Paulding County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a blow against the East Paulding Raiders, falling 34-3. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 217th, while the Raiders are ranked 45th).
Mason Bryant threw for 230 yards on 22 of 35 attempts.
Andre Gianopoulos was his top target, picking up 105 receiving yards. On the ground,
Emanuel Logan rushed for 66 yards, and also picked up 51 receiving yards.
Chantz Bouknight was nothing short of spectacular for East Paulding: he rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 64 yards and a touchdown. Bouknight got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 69 yards. Backing up that air attack was Javen Parker, who rushed for 133 yards.
Paulding County's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for East Paulding, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Paulding County will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on South Cobb at 7:30 p.m. on September 13th. Paulding County is facing South Cobb at the right time seeing as South Cobb is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for East Paulding, they will take on Hiram at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games.
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