Northern Guilford 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 Eastern Alamance Eagles 45-14 at home. With the Nighthawks ahead 24-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Northern Guilford was led to victory by Dwight Hall and Jaxson Kemp. Hall rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, while Kemp threw for 254 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt. Reggie King Jr was Kemp's top target, picking up 90 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Northern Guilford's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Kevin Willoughby and Bobby Bah. Another thorn in Eastern Alamance's side was Parker Peters, who picked up a sack and made 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Northern Guilford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 268 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Eastern Alamance only rushed for 72.
Although Eastern Alamance took the loss, they still got scores from Zephaniah Gattis and Jayden Russo.
Northern Guilford's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Eastern Alamance, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Northern Guilford will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Ragsdale at 7:30 p.m. on September 20th. As for Eastern Alamance, they will square off against Reidsville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Reidsville will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Eastern Alamance surely won't give up without a fight.
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