Football Recap: Make It 25 in a Row for Carthage

Bulldogs

Previous Games

11/07/25 @ Brownsboro	56-8
10/31/25 vs Rusk	56-3
10/23/25 @ Bullard	62-7
10/17/25 vs Athens	61-56
10/10/25 @ Center	60-14
+ 20 more games

Carthage put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Brownsboro Bears 56-8. With the Bulldogs ahead 35-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Carthage to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kj Edwards, who rushed for 217 yards and two TDs on only 11 carries. Edwards' longest rush was for an impressive 62 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another passer making a difference was Jett Surratt, who threw for 251 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per attempt.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Carthage was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 344 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in five consecutive games.

Carthage's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB five times. Brownsboro's QB won't forget Zay Owens anytime soon given he sacked him twice.

Carthage's record is now 10-0. As for Brownsboro, they dropped their record down to 2-8 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home.

Carthage has already played their next matchup, a 63-34 victory against Pittsburg on the 13th. As for Brownsboro, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 56-13 loss against Pleasant Grove on the 13th.