Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Northside - Jacksonville). They took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 43-3 victory over the Richlands Wildcats. With the Monarchs ahead 27-3 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Leading Northside - Jacksonville to victory were GAVYN DAVIS and RAHLAI ANDERSON. DAVIS gained 146 total yards and two touchdowns, while ANDERSON rushed for 112 yards and two scores.all of that, rushing production came thanks to one massive run Another player making a difference was REGINALD GRAY, who threw for 218 yards and a pair of TDs on only 16 passes.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Northside - Jacksonville proved: they limited Richlands to a paltry 1.5 yards per carry. The team can thank ANOOP MONROE for the heroic effort on defense: he. Northside - Jacksonville didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 5.9.
Northside - Jacksonville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of ERIC PATRICK and MATTHEW SMOOT.
Monarchs
| 09/26/25 vs Richlands | 43-3 |
| 09/12/25 vs New Hanover | 28-7 |
| 09/05/25 @ Topsail | 42-6 |
The win (which was Northside - Jacksonville's third in a row) raised their record to 4-1. The victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 5.3 points on average over those games. As for Richlands, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
Coincidentally, Northside - Jacksonville and Richlands will both be playing Croatan the next time they take the field. The Monarchs will head out to face the Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, while the Wildcats will host them at 7:00 p.m. on the 10th.
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