Noxubee County gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. They walked away with a 44-32 victory over the Heidelberg Oilers.
Laderoun Mosely was a one-man wrecking crew as he rushed for 215 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 66 yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Noxubee County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 310 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Heidelberg only rushed for 130 rushing yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Noxubee County's defensive line and their seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Jheremy Payton and Donvon Conner, who racked up four sacks between them. Noxubee County got some further help from BJ Payton: he picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles.
Despite the loss, Heidelberg still got an impressive performance from Chase Craft, who threw for 250 yards and four TDs while completing 90% of his passes, and also rushed for 54 yards.
Noxubee County has already played their next match, a 36-12 win against Kemper County on the 5th. As for Heidelberg, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 48-7 victory against Quitman on the 5th.
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