The Corinth Warriors will face off against the North Pontotoc Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Corinth is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 63-0 victory over South Pontotoc. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 108th, while the Cougars are ranked 225th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for Corinth came from Patrick Crump Jr. and Braedyn Burress.
Special teams was a major factor in the game for Corinth, racking up 15 points in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Crump Jr., who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, North Pontotoc put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They came within four points of losing the streak, but they secured a 26-22 W against New Albany. The 26-point effort marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Drew Winfun and Braden Shettles. Winfun had a great game and threw for 276 yards and three TDs while completing 72% of his passes. Meanwhile, Shettles did his best for the losing side, rushing for 18 yards and a pair of scores, while also throwing for 137 yards on 11 of 20 attempts.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to North Pontotoc's defense and their four sacks. Levi Gooch was especially locked on to New Albany's QB and sacked him twice.
North Pontotoc's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Corinth, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Corinth took their victory against North Pontotoc in their previous matchup back in September of 2024 by a conclusive 33-10 score. Will the Warriors repeat their success, or do the Vikings have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
