Football Preview: Davie County War Eagles vs. North Iredell Raiders
Davie County is preparing for their first conference matchup of the season on Friday. After each having a week off, they and the North Iredell Raiders will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Davie County had to skate by with only a one-point margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 31-point drubbing they dealt North Davidson last Friday. The War Eagles never let the Black Knights get on the board and left with a 31-0 victory. The contest marked the War Eagles' most dominant win of the season.

Noah Dulin
09/12/25 @ Oak Grove | 156 |
09/19/25 vs North Davidson | 114 |
08/29/25 @ West Rowan | 75 |
09/05/25 vs Pinecrest | 72 |
08/22/25 vs West Forsyth | 21 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Davie County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jamarius Pelote, who rushed for 97 yards and one touchdown on only eight carries. Noah Dulin also helped out with an impressive 114 receiving yards.
Davie County's run defense was locked in: North Davidson could only muster 2.1 yards per carry. The team can thank Dylan Miller for the heroic effort on defense: he. Davie County didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.3.
Davie County's defense didn't let the opposing QB, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for four sacks. Leading the way was Connor Dixson with 2.5.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led North Iredell over Pine Lake Prep in every quarter on their way to victory last Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Raiders blew the Pride out of the water with a 41-7 final score. The Raiders pushed the score to 34-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Pride had little chance of recovering from.
A big part of North Iredell's victory came down to the chemistry between Kaleb Sales and his top target Harold Jackson. Sales rushed for 95 yards and a pair of TDs while Jackson rushed for 145 yards and one score on only ten carries.
North Iredell's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-4. As for Davie County, their victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-2.
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