Football Recap: Maiden Comes Up Short

Maiden and Shelby squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Maiden had to settle for second. They had to suffer through a 28-0 loss at the hands of the Shelby Golden Lions. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Blue Devils have suffered since November 9, 2023.

Grant Lawing threw for 143 yards on ten of 20 attempts. Ta'Len Maze was his top target, picking up 58 receiving yards. On the ground, Keyahjae Smyre rushed for 68 yards.

The critical scores for Shelby came from Jaylen Tate, Khalil Foster, Tyler Morgan, and Majay Thompson. The team also got some help courtesy of Lan Farmer, who threw for 184 yards and three touchdowns while completing 93.3% of his passes.

Maiden's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-4. As for Shelby, the victory (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 10-2.

Maiden does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Shelby, they have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Community School of Davidson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Shelby is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 44.4 points per game this season.

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