Rosewood couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They were beaten by the C.B. Aycock Golden Falcons 48-20 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 284th, while the Golden Falcons are ranked 127th).
When it comes to explaining why Rosewood lost, don't look at Talan Collins. Despite the final result, he picked up 189 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Collins torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 70 yards. Another player making a difference was Giovanni Pineda, who threw for 226 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes.
Ricky Elliott went supernova for C.B. Aycock, rushing for 218 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.8 yards per carry. Caleb Frederick was another key player, rushing for 94 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
Rosewood will take on North Johnston at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for C.B. Aycock, they will venture away from home to take on Eastern Wayne at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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