Football Recap: Person Falls Short of Northside - Jacksonville in the Playoffs

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Person can now relate to. They came up short against the Northside - Jacksonville Monarchs on Friday, falling 41-20. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 254th, while the Monarchs are ranked 75th).

Northside - Jacksonville found their leader in freshman ZION JONES, who rushed for 226 yards and two TDs. Another player making a difference was REGINALD GRAY, who rushed for 60 yards and three scores.

Person has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season. As for Northside - Jacksonville, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2.

Person does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Northside - Jacksonville, they will welcome St. Pauls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 879 yards in their previous games.