The Lawrence Academy Warriors will face off against the Halifax Academy Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lawrence Academy has three straight wins, Halifax Academy has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Lawrence Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Carolina's top teams: Wake Christian Academy, who was ranked 11th at the time (Lawrence Academy was ranked fifth). The Warriors claimed a resounding 60-30 victory over the Bulldogs. Considering the Warriors have won four matchups by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Simon Lundy
| 10/03/25 vs Wake Christian Academy | 4 |
| 08/22/25 @ St. David's | 3 |
| 10/11/24 vs Liberty Christian Academy | 2 |
| 09/20/24 vs Berean Baptist Academy | 2 |
| 09/13/24 @ Wayne Christian | 2 |
Lawrence Academy can attribute much of their success to Ayden Foster, who rushed for 144 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and Simon Lundy, who threw for 269 yards and four TDs on only 19 passes. Those four passing touchdowns gave Lundy a new career-high.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Lawrence Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Lawrence Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Trenton Stalnaker and Cooper Powell.
Halifax Academy played against Cary Christian on Friday and lost via forfeit.
Lawrence Academy's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Halifax Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Lawrence Academy was taken down by Halifax Academy 48-20 in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Can the Warriors avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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