It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but North Shore had no problem doing just that on Friday. They strolled past the Ridge Point Panthers with points to spare, taking the game 44-28. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Panthers are ranked 45th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead North Shore to victory, but perhaps none more so than D?Andre Hardeman Jr., who rushed for 144 yards while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Hardeman Jr. has posted since back in November of 2023. North Shore also got a significant boost from Chris Thomas, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 92 yards.
North Shore was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 282 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive matches.
Despite the loss, Ridge Point still got an impressive performance from Austin Carlisle, who rushed for 150 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also threw for 65 yards and a touchdown. Ridge Point is undefeated when Carlisle posts 100 or more rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
North Shore's win bumped their record up to 12-0. As for Ridge Point, with the loss, they broke their nine-game winning streak and moved their record to 10-2.
North Shore's road trip will continue as they head out to face Katy at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Katy's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five matchups. Ridge Point does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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