Football Recap: St. Pauls Find Success

On Friday St. Pauls's undefeated season almost came to an end. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the North Brunswick Scorpions 35-33.

Yoshua McBryde

Rushing Yards (Career)

09/12/25 @ North Brunswick	390
09/06/24 vs South Brunswick	257
10/25/24 @ Clinton	222
09/20/24 @ Charlotte Latin	213
08/29/25 vs Lumberton	208

It was another big night for Yoshua McBryde, who rushed for 390 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry. Those 390 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: St. Pauls was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 412 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.

On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to St. Pauls' defensive line and their three sacks. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Dezhian Roberts, Antwan McKoy, and Nathan Norton, who each picked up one sack apiece. Another thorn in North Brunswick's side was Roberts, who picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (6.0 for loss).

When it comes to explaining why North Brunswick lost, don't look at Jonah Campbell. Despite the final result, he threw for 321 yards and three TDs, and also rushed for 86 yards and one score on only five carries. Kylel Hansley was in the mix too, providing the Scorpions with two touchdowns.

St. Pauls' victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for North Brunswick, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.

Coming up, St. Pauls is taking a road trip to square off against Fairmont at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for North Brunswick, they will host New Hanover at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. This will be the Scorpions' first chance to prove their worth in the conference.