North Brunswick won the last time they faced West Carteret, and things went their way on Friday too. The North Brunswick Scorpions took down the West Carteret Patriots 41-23. Given the Scorpions' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 95th, while the Patriots are ranked 222nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Nicholas Green and he. Green rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown on only five carries while he rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Ty Whiters got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North Brunswick was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 217 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Carteret only rushed for 80.
West Carteret's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tanner Payne, who threw for 223 yards and three touchdowns. Nehemiah Hester was Payne's top target, picking up 67 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
The victory made it two in a row for North Brunswick and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
North Brunswick will take on Swansboro at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully North Brunswick focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday. As for West Carteret, they will head out to face off against E.E. Smith at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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