Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pinecrest). They blew past the Pine Forest Trojans, posting a 57-30 victory. With the Patriots ahead 50-16 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Najee Gillis
| 10/17/25 @ Pine Forest | 8 |
| 08/22/25 vs Cleveland | -5 |
| 08/29/25 @ Union Pines | -14 |
| 09/19/25 vs Scotland | -22 |
Leading Pinecrest to victory were Najee Gillis and Dayton Knight. Gillis threw for 269 yards and five TDs while completing 82.4% of his passes, while Knight rushed for 98 yards and three scores. The dominant performance also gave Gillis a new career-high in rushing yards (eight). Pinecrest's leading receiver RJ Williams was Gillis' top target yet again, picking up 86 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Pinecrest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 220 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 182 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Pinecrest's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Pine Forest, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Pinecrest will challenge rival Hoke County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Pine Forest is set to square off against their familiar foe Jack Britt at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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