North Paulding was the 21-17 winner over East Paulding when they last played one another back in August of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The North Paulding Wolfpack lost 43-23 to the East Paulding Raiders on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Wolfpack have suffered against the Raiders since August 29, 2014.
Despite the loss, North Paulding still got an impressive performance from Dube Enongene, who picked up 121 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Tyler Niehr, who threw for 196 yards and two touchdowns.
Chantz Bouknight was nothing short of spectacular for East Paulding: he rushed for 150 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also threw for 140 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes. East Paulding also got a significant boost from Javen Parker, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 120 yards.
North Paulding's loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
North Paulding will challenge Harrison at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Harrison focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday. As for East Paulding, they will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on Paulding County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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