Football Recap: East Surry Skates Past Surry Central with Ease + How To Watch

By Team Reports Oct 10, 2025, 12:42pm

Football Recap: East Surry Cardinals vs. Surry Central Golden Eagles

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

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Previous Games

10/03/25 - Home57-7 W
10/25/24 - Home61-22 W
10/19/23 - Away72-36 W
10/28/22 - Away55-0 W
10/29/21 - Home47-0 W
+ 5 more games

East Surry won the last time they faced Surry Central and things went their way on Friday too. The Cardinals claimed a resounding 57-7 win over the Golden Eagles. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 57-7.

Nathan Kiger had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 96 yards and three scores on only six carries. Those three rushing touchdowns gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was JB Davis, who threw for 117 yards and a pair of touchdowns on perfect 6-for-6 passing.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something East Surry proved: they limited Surry Central to a paltry -0.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Porter Gibson for the heroic effort on defense: he. East Surry's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 4.17 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 8.1 on average over their last five games.

The victory made it two in a row for East Surry and bumps their season record up to 2-4. Those wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 27 points in those games. As for Surry Central, they are on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. East Surry is set to square off against their familiar foe North Surry at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That game will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Kiger and Zamarri Sweatman. Meanwhile, Surry Central will take on rival Forbush at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

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