Football Recap: Lake Norman Charter Knights vs. North Stanly Comets
Lake Norman Charter put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 22-10 win over the North Stanly Comets. The 22-point effort marked the Knights' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Lake Norman Charter had a senior duo take command as Major Leak picked up 156 receiving yards and two touchdowns and David Wignot threw for 232 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes. Those 156 receiving yards set a new season-high mark for Leak. Drew Johnson made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Lake Norman Charter didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Dorian Morgan and Johnson. Lake Norman Charter got some further help from Evan Johnson: he made 18 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Lake Norman Charter's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for North Stanly, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Lake Norman Charter is taking a road trip to take on Union Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Union Academy: 12, Lake Norman Charter: 9) so any points scored will be well earned. As for North Stanly, they will be playing in front of their home fans against South Stanly at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. South Stanly is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.8 points per game this season.
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