Football Recap: Pinecrest Patriots vs. Overhills Jaguars
Pinecrest had won three straight at home, but on Friday they bumped up to 6-1 to make it four. They came out on top against the Overhills Jaguars by a score of 38-29. With that victory, the Patriots brought their scoring average up to 26.9 points per game.
Chris Najm
| 10/10/25 vs Overhills | 311 |
| 09/12/25 vs South View | 203 |
| 09/19/25 vs Scotland | 193 |
| 08/23/24 @ Knightdale | 177 |
| 09/06/24 vs Middle Creek | 173 |
Chris Najm was his usual excellent self, rushing for 311 yards and four scores while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. Those 311 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Eric Melton also helped out with an impressive 81 receiving yards.
Pinecrest's run defense was locked in: Overhills could only muster 0.4 yards per carry. The team can thank Cole Harrison for the heroic effort on defense: he. Pinecrest's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 4.68 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 5.4 on average over their last five games.
As for Overhills, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-4 record this season. While losing is never fun, they can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 164th, while Pinecrest is ranked 35th).
Despite the loss, Overhills had strong showings from Jadyn Goldwire, who picked up 87 receiving yards and one touchdown, and Gabriel Valenzuela-Sherman, who threw for 101 yards and one TD.
Pinecrest wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 57-30 win against Pine Forest on the 17th. As for Overhills, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 47-14 defeat against Jack Britt on the 17th.
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