Gaffney quarterback DeEdward Burris find the going tough Friday at Dorman, completing 9 of his 20 passes for 169 yards. In the past two matchups between Dorman and Gaffney, the defenses allowed a combined two touchdowns.

This time, the offenses matched that total midway through the second quarter. And the Dorman offense didn't stop there.

The Cavaliers scored on four straight possessions in the second half to break open a close contest at halftime and beat the visiting Indians, 42-17.

Quarterback A.J. Booker did most of the damage for the Cavaliers with four short rushing touchdowns, executing the Wildcat offense to perfection.

Booker's first touchdown came on a 1-yard run with 6:37 left in the first quarter. Gaffney tied it at 7 on a 27- yard touchdown pass from DeEdward Burris to Khris Brown on a fourth-and- 11.

The Indians had plenty of chances to score before the touchdown but came up empty after a bad snap, fumble and an offensive interference call that wiped out a touchdown by sophomore wideout Quinshad Davis.

The Cavaliers also could point fingers at the referees, who called back a pair of Dorman touchdowns on holding penalties.

In a post-game interview, Gaffney coach Phil Strickland focused on the wasted first-half scoring opportunities.

"We didn't capitalize on our chances in the first half," Strickland said. "We had great field position in the first half and we should have scored 21 points and we only had 10."

After finding the going tough on the ground in the first half, the Cavaliers went to the air in the third quarter to loosen up an inexperienced Gaffney defense. With a more balanced offense, the Cavaliers scored at will.

"Give Dorman credit," Strickland said. "Dorman just took it to us in the second half."

Booker capped drives with runs of 5 and 3 yards before Quentin Tucker burst up the middle for a 25-yard run to make it 35-10 early in the fourth quarter.

Dorman's Charone Peake put up big numbers running and receiving. The versatile wide receiver caught six passes for 117 yards, including a 24-yard TD grab that capped the Cavaliers' scoring. Peake also ran the ball six times for 59 yards.

Gaffney's big-time receiver Joe Craig was held in check, with one reception for 36 yards.

The Cavalier defense also did an effective job on Burris, who rushed for a (-) 8 yards on 17 attempts after yardage was subtracted for sacks. He completed 9 of his 20 passes for 169 yards and two touchdowns. He was picked off once.

Dorman coach Dave Gutshall said his defense wanted to limit Burris' big plays.

"Their quarterback can make things happen with his scrambling ability," he said. "But we did a pretty good job."

Gutshall also praised his quarterback Johnny Foster, who completed 11 of his 15 throws for 196 yards. More importantly, he didn't throw an interception but he did have a fumble.

Booker scored on a 3- yard run to put the Cavaliers up 14-7 with 3:43 left in the second quarter. The Indians drove inside the Dorman 5-yard line but had to settle for a chipshot 21-yard field goal from Josh Harris that cut the deficit to 14-10 at halftime.

Strickland said his top priority this week in practice is to instill more toughness into his team.

"We have to get tougher," he said.

Gaffney (0-1) travels to Greenville on Friday, while Dorman (2-0) hits the road to face Greenwood.