Rocky Mount faced Northern Nash in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Gryphons never let the Knights get on the board and left with a 6-0 win. Those six points were actually the fewest the Gryphons have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
Miracle Farmer
| 10/22/25 vs Northern Nash | 55 |
| 10/13/25 @ Beddingfield | 25 |
| 10/20/25 vs Fike | 24 |
| 10/13/25 vs Northern Nash | 15 |
| 09/22/25 @ Southern Nash | 15 |
Rocky Mount can attribute much of their success to Miracle Farmer, who picked up 55 receiving yards and one score, and also rushed for 43 yards. Those 55 receiving yards gave Farmer a new career-high.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Rocky Mount proved: they limited Northern Nash to a paltry three yards per carry. The team can thank Scarlett Rubalcava for the heroic effort on defense: she. Rocky Mount's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 4.7.
Rocky Mount didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Kira Jones led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by herself.
The victory (which was Rocky Mount's fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-2. Those wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 3.3 points on average over those games. As for Northern Nash, they moved to 7-2 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
Rocky Mount wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, an 8-0 victory against Hunt on the 22nd. As for Northern Nash, they have also already played their next game, a 32-6 win against North Johnston on the 22nd.
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