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| 10/16/25 - Home | 54-6 W |
| 11/08/24 - Home | 55-28 W |
| 11/03/23 - Away | 10-0 W |
| 09/10/22 - Away | 41-14 W |
| 09/10/21 - Home | 46-6 W |
| + 5 more games |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask New Kent). They claimed a resounding 54-6 win over the Bruton Panthers. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 27-6.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Benjamin Christian and Sherman ''Trey'' Wynn. Christian rushed for 157 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries while ''Trey'' Wynn rushed for 114 yards and three scores on only 14 carries. New Kent is undefeated when Christian posts 80 or more rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something New Kent proved: they limited Bruton to a paltry 2.1 yards per carry. The team can thank Chase Wiles for the heroic effort on defense: he. New Kent's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 3.93 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 7.5 on average over their last five games.
New Kent's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-2. The home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.0 points on average over those games. As for Bruton, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
New Kent has already played their next game, a 13-12 defeat against Warhill on the 24th. As for Bruton, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 26-13 victory against Grafton on the 24th.
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