Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fulton). They were the clear victor by a 40-16 margin over the South-Doyle Cherokees on Friday. With the Falcons ahead 33-3 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Fulton's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Albert Johnson, who rushed for 161 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. The dominant performance gave Johnson a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Javon Moulden, who threw for 219 yards and four touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes.
Fulton didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Walter Mcnair and Noah Lyons.
Despite the loss, South-Doyle saw an underclassman step up: Jeremiah Smith rushed for 13 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown.
The victory (which was Fulton's third in a row) raised their record to 4-3. As for South-Doyle, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-6.
It'll be Battle of the Birds when Falcons dukes it out withSeymour at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fulton is facing Seymour at the right time seeing as Seymour is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for South-Doyle, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Halls at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
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