North Hall was not the first on the board on Friday, but they got there more often. They secured a 21-16 W over the Lumpkin County Indians. Winning may never get old, but the Trojans sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Smith Mcgarvey had a dynamite game for North Hall, rushing for 114 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, while also throwing for 172 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes. Ty Kemp was Mcgarvey's top target, picking up 101 receiving yards and a touchdown.
North Hall was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Several Indians players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Nolan Matthews, who rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Cal Faulkner, who threw for 124 yards and a touchdown.
North Hall pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Lumpkin County, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-3 record.
North Hall and Johnson are set to duel on Friday. North Hall is facing Johnson at the right time seeing as Johnson is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Lumpkin County, they will face off against Dawson County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lumpkin County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.4 points per game this season.
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