadium. The Phantoms put up 14 points each in the first and second quarters for a 28-7 halftime advantage, then added 14 more points in the third.

The lone Gloucester score came when Mark Greenauer intercepted a Phoebus pass and returned it 45 yards to the Phantoms’ 15-yard line. KaSean Lockley then took the ball to the end zone just before halftime.

Gloucester coach Sonny Merchant gave the Phantoms their due in his post-game remarks. "They’re big, physical, athletic, fast and they have good depth and skill at all of their positions. But it really boils down to a difference in depth. Our guys are playing both ways, while most of theirs are not," Merchant said.

"I thought our kids worked really hard to overcome that," Merchant continued. "They worked real hard at trying to do what we told them to do. Phoebus jus...