Croatan and Seventy-First squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Croatan had to settle for second. They were outmatched by the Seventy-First Falcons on the road and fell 49-0. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 216th, while the Falcons are ranked 15th).
Coleman Davis rushed for 34 yards.
Leading Seventy-First to victory were Deandre Nance and Jayson Franklin. Nance rushed for 82 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries, while Franklin rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Nance is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last four games he's played. Another back making a difference was Donavan Frederick, who rushed for 92 yards on only eight carries.
This is the second loss in a row for Croatan and nudges their season record down to 6-5. As for Seventy-First, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 11-0.
Croatan does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Seventy-First, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 56-14 win against Rocky Mount on the 22nd.
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