The Apex Friendship Patriots will head out on the road to challenge the Jordan Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated after five games, but that won't be the case come Friday.
Apex Friendship's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Green Hope, posting a 35-0 victory. The Patriots' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Ethan McGarrigan
| 09/19/25 @ Green Hope | 153.3 |
| 09/05/25 vs Southern Lee | 141.4 |
| 09/12/25 @ Holly Springs | 135.6 |
| 08/29/25 vs Lee County | 118.8 |
| 08/22/25 @ Broughton | 47.9 |
Ethan McGarrigan was a one-man wrecking crew as he threw for 223 yards and five TDs while completing 71.4% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in passer rating (153.3). Cameron Fields was in the mix too, providing Apex Friendship with two scores.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Jordan). They claimed a resounding 53-7 win over Apex. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while the Cougars are ranked 184th) , the win on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Apex Friendship better focus on containing Damien Hayes and Landon Melton as the pair were huge in Jordan's win. Hayes rushed for 188 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry, while Melton rushed for 149 yards and one TD on only five carries. Hayes is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in each of the last three games he's played.
Jordan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 284 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Apex Friendship's record is now 5-0. As for Jordan, their record now sits at an identical 5-0.
Apex Friendship was dealt a bruising 41-14 loss at the hands of Jordan in their previous meeting back in November of 2024. Can the Patriots avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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