Football Recap: North Stanly Continues Home Dominance on Friday + How To Watch

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against South Stanly, North Stanly was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They came out on top against the North Rowan Cavaliers by a score of 35-23. The high-scoring effort was just what the Comets needed considering they were shut out in their previous matchup.

Zay Dockery

Rushing Yards (Career)

10/17/25 vs North Rowan	164
09/26/25 @ Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy	113
10/03/25 vs Albemarle	79
08/22/25 vs Community School of Davidson	12
10/10/25 @ South Stanly	10

Zay Dockery went supernova, rushing for 164 yards and one touchdown on only 14 carries. Those 164 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Kylan Dockery was another key player, rushing for 55 yards and one score.

North Stanly's run defense was locked in: North Rowan could only muster 2.9 yards per carry. The team can thank Lorquis(JUICE) Lilly for the heroic effort on defense: he. North Stanly didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 10.6.

Several Cavaliers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jo Jo Tarver, who picked up 30 receiving yards and one TD, and also punched in one touchdown on the ground. Dyaon Norman- Jackson also helped out with an impressive 96 receiving yards.

North Stanly pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.5 points over those games. As for North Rowan, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 4-4.

North Stanly wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 55-6 win against Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy on the 25th. As for North Rowan, they have also already played their next game, a 21-14 victory against Albemarle on the 24th.