There's no place like home for Starmount, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. Everything went their way against the North Wilkes Vikings on Friday as they made off with a 35-13 win. The Rams might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 22 points or more this season.
Jymir Billips had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 84 yards and two TDs. That's the most rushing touchdowns he has posted since back in October of 2024.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Starmount was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive games.
Another reason for the win was Starmount's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Leading the way was Corey Armstrong with two.
Rams
| 10/17/25 vs North Wilkes | 35-13 |
| 10/03/25 vs East Wilkes | 7-0 |
| 09/19/25 vs Elkin | 55-0 |
| 08/29/25 vs East Surry | 27-14 |
| 11/15/24 vs Andrews | 51-0 |
| + 3 more games |
Starmount's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2. The home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.6 points on average this season. As for North Wilkes, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Starmount will take on rival Wilkes Central at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, North Wilkes is set to challenge their familiar foe Alleghany at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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