North Gaston is 0-10 against Kings Mountain since August of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The Wildcats will venture away from home to challenge the Mountaineers at 7:30 p.m. North Gaston has given up an average of 27.2 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
North Gaston's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Ashbrook on Friday. They took a blow against the Greenwave, falling 44-0. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 290th, while the Greenwave are ranked 26th).
Even if they lost, North Gaston's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Sam Shaw, Jakais Austin, and Gage Phalin, who each picked up one sack apiece.
Meanwhile, Kings Mountain got themselves on the board against Forestview last Friday, but Forestview never followed suit. They blew past the Jaguars, posting a 49-0 victory. The contest marked the Mountaineers' most dominant win of the season so far.
Kings Mountain's win came from a few key players North Gaston will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was KJ Bell, who threw for 228 yards and three TDs on only 19 passes, and also punched in one rushing score. Kings Mountain's leading receiver William Tex Vaughn was Bell's top target yet again, picking up 105 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Kings Mountain proved: they limited Forestview to a paltry 2.7 yards per carry. The team can thank Lathan Feemster for the heroic effort on defense: he. The dominant display was nothing new: Kings Mountain has now limited their opponent to fewer and fewer yards per carry in three consecutive matchups.
North Gaston's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Kings Mountain, their record now sits at 4-1.
North Gaston was taken down by Kings Mountain 54-6 in their previous meeting back in November of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Wildcats were down 44-0.
