Football Recap: Northwest Halifax Piles Up the Points Against North Edgecombe + How To Watch

By Team Reports Sep 24, 2025, 7:00pm

Football Recap: Northwest Halifax Vikings vs. North Edgecombe Warriors

HOW TO WATCH: This game can be replayed on the NFHS Network, the official streaming partner of the NC High School Athletic Assn. (NCHSAA) & North Edgecombe High School. Watch Full Replay

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Northwest Halifax hadn't done well against North Edgecombe recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Vikings claimed a resounding 60-0 victory over the Warriors. The Vikings pushed the score to 54-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Warriors had no chance of recovering from.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Northwest Halifax to victory, but perhaps none more so than Marsay Edwards, who rushed for 108 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only seven carries, and also picked up 45 receiving yards. Edwards didn't just play on offense: he also picked up two sacks and made six total tackles. Julius Rook helped out on the ground, rushing for 125 yards and two rushing touchdowns.

Northwest Halifax's run defense was locked in: North Edgecombe could only muster 1.3 yards per carry. The team can thank Antwon Johnson for the heroic effort on defense: he. Northwest Halifax didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 16.3.

Special teams was a major factor in the game for Northwest Halifax, racking up 12 points in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Rook, who ran a punt back for a touchdown. Another bright spot was a kickoff return touchdown from him.

Northwest Halifax now has a winning record of 2-1. As for North Edgecombe, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.

Northwest Halifax has already played their next match, a 62-19 win against Cedar Ridge on the 19th. As for North Edgecombe, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 48-0 defeat against Wake Prep Academy on the 19th.

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