North Murray took care of business in their home opener on Friday. They walked away with a 49-42 win over the Dalton Catamounts. That's more bragging rights for the Mountaineers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Hudson Hulett
08/15/25 vs Dalton | 177.1 |
10/25/24 vs Coahulla Creek | 144.7 |
10/11/24 vs Ringgold | 136.3 |
11/15/24 @ Stephens County | 98.5 |
08/16/24 @ Dalton | 77.1 |
Hudson Hulett went supernova, rushing for 342 yards and five TDs while picking up 12.2 yards per carry, and also picking up 78 receiving yards. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in passer rating (177.1). Anthony Skojac also helped out with an impressive 96 receiving yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: North Murray was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 432 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in 12 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Dalton's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Caine Woods, who threw for 359 yards and six touchdowns on only 17 passes, and also rushed for 67 yards. The Catamounts' leading receiver Havyn Searels was Woods' top target yet again, picking up 229 receiving yards and three scores.
North Murray didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 21-13 victory against Northwest Whitfield on the 22nd. As for Dalton, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 56-7 defeat against North Oconee on the 22nd.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps