It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Northern Guilford had no problem doing just that on Friday. They pulled ahead with a 21-20 photo finish over the West Cabarrus Wolverines.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Northern Guilford to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kevin Willoughby, who threw for 151 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
When it comes to explaining why West Cabarrus lost, don't look at Johnta Harrison. Despite the final result, he threw for 226 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Harrison a new career-high in rushing yards. West Cabarrus also got a significant boost from Daylon Fuller, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 100 yards.
Northern Guilford pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.7 points per game. As for West Cabarrus, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Northern Guilford has already played their next contest, a 28-24 win against Marvin Ridge on the 22nd. West Cabarrus does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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