The South Johnston Trojans will face off against the West Johnston Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. South Johnston is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.8 points per game this season.
South Johnston and East Wake met for a duel on Friday where South Johnston couldn't get it done. South Johnston wound up with the same score they had in their last game (27-20), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
South Johnston's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Maddox Sills, who picked up 89 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Tyler Williams, who threw for 252 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
Meanwhile, West Johnston was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 35-29 to Hunt. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Warriors recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
West Johnston might have lost, but man, Josiah Wells was a machine: he rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 169 yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of that aerial production (106 yards to be exact) went to Dontrio Davis.
South Johnston's record now sits at 5-4. As for West Johnston, their record now sits at an identical 5-4.
South Johnston strolled past West Johnston when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 25-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Johnston since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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