Game Story
North Carolina High School Football - Byrd gets by Hoke County
(October 19, 2007: Fayetteville, NC 28304) The crowd at Friday's league contest between the Byrd Eagles (Fayetteville, NC) and the visiting Hoke County Bucks (Raeford, NC), observed Byrd's football squad edge Hoke County by a count of 28-27.
The Eagles now own a 5-4 record. They play next when they travel to Britt for a Mid-Southeastern contest on Friday, October 26. Byrd will play a Buccaneers squad coming off a 41-0 league win over Pinecrest (Southern Pines, NC). The Buccaneers record now stands at 7-2.
Coming up next, the Bucks play the Scotland Fighting Scots (Laurinburg, NC) in a Mid-Southeastern contest, on Friday, October 26. Hoke County will attempt to upgrade on its 3-6 season record. The Fighting Scots go into the contest with a 8-1 record after their 30-27 league loss to Richmond (Rockingham, NC).