Football Recap: Camden County Falls Despite Strong Effort from Kevin Dredden

By Team Reports Sep 4, 2024, 12:16pm

Football Recap: Camden County Bruins vs. Perquimans Pirates

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Camden County lost against Perquimans back in August of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Camden County Bruins took a 30-14 bruising from the Perquimans Pirates.

When it comes to explaining why Camden County lost, don't look at Kevin Dredden. Despite the final result, he rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.

Even if they lost, Camden County's defense still kept up the pressure with five sacks. Jyveon Harris was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. His also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up two sacks and making six total tackles (2.0 for loss). Camden County got some further help from Chase Jopp: he picked up a sack and made seven total tackles (2.0 for loss).

Perquimans' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Benjamin Brown led the charge by picking up 168 receiving yards and a touchdown. Braylon Knapp was another key player, throwing for 299 yards and a touchdown while picking up 15.0 yards per attempt.

Camden County's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Perquimans, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0.

Camden County will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Gates County at 7:00 p.m. on September 13th. As for Perquimans, they will host Pasquotank County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

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