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| 08/29/25 - Away | 41-0 W |
| 09/23/16 - Home | 49-21 W |
| 09/25/15 - Away | 30-20 W |
New Hanover got themselves on the board against Purnell Swett on Friday, but Purnell Swett never followed suit. They claimed a resounding 41-0 win over the Rams. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Rams are ranked 295th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tony Clark-Nelson was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 75 yards and a pair of TDs on only eight carries. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing touchdowns (two).
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something New Hanover proved: they limited Purnell Swett to a paltry 0.9 yards per carry. The team can thank Shane Graham for the heroic effort on defense: he. New Hanover didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 7.9.
New Hanover's defense didn't let Malachi Jacobs., get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for 3.5 sacks. Chris Rowell was especially locked on to Purnell Swett's QB and sacked him twice.
The victory got New Hanover back to even at 1-1. As for Purnell Swett, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
New Hanover has already played their next matchup, a 27-0 defeat against Carolina Forest on the 5th. As for Purnell Swett, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 34-14 win against Douglas Byrd on the 5th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
