Forest Hills took care of business in their home opener (and then some) on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Salisbury Hornets a 21-0 shutout. The Yellow Jackets have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Hornets, too.

Josiah Oxendine
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Leading Forest Hills to victory were Jasiah Carlton and Josiah Oxendine. Carlton rushed for 62 yards and one touchdown, while Oxendine threw for 118 yards and one TD. What's more, Oxendine racked up 24 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in October of 2024.
Forest Hills didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Salisbury to a completion percentage of just 38.1%. The team can thank Nasir Dean for the heroic effort on defense: he. Forest Hills hasn't an opponent to post a completion percentage of 0.48 or higher in four consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Forest Hills didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ryan Walker and Demarion Hough.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Forest Hills will host Fairmont at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Salisbury, they will be playing in front of their home fans against North Rowan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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