The West Johnston Wildcats will venture away from home to challenge the Southern Lee Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Johnston will be strutting in after a victory while Southern Lee will be coming in after a loss.
West Johnston is headed out in good spirits considering the team just ended their winless streak on the road against Harnett Central on Friday. The Wildcats walked away with a 14-6 win over the Trojans. The victory continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now won five in a row.
The critical scores for West Johnston came from Gavin Bullock and Tanner Roof.
Gavin Bullock
| 10/10/25 @ Harnett Central | 20 |
| 10/03/25 vs Triton | 5 |
| 09/26/25 @ Lee County | 8 |
| 09/19/25 vs Union Pines | 8 |
| 09/12/25 vs Clayton | 10 |
| + 4 more games |
West Johnston didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Bullock, Gavin Roberts, and Chrystian Cokley picked up one apiece. Bullock has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last nine times he's played. West Johnston received some extra help from Roof, whose fumble return for a touchdown made for one of the most unforgettable moments.
Meanwhile, Southern Lee played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 45-13 loss at the hands of Union Pines. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 302nd, while the Vikings are ranked 86th).
West Johnston's win bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Southern Lee, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
West Johnston took a serious blow against Southern Lee in their previous matchup back in August of 2018, falling 55-0. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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