Harnett Central is 0-4 against Apex since August of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Harnett Central Trojans will square off against the Apex Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Apex took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Harnett Central, who comes in off a win.
Harnett Central took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 32-30 win over Princeton.
Koby Howard had a dynamite game for Harnett Central, throwing for 247 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. DJ Brown was Howard's top target, picking up 125 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Harnett Central wouldn't let Princeton keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Harnett Central can thank Quamarhi Barnes and William Jones for forcing both of them. Jones didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made eight total tackles in addition to snagging an interception.
Meanwhile, Apex came up short against Fuquay - Varina on Thursday and fell 24-14.
The victory got Harnett Central back to even at 1-1. As for Apex, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.
Harnett Central might still be hurting after the 35-14 loss they got from Apex in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Apex's Jayvion Danzy, who rushed for 183 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. Now that Harnett Central knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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