Parkwood and Anson are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2015, but not for long. The Wolf Pack will face off against the Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Parkwood has given up an average of 32.6 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
While Parkwood's victory against West Stanly wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Wolf Pack had just enough and edged out the Colts 45-42. The win was some much needed relief for the Wolf Pack as it spelled an end to their seven-game losing streak.
Smith Barlowe
| 10/24/25 vs West Stanly | 5 |
| 09/26/25 vs Forest Hills | 3 |
| 08/22/25 vs Piedmont | 3 |
| 10/17/25 @ Mount Pleasant | 2 |
| 09/12/25 @ Hickory Ridge | 1 |
Smith Barlowe went supernova, throwing for 285 yards and five touchdowns, while also rushing for 44 yards. Those five passing touchdowns gave him a new career-high. Parkwood's leading receiver Micah Davis was Barlowe's top target yet again, picking up 94 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Parkwood's run defense was locked in: West Stanly could only muster 2.1 yards per carry. The team can thank Ben Dyer for the heroic effort on defense: he. Parkwood's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 1.48 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed five on average over their last five games.
Meanwhile, Anson was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 14-12 heartbreaker at the hands of Forest Hills. While losing is never fun, the Bearcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 267th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 112th).
Although Anson took the loss, they still got scores from Tasean Harris and Cordarrius Bivens.
Anson's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Parkwood, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 2-7.
Parkwood was dealt a bruising 38-0 loss at the hands of Anson when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Can the Wolf Pack avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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