Vance County had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. Their defense stepped up to hand the Warren County Eagles an 18-0 shutout on Friday. Given the Vipers' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Eagles are ranked 330th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for Vance County came from Jontavious Nile, Javion Vines-Holder, and Antoine Doyle Jr.
One reason for the win was Vance County's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Doyle Jr was especially locked on to Warren County's QB and sacked him twice. Doyle Jr's longest reception was for an incredible 70 yards.
Vance County will take on Rocky Mount at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Vance County focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday. As for Warren County, they will face off against J.F. Webb at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully J.F. Webb focused on turnovers this week as team gave up six on Friday.
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