PORTLAND — The Gregory-Portland football team was so dominant in its 73-0 victory against Mercedes on Friday, Oct. 9 that a running clock to speed up the game was employed late in the second quarter.
The Wildcats rolled up 464 yards of offense, and the Tigers never crossed the 50-yard line in another dominant victory for G-P. The state-ranked Wildcats are 7-0 and 3-0 in District 15-5A Division II play this season and pitched their second straight shutout and have outscored three district opponents 222-7.
“We had to set the tone … defense set the tone really well for us at the start of the game,” said sophomore running back Darion Blackshere, who rushed for 110 yards and totaled three scores. “Offense we brought it and set it even more. Make it better.”…