Football Recap: Jonah Campbell Key Part of Team Effort in Scorpions Win

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Previous Games

08/29/25 - Away	39-21 W
09/30/24 - Home	31-16 W
09/21/23 - Away	34-28 W
10/21/22 - Home	35-34 W
11/05/21 - Home	47-30 W
+ 5 more games

North Brunswick won the last time they faced South Brunswick and things went their way on Friday too. The Scorpions took down the Cougars 39-21. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Scorpions' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Cougars are ranked 257th).

North Brunswick's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jonah Campbell, who threw for 260 yards and three TDs while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 39 yards and one score. That's the most passing touchdowns Campbell has posted since back in August of 2024. Ty Whiters was Campbell's top target, picking up 35 receiving yards and one touchdown, while also rushing for 73 yards and one score.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: North Brunswick was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 301 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Brunswick only rushed for 192 rushing yards.

On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to North Brunswick's defense and their three sacks. Leading the way was Jack Johnson with two. He has been hot recently, having also posted six or more total tackles the last three times he's played.

Despite the loss, South Brunswick still got an impressive performance from Amerius Revels, who rushed for 204 yards and one TD while picking up 8.5 yards per carry.

The victory got North Brunswick back to even at 1-1. As for South Brunswick, they are on a 12-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. North Brunswick will venture away from home to challenge West Carteret at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for South Brunswick, they will head out to face off against Heide Trask at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.