Reliving ‘Friday Night Lights’: Watauga @ North Davidson

By Zach Smith. WELCOME, N.C. — Game notes and play by play for the final non-conference game of Watauga’s 2023 season.

Pregame Notes

• Watauga (4-0) takes on North Davidson (1-3) on the road
  • Watauga offensive is averaging 37.8 points/game
  • North Davidson has been shut out twice this season
  • Teams have only met once
    • 2014 playoffs, North Davidson defeated Watauga 52-14

Watauga Team Leaders

• QB/DB #4 Maddox Greene (Jr)
• TE/LB #9 Jackson Pryor (Sr)
• RB #44 Everett Gryder (So)
• LB #6 Trathan Gragg (Jr)
• WB/LB #14 Morgan Henry (Sr)

PLAY BY PLAY

1st Quarter

• • Watauga wins coin toss, elects to receive
• Watauga ball at their own 14
  • Maddox Greene carries right for 3 yards
  • Everett Gryder carries left for 3 yards
  • Evan Burroughs carries right for 9 yards
  • Gryder carries up the middle for 2 yards
  • Greene carries up the middle for 20 yards
  • Gryder carries up the middle for 5 yards
  • Burroughs carries up the middle for 5 yards

• Holding against Watauga, 1st and 20 from ND’s 49

• False start against Watauga, 1st and 25 from their own 46

• • Gryder carries right for 1 yard
  • Greene pass complete left to Jackson Pryor for 25 yards
  • Greene carries up the middle for 10 yards

• TOUCHDOWN WATAUGA

• • #44 Everett Gryder 18-yard rush (1)

• • #41 Jack Wilson PAT is good

Watauga 7 North Davidson 0

• ND ball at their own 45
  • Payton McMillan pass complete right to Hayden Ross for 7 yards
  • McMillan pass incomplete
  • Zaylen Hayes carries left for 1 yard
  • McMillan carries up the middle for no gain
    • Luke Edmisten on the tackle

• Turnover on Downs

• Watauga ball at their own 47
  • Greene carries left for 52 yards

• TOUCHDOWN WATAUGA

• • #44 Everett Gryder 1-yard rush (2)

• • #41 Jack Wilson PAT is good

Watauga 14 North Davidson 0

• ND ball at their own 43
  • McMillan pass complete right to Ryan Forrest for 14 yards
  • McMillan pass incomplete
  • McMillan pass incomplete
    • Pryor with the QB pressure

• Facemask against Watauga, 1st and 10 on Watauga 28

• • Hayes carries right for 3 yards

• TOUCHDOWN NORTH DAVIDSON

• • #11 Payton McMillan 25-yard pass (1) to #9 Amir Dalton (1)

• • #13 Connor Dunn PAT is good

Watauga 14 North Davidson 7

• Watauga ball at their own 26

• TOUCHDOWN WATAUGA

• • #4 Maddox Greene 74-yard rush (1)

• • #41 Jack Wilson PAT is good

Watauga 21 North Davidson 7

• ND ball at their own 47
  • Hayes carries up the middle for 6 yards
  • Dalton carries left for no gain
    • Edmisten with the tackle
  • McMillan pass complete left to Wesley Henson for 7 yards
  • Dalton tackled for loss of 2 yards
    • Morgan Henry with the TFL
  • McMillan pass incomplete
  • McMillan sacked for loss of 5 yards
    • Carson Gunnell-Beck and Brady Lindenmuth with the sack
  • ND punts

• Watauga ball at their own 13
  • Gryder carries up the middle for 1 yard
  • Gryder carries up the middle for 4 yards
  • Greene pass complete right to Pryor for 28 yards
  • Gryder carries up the middle for 4 yards
  • Burroughs carries right for 10 yards
  • Gryder carries up the middle for 6 yards
  • Gryder carries up the middle for 6 yards
  • Greene carries left for 14 yards
  • Greene carries left for 1 yard
  • Gryder carries up the middle for 6 yards

• TOUCHDOWN WATAUGA

• • #4 Maddox Greene 7-yard rush (2)

• • #41 Jack Wilson PAT is good

Watauga 28 North Davidson 7

• ND ball at their own 49
  • McMillan pass complete left to Henson for 5 yards
  • McMillan pass incomplete
  • Hayes carries up the middle for 1 yard
  • ND punts

• Watauga ball at their own 1
  • Gryder carries right for 15 yards
  • Burroughs carries right for 6 yards
  • Henry carries left for 5 yards
  • Greene pass complete left to Henry for 17 yards
  • Greene pass complete right to Burroughs for 17 yards

