Gryphons handle Riveters 30-17
The Riveters fell 30-17 to the Gryphons on the road. The passing game carried the Gryphons: 298 net yards. Turnovers decided it: the Riveters gave the ball away twice, and the Gryphons never did.
First blood went to the Gryphons: Tanaka put a 51-yard kick through. The Gryphons kept pulling away: Oyelaran burst through the line for a 2-yard score. The Gryphons stretched the lead after Vandermeer found Oyelaran for a 1-yard touchdown. The Gryphons kept pulling away: Vandermeer hit Sandoval from 10 yards out for a score.
The Riveters stayed in touch after M.Westbrook bounced outside for a 3-yard touchdown. The Gryphons stretched the lead after Tanaka banged home a 45-yard attempt. The pivotal moment arrived in the first quarter: A.Keating jarred the ball free for T.Keating to fall on. Nothing went further than August Rookwood's 41-yard catch and run.
Among the Gryphons, Zeke Vandermeer was 25 of 31 for 317 yards, reaching the end zone twice. Easton Chadwick had 89 yards on 23 attempts. Alden Ingleby caught 5 passes for 70 yards. Hollis Hightower was all over the field, with 7 tackles and 1 sack. In defeat, Mason Westbrook completed 16 of 30 passes for 151 yards, including one touchdown. Augustin Castellanos ran for 44 yards on 13 carries. Nash Halvorsen finished with 54 receiving yards on 4 catches. On defense, Dawson Achterberg made 12 tackles.
That makes the Gryphons 1-1 on the season. In the Harbor East, they are second. The defeat leaves the Riveters at 0-2. That leaves them fourth in the Harbor East. The Gryphons visit the Detroit Prospectors next, on Sunday, November 15. Ahead for the Riveters: the Miami Stormriders, on Sunday, November 15.