The Laney Buccaneers are headed away from home for the first time to face off against the Havelock Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Laney is headed out to face Havelock after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Laney snuck past D.H. Conley with a 21-17 win on Friday.
Ellis Williams was a one-man wrecking crew for Laney as he rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry.
Meanwhile, Havelock was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Wallace-Rose Hill 51-14 at home. The Rams pushed the score to 51-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bulldogs cut but never quite recovered from.
Havelock's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jaylen Hewitt, who threw for 357 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.9 yards per attempt. Lebron Sharpe was in the mix as well, providing Havelock with three rushing touchdowns touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Havelock was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 455 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wallace-Rose Hill only gained 270.
Havelock didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut ZyKing Patillo. Havelock got some further help from Christopher Bispham: he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made 13 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Laney couldn't quite finish off Havelock when the teams last played back in August of 2023 and fell 20-17. Can Laney avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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