St. Pauls got themselves on the board against Lumberton on Friday, but Lumberton never followed suit. They blew past the Pirates 35-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
Yoshua McBryde went supernova, rushing for 208 yards and three TDs while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. Jashon Carter was another key rusher, rushing for 68 yards and one score on only seven carries.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something St. Pauls proved: they limited Lumberton to a paltry 2.6 yards per carry. The team can thank Nathan Norton for the heroic effort on defense: he. St. Pauls didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 8.4.
St. Pauls' defense didn't let Lonnie Porter., get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. Norton refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 1.5 sacks all by himself. Another thorn in Lumberton's side was Norton, who picked up 1.5 sacks and made seven total tackles (4.0 for loss).
St. Pauls' record now sits at 2-0. As for Lumberton, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Pauls will welcome Red Springs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Lumberton, they will host Westover at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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