Football Game Preview: Forest Hills Yellow Jackets vs. Anson Bearcats

The Forest Hills Yellow Jackets will head out to face off against the Anson Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Forest Hills will be strutting in after a win while Anson will be coming in after a defeat.

On Friday, Forest Hills was able to grind out a solid victory over West Stanly, taking the game 41-28. Given the Yellow Jackets' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 97th, while the Colts are ranked 293rd) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Jansen Rivens

Rushing Yards

10/17/25 vs West Stanly	69
10/04/24 vs Monroe	14
09/30/24 vs North Stanly	27
09/12/24 vs Community School of Davidson	31
09/06/24 @ Walkertown	80

Jansen Rivens and Noah Furr were among the main playmakers for Forest Hills as the former rushed for 69 yards and one touchdown on only five carries and the latter rushed for 23 yards and one score. That's the most rushing yards Rivens has posted since back in September of 2024. Russell Fincher was in the mix too, providing Forest Hills with one TD.

Meanwhile, Anson came up short against Monroe on Friday and fell 32-20. That's two games in a row now that the Bearcats have lost by exactly 12 points.

Forest Hills will have to keep a close watch on Tasean Harris and Cordarrius Bivens, a pair of players who had a big impact on Anson's prior game. Harris rushed for 88 yards and one score, while Bivens rushed for 37 yards and a pair of touchdowns.

Forest Hills' win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Anson, they dropped their record down to 1-7 with the loss, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Forest Hills strolled past Anson when the teams last played back in November of 2024 by a score of 25-8. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Bearcats' Jazear Griffin, who rushed for 126 yards on only ten carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for the Yellow Jackets to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.