The St. Pauls Bulldogs will square off against the Northside - Jacksonville Monarchs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Pauls will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
St. Pauls is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They strolled past West Carteret with points to spare, taking the game 46-32.
Yoshua McBryde produced another solid effort rushing for 382 yards and five TDs while picking up 20.1 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 84 yards. Jakhi Purcell also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something St. Pauls proved: they limited West Carteret to a paltry 2.5 yards per carry. The Bulldogs didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 18.1.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Northside - Jacksonville, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in October. Everything went their way against Person on Friday as they made off with a 41-20 victory. The result was nothing new for the Monarchs, who have now won five matchups by 21 points or more so far this season.
St. Pauls better keep an eye on ZION JONES. He was instrumental in Northside - Jacksonville's win, rushing for 226 yards and a pair of scores. Those 226 rushing yards gave JONES a new career-high. REGINALD GRAY was another key player, rushing for 60 yards and three touchdowns.
Northside - Jacksonville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of JACKSON DUKE and KAIDEN BELL.
Northside - Jacksonville's win bumped their record up to 9-2. As for St. Pauls, their victory bumped their record up to 10-1.
Everything came up roses for St. Pauls against Northside - Jacksonville in their previous matchup back in September of 2021, as the squad secured a 51-13 win. In that game, the Bulldogs amassed a halftime lead of 36-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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