Southeast Halifax is 1-9 against Northampton County since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Southeast Halifax Trojans are on the road again to play the Northampton County Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Southeast Halifax will bounce into Friday's match after beating North Edgecombe, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Southeast Halifax secured a 40-34 W over North Edgecombe on Friday.
The critical scores for Southeast Halifax came from Clinton Mills, Jamarian Webb, Cameron Johnson, Star'Saun Taylor, Arthur Joseph, and Xavier Hayward.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Southeast Halifax was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 363 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Southeast Halifax didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Joseph. Another thorn in North Edgecombe's side was Tremaine Horton, who made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Northampton County). They breezed by Rocky Mount Prep on the road to the tune of 50-0 on Friday. The win was some much needed relief for Northampton County as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Southeast Halifax's victory bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Northampton County, their win bumped their record up to 2-6.
Southeast Halifax skirted past Northampton County 28-26 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Northampton County's A?Trielle Barnes, who rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Southeast Halifax to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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