Football Recap: Emerald Skates Past Southside with Ease

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Previous 5 Games

10/17/25 - Home	55-0 W
10/18/24 - Away	51-12 W
10/20/17 - Home	42-12 W
10/21/16 - Away	34-12 W
09/25/15 - Home	35-7 W

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Emerald). They blew past the Southside Tigers, posting a 55-0 victory. The Vikings haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.

Christopher Dean had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 101 yards and a pair of TDs on only seven carries, while also picking up 34 receiving yards. Another player making a difference was Beau Hite, who threw for 200 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes.

Emerald didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tyrell Wesley and Michael Holloway. Jalon Dunlap was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).

Emerald's victory was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 4-4. As for Southside, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.

We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Emerald will take on rival Fountain Inn at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Southside is set to square off against their familiar foe Wren at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.