Football Recap: Cleveland Skates Past Fuquay - Varina with Ease

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Previous Games

10/03/25 - Home	43-0 W
10/04/24 - Away	44-21 W
09/29/23 - Home	47-0 W
09/29/22 - Away	21-13 W
10/01/21 - Home	49-6 W
+ 4 more games

Cleveland put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 43-0 victory over the Fuquay - Varina Bengals. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Rams' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Bengals are ranked 126th).

Owen Hulbert had another great game (as he tends to do), throwing for 183 yards and one TD while completing 76.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 38 yards and one touchdown. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in passer rating (143.9). Cleveland also got help from Krisjon Clark, who showed off his sure hands for 80 receiving yards.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Cleveland proved: they limited Fuquay - Varina to a paltry 1.4 yards per carry. The team can thank Diondre Haynes for the heroic effort on defense: he. Cleveland's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 4.87 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 6.63 on average over their last five games.

Cleveland's defense didn't let Clayton Baker, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Haynes, Stefon Banks, and Derek Locklear, who each picked up one sack apiece. Haynes was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).

Cleveland's win bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Fuquay - Varina, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-4.

Cleveland has already played their next contest, a 49-28 victory against Garner on the 10th. As for Fuquay - Varina, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Smithfield-Selma at 7:30 p.m. on the 17th. The Bengals will be up against the Spartans' rather soft defense (which has allowed 33.29 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.