Football Recap: North Rowan Extends Winning Streak to Three + How To Watch

North Rowan waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came within six points of losing the streak, but they secured a 20-14 W against the South Stanly Rowdy Rebel Bulls. That's more bragging rights for the Cavaliers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Jo Jo Tarver

Rushing Yards

10/03/25 @ South Stanly	147
09/26/25 vs Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy	126
09/19/25 @ Union Academy	95
08/29/25 @ Salisbury	51
09/05/25 vs Lake Norman Charter	30
+ 1 more games

North Rowan's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jo Jo Tarver led the charge by rushing for 147 yards and one score, while also picking up 41 receiving yards. Tarver has become a key player for the Cavaliers: the team is undefeated when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 0-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Michael Alford, who rushed for 46 yards and one TD.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something North Rowan proved: they limited South Stanly to a paltry 2.4 yards per carry. The team can thank Alford for the heroic effort on defense: he. North Rowan's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 3.17 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 11 on average over their last five games.

Although South Stanly took the loss, they still got scores from Carter Callicutt and Ikey Holt.

The win got North Rowan back to even at 3-3. As for South Stanly, they moved to 4-2 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.

North Rowan didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 58-0 victory against Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy on the 10th. As for South Stanly, they have also already played their next contest, a 40-0 win against North Stanly on the 10th.