
Imps
09/19/25 vs East Wake | 38 |
09/05/25 vs Willow Spring | 31 |
09/12/25 @ Green Level | 29 |
08/29/25 @ Athens Drive | 28 |
08/23/25 @ Apex | 25 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cary). They took down the East Wake Warriors 38-20 on Friday. The Imps pushed the score to 38-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Warriors cut but never quite recovered from.
Cary's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Nick Grena, who rushed for 89 yards and one TD, and also threw for 72 yards and one touchdown. The Imps also got a significant boost from Ian Collier, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 85 yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Cary was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 248 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 195 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.
Cary's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for East Wake, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Coming up, after each having a week off, Cary and Holly Springs will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:00 p.m. on the 3rd. This will be the Imps' first chance to prove their worth in the conference. As for East Wake, they will take on Heritage at 7:00 p.m. on the 3rd. The Warriors are facing the Huskies at the right time seeing as the Huskies are stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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