The Kings Mountain Mountaineers will head out to square off against the Northern Guilford Nighthawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Kings Mountain is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They slipped by T.C. Roberson 21-20. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mountaineers.
William Tex Vaughn
| 11/14/25 @ T.C. Roberson | 147 |
| 11/07/25 vs Ben L. Smith | 109 |
| 09/19/25 @ Forestview | 105 |
| 09/05/25 vs Bandys | 81 |
| 09/12/25 @ Charlotte Catholic | 71 |
William Tex Vaughn had a dynamite game, picking up 147 receiving yards and one touchdown. Those 147 receiving yards gave him a new career-high.
Kings Mountain didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited T.C. Roberson to a completion percentage of just 36%. The team can thank Lathan Feemster for the heroic effort on defense: he. Sadly, that's becoming something of a trend for Kings Mountain; they were averaging 61.4%completion percentage earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've fallen to only 61.4%.
Meanwhile, Northern Guilford humbled Asheville with a 46-13 victory. Given the Nighthawks' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Cougars are ranked 148th) , the win on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Amare Akers and Christian Leach. Akers rushed for 87 yards and a pair of TDs while Leach rushed for 117 yards and one score on only 13 carries. Northern Guilford also got a significant boost from Jaxson Kemp, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 80 yards.
Northern Guilford didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tajae Alston and Chance Crews. Hunter Crum was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Kings Mountain's record now sits at 8-4. As for Northern Guilford, their record is now 10-1.
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