St. Pauls won the last time they faced Red Springs, and things went their way on Friday too. The St. Pauls Bulldogs breezed by the Red Springs Red Devils on the road to the tune of 44-6. Considering the Bulldogs have won four matchups by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Theophilus (Theo) Setzer, who threw for 201 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes, and also rushed for 96 yards on only nine carries. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 55 yards. Yoshua Mcbryde was another key player, rushing for 85 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: St. Pauls was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 208 rushing yards in nine consecutive matches dating back to last season.
One reason for the win was St. Pauls' imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 10.5 sacks. Antwan Mckoy led the group effort, picking up 2.5 of those sacks all by himself. De?Zhian Roberts also sacked two sacks, which is notable because St. Pauls is undefeated when he posts at least two sacks, but 1-2 otherwise.
Red Springs lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Chase Boone, who threw for 153 yards and a touchdown. 108 of those passing yards were hauled in by Taquan (TJ) Ellerbe.
St. Pauls has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Red Springs, their defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-6.
St. Pauls wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 43-0 victory against Fairmont on the 18th. Red Springs has also already played their next matchup, a 36-34 win against Clinton on the 18th.
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