The Shelby Golden Lions will challenge the Eastern Randolph Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Shelby's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last 11 contests.
Shelby is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They put the hurt on Mount Airy with a sharp 41-21 win. With the Golden Lions ahead 28-7 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Lan Farmer produced another solid effort throwing for 257 yards and four touchdowns while completing 94.7% of his passes, and also punching in a pair of scores on the ground. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in passer rating (172.7). Immanuel Collins was Farmer's top target, picking up 98 receiving yards and a pair of TDs.
Noah Gartner
| 11/21/25 @ Mount Airy | 2.5 |
| 11/14/25 @ East Rutherford | 1 |
| 11/07/25 vs McMichael | 4 |
| 10/24/25 vs Bessemer City | 1 |
| 10/17/25 @ East Gaston | 1 |
| + 5 more games |
Shelby's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. Leading the way was Noah Gartner with 2.5 sacks. Thanks to that big game, he is now up to 14 sacks on the season.
Meanwhile, Eastern Randolph waltzed into their game on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They strolled past the Wolfpack with points to spare, taking the game 30-14.
Shelby's victory bumped their record up to 10-3. As for Eastern Randolph, their win bumped their record up to 10-2.
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