• TOUCHDOWN WATAUGA

• • #4 Maddox Greene 39-yard pass (1) to #9 Jackson Pryor (1)

• • #41 Jack Wilson PAT is good

Watauga 35 North Davidson 7

• FUMBLE – ND muffs kickoff reception,
• Watauga ball at ND 44
  • • Edmisten with the recovery

• • Gryder carries up the middle for 5 yards

• Holding against Watauga, 2nd and 15 at ND 49

• • Greene sacked for loss of 5 yards
  • Gryder tackled for no gain
  • Watauga punts
• ND ball at their own 36
  • Dalton tackled for loss of 1 yard
    • Edmisten with the TFL

End of 1st Half: Watauga 35 North Davidson 7

Watauga Noteables

• #4 Maddox Greene
  • • 5/5, 126 yds (25.2/att), 39 long, 1 TD
    • 8 car., 181 yds, 22.6 avg, 2 TD

• #9 Jackson Pryor

• • • 3 rec., 92 yds, 39 long, 1 TD

• #44 Everett Gryder

• • 15 car., 85 yds, 5.7 avg, 2 TD

North Davidson Noteables

• #11 QB Payton McMillan
  • 5/10, 58 yds (5.8/att), 25 long, 1 TD

Start of 3rd Quarter

• Watauga kick out of bounds
• ND ball at their own 37

• • McMillan pass complete right to Forrest for 11 yards
  • McMillan pass complete right to Damani Chhorn for 7 yards

• TOUCHDOWN WATAUGA

• • #12 Evan Burroughs 60-yard INT return (1)

• • #41 Jack Wilson PAT is good

Watauga 42 North Davidson 7

• Illegal blindside block against ND on kickoff
• ND ball at their own 24
  • McMillan fumbles, recovers, tackled for loss of 1 yard
  • Dalton carries left for 16 yards
  • McMillan pass complete right to Ross for 4 yards
  • Dalton carries up the middle for 3 yards
  • Dalton carries up the middle for 4 yards
  • McMillan pass incomplete
  • Dalton carries left for no gain
    • Henry on the tackle
• McMillan pass intercepted

• • Burroughs with the INT and a 45-yard return

• Watauga ball at ND 20
  • Ben Gosky tackled for loss of 6 yards
  • Gosky carries left for 23 yards
  • Timeout Watauga (1)

• TOUCHDOWN WATAUGA

• • #12 Evan Burroughs 3-yard rush (1)

• • #41 Jack Wilson PAT is good

Watauga 49 North Davidson 7

MERCY RULE TRIGGERED: Running clock for remainder of game

• ND ball at their own 36
  • McMillan carries left for 2 yards
  • Julian Nowak carries up the middle for 2 yards
  • McMillan pass complete right to Forrest for 3 yards
  • ND punts

• Watauga ball at their own 33
  • • #10 Matthew Habich in at QB
  • Matthew Leon carries up the middle for 1 yard

• False start against Watauga, 2nd and 14 at Watauga 29

• • Timeout Watauga (2)
  • Kyle Williams carries right for loss of 1 yard
  • Habich pass complete left to Dillon Zaragoza for 12 yards
  • Williams carries right for loss of 4 yards

• Turnover on Downs

• ND ball at Watauga 36
  • McMillan pass incomplete
  • Ben Leamon carries right for loss of 2 yards

• McMillan pass intercepted

• Andrew Ward with the INT and 55-yard return

• Watauga ball at ND 10

• TOUCHDOWN WATAUGA

• • #3 Andrew Ward 10-yard rush (1)

• • #41 Jack Wilson PAT is good

Watauga 56 North Davidson 7

• Watauga kickoff out of bounds
• ND ball at their own 43
  • Nowak carries left for 27 yards
  • Nowak carries up the middle for 2 yards
  • McMillan pass complete left to Henson for 2 yards
  • Nowak carries left for 4 yards
  • Nowak carries up the middle for 12 yards
  • McMillan pass incomplete
  • Nowak carries up the middle for 9 yards

• TOUCHDOWN NORTH DAVIDSON

• • #25 Julian Nowak 1-yard rush (1)

• • #13 Connor Dunn PAT is good

Watauga 56 North Davidson 14

• • Watauga ball at their own 20

• Fumble recovered by North Davidson

• ND ball at Watauga 25
  • Colby Williams carries left for 3 yards

FINAL SCORE: Watauga 56, North Davidson 14