Southeast Halifax and North Edgecombe met for a duel on Friday where Southeast Halifax prevailed. The Southeast Halifax Trojans snuck past the North Edgecombe Warriors with a 40-34 win. The score was all tied up 12-12 at the break, but the Trojans were the better team in the second half.
The critical scores for Southeast Halifax came from Clinton Mills, Jamarian Webb, Cameron Johnson, Star'Saun Taylor, Arthur Joseph, and Xavier Hayward.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Southeast Halifax was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 363 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Southeast Halifax wouldn't let North Edgecombe keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Cameron Boone, Johnson, and Hayward picked up one apiece. The dominant performance also gave Johnson a new career-high in rushing yards. Tremaine Horton was another major factor on D, making 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Despite the loss, North Edgecombe still got an impressive performance from Andrew Webb, who rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown.
The victory made it two in a row for Southeast Halifax and bumps their season record up to 3-5. As for North Edgecombe, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Southeast Halifax's road trip will continue as they head out to face Northampton County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Northampton County is coming into the matchup with four straight wins at home, so Southeast Halifax will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for North Edgecombe, they will face off against Weldon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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