Hickory put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the St. Stephens Indians 61-7 at home. Given the Red Tornadoes' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Indians are ranked 230th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brady Stober was his usual excellent self, throwing for 272 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes. Jaheem Jenkins was another major influence, as he rushed for 45 yards and ran in a TD.
Hickory wouldn't let St. Stephens keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Micah Hird led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself.
Hickory pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. As for St. Stephens, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-5.
Hickory will square off against North Iredell at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hickory's defense has only allowed 13.3 points per game this season, so North Iredell's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for St. Stephens, they will challenge North Lincoln at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. North Lincoln is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.4 points per game this season.
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