Football Preview: North Paulding Wolfpack vs. North Cobb Warriors
The North Paulding Wolfpack are taking a road trip to take on the North Cobb Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. North Paulding will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
North Paulding will head into Friday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by three when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 25-point they dealt South Paulding on Friday. North Paulding put the hurt on South Paulding with a sharp 39-14 victory. The game marked the Wolfpack's most dominant win of the season so far.
Khalil Harrell went supernova for North Paulding, rushing for 135 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. James Skelly handled things on the ground, rushing for 84 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North Paulding was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 434 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
North Paulding's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of D'Vyne Cowan-Bazely and Markell Taylor. North Paulding got some further help from Owen Satterfield: he picked up 1.5 sacks, forced a fumble, and made four total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, North Cobb put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Cass 43-14 on the road. With the Warriors ahead 33-7 at the half, the match was all but over already.
North Paulding's record is now 3-1. As for North Cobb, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
North Paulding came up short against North Cobb in their previous matchup back in November of 2021, falling 12-7. Can North Paulding avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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