Bertie had to start their season on the road on Friday, and it wasn't the start they were hoping for. They had to suffer through a 58-14 loss at the hands of the Northeastern Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 311th, while the Eagles are ranked 62nd).
Although Bertie took the loss, they still got scores from Jerry Mabine and Tayvien Ward.
Trevaris Jones had a dynamite game for Northeastern, throwing for 269 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushing for 38 yards. Uzziah Harney was another key player, picking up 91 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Bertie will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on Holmes at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Northeastern, they will face off against J.H. Rose at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Northeastern will be looking to keep their 11-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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