South Johnston gave up the first points on Friday, but they didn't give up any more after. Everything went their way against the Lee County Yellow Jackets as they made off with a 35-14 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Trojans.
Tyler Williams threw for 227 yards and four TDs while completing 75% of his passes. Kenny Forsythe was his top target, picking up 74 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns. On the ground, Holt Langston rushed for 52 yards.
Although Lee County took the loss, they still got scores from Cody Graham and Destry Smith.
South Johnston now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Lee County, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 4-3.
Coming up, South Johnston will square off against Western Harnett at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Trojans will be up against the Eagles' rather soft defense (which has allowed 32 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Lee County, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Harnett Central at 7:00 p.m.
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