Football Preview: North Forsyth Vikings vs. Mount Tabor Spartans
North Forsyth is 0-8 against Mount Tabor since August of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The North Forsyth Vikings will look to defend their home field against the Mount Tabor Spartans at 7:30 p.m. North Forsyth will be strutting in after a win while Mount Tabor will be coming in after a loss.
North Forsyth is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Friday. They put the hurt on Forbush with a sharp 32-6 victory. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 166th, while the Falcons are ranked 342nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for North Forsyth came from Domnick Mounce, Elias Kellum, and Eric Archie ,Jr.
North Forsyth didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Xavier Johnson, Mounce, and Kellum picked up one apiece.
Mount Tabor kicked off their season on the road on Friday and hit a couple of potholes. They came up short against Grimsley, falling 34-12.
Defeat or not, Mount Tabor got some senior leadership from Lane Albright and Snook Peterkin. Albright threw for 144 yards and a touchdown, while Peterkin. picked up 122 receiving yards and a touchdown. Peterkin's longest reception was for an incredible 71 yards.
North Forsyth suffered a grim 28-6 defeat to Mount Tabor when the teams last played back in August of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Albright, who threw for 279 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per attempt. Now that North Forsyth knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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