Football Recap: North Gwinnett Bulldogs vs. Peachtree Ridge Lions
North Gwinnett put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past the Peachtree Ridge Lions 44-22. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Lions are ranked 60th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
North Gwinnett was led to victory by Tommy Lafayette and Braylon Jackson. Lafayette rushed for 171 yards and a touchdown, while Jackson picked up 21 receiving yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, Lafayette is now averaging an impressive 102 rushing yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North Gwinnett was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 253 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to North Gwinnett's defense and their 11 sacks. Connor Coxwell and Cole Funderburk were the leaders of the group effort as each produced three apiece. Coxwell is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season. Another thorn in Peachtree Ridge's side was Ethan Robnson, who picked up a sack, made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Peachtree Ridge lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Darnell Kelly, who threw for 234 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 83 yards. Those 83 rushing yards gave Kelly a new career-high. 95 of those passing yards were hauled in by Kobe Adeleke-Hokes.
North Gwinnett pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Peachtree Ridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
North Gwinnett has already played their next matchup, a 35-0 win against Berkmar on the 9th. As for Peachtree Ridge, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 46-28 victory against Duluth on the 9th.
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