Football Recap: Bessemer City Takes a Loss

Bessemer City fell victim to Shelby and their airtight defense on Friday. They were beaten by the Shelby Golden Lions 49-0. While losing is never fun, the Yellow Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 246th, while the Golden Lions are ranked 69th).

Gavin Chastain threw for 30 yards on two of seven attempts. Walter McCoy was his top target, picking up 30 receiving yards. On the ground, Jayden Owens made two total tackles.

It was another big night for Tristan Tate, who rushed for 132 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries for Shelby. Tate is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Lan Farmer, who threw for 220 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes.

Bessemer City's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Shelby, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-2.

Bessemer City will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Cherryville at 7:30 p.m. on November 1st. Shelby has already played their next match, a 55-22 victory against East Gaston on the 25th.

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