The Northside - Pinetown Panthers are taking a road trip to square off against the Pamlico County Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Northside - Pinetown is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Northside - Pinetown's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 48-0 win over Lejeune. The game marked the Panthers' most dominant victory of the season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Sincere Columbus and Jamari Whitney. Columbus rushed for 93 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries while Whitney rushed for 112 yards and a pair of scores. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 60 yards.
Northside - Pinetown's run defense was locked in: Lejeune could only muster 0.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Trexler Gray for the heroic effort on defense: he. Northside - Pinetown didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 15.2.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pamlico County). They blew past Jones 33-8 on Friday. The Hurricanes' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Pamlico County had a senior duo take command as Treyvon Munford rushed for 128 yards and three TDs while picking up 8.0 yards per carry and Kamden Keyes rushed for 149 yards and one touchdown on only ten carries. Munford didn't just play on offense: he also made six total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended one pass.
Northside - Pinetown's win bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Pamlico County, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Northside - Pinetown has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 351.2 total yards per game. It's a different story for Pamlico County, though, as they've been averaging only 176.7 total yards. Will Northside - Pinetown be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will the Hurricanes flip the script?
Northside - Pinetown didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Pamlico County when the teams last played back in October of 2024, but they still walked away with a 41-35 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
