After flying high against South View last Friday, Jack Britt came back down to earth. The Buccaneers took a 44-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hoggard Vikings on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Buccaneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 79th, while the Vikings are ranked 15th).
Jack Britt's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Gavin Stokes, who threw for 237 yards and a pair of TDs, and also punched in one score on the ground. Eric Payne helped Stokes out on the ground, rushing for 58 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while also picking up 34 receiving yards and one score.
Hoggard got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Matthew Boring out in front who threw for 263 yards and four TDs while completing 73.1% of his passes, and also punched in one touchdown on the ground. What's more, Boring racked up 144.7 passer rating, the most he's had since back in October of 2024. Desyn Durand was Boring's top target, picking up 109 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Jack Britt's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Hoggard, they have started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.
Coming up, Jack Britt is packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will challenge Cape Fear at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Hoggard, they will take on Clayton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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