Photo by LARRY HILLIARD Quarterback DeEdward Burris was under seige Friday against Dorman because the offensive line had too many missed assignments. Too many mistakes and too many missed assignments.

That was Gaffney coach Phil Strickland's reaction after reviewing the game tape of the Indians' 42-17 season-opening loss to Dorman on Friday.

"The bottom line is that (Dorman) found our weak spots because the kids didn't do what they've been coached to do," Strickland said.

The Cavaliers scored on four straight possessions in the second half to break open a close contest at halftime. A.J. Booker scored on short runs of 5 and 3 yards, running back Quentin Tucker had a 25-yard run and Charon Peake hauled in a 24-yard pass from Johnny Foster to complete the Cavaliers' second-half scoring flurry.

"Dorman came out with a good game plan in the second half and just took it to us," the Gaffney coach said.

Wide receiver Khris Brown was one of the few bright spots for the Indians, with five catches for 101 yards and two touchdowns. Brown also played safety on defense.

"Khris had a good game," Strickland said.

But the coach noted that Brown appeared to fatigue late in the game after also playing parttime at safety.

"He got a little tired," Strickland said.

But fatigue wasn't a valid excuse for the offensive line, which struggled mightily against a rather vanilla Dorman defense that didn't change schemes that much.

Strickland said he expects to make some personnel changes, especially along the offensive line.

"We will probably move some people around," he said. "We blew too many assignments on the offensive line."

The offensive line won't have much time to correct its mistakes. This week, the Indians will face a stingy Greenville Red Raider defense, which limited a high-scoring Fort Dorchester offense to only 58 total yards.