J.F. Webb hasn't had much luck against Vance County recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The J.F. Webb Warriors are taking a road trip to challenge the Vance County Vipers at 7:00 p.m. That match will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Josiah Daniel and Jontavious Nile.
J.F. Webb and South Granville met for a duel on Friday where J.F. Webb couldn't get it done. J.F. Webb lost 28-6 to South Granville. Having soared to a lofty 40 points in the game before, the Warriors couldn't push the score so high this time.
Despite the defeat, J.F. Webb had strong showings from Daniel, who gained 112 total yards and a touchdown, and Daniel Wright, who threw for 189 yards and a touchdown on only 18 passes.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Vance County). They breezed by Carrboro to the tune of 41-14 on Friday. Given the Vipers' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 147th, while the Jaguars are ranked 329th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nile and Javion Vines-Holder were among the main playmakers for Vance County as the former rushed for 102 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries and the latter rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Vance County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 236 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Vance County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tyler Wheeler and Vines-Holder.
J.F. Webb's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Vance County, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
J.F. Webb took a serious blow against Vance County in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 61-6. Can J.F. Webb avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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