There's no place like home for North Forsyth, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They came out on top against the Lanier Longhorns by a score of 33-20 on Friday. The Raiders pushed the score to 26-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Longhorns cut but never quite recovered from.
Darron Parry was a one-man wrecking crew for North Forsyth as he rushed for 101 yards and four touchdowns.
Parry wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: North Forsyth was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 216 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to North Forsyth's defense and their seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Cole Simpson and Patrick Carnes who racked up four sacks between them.
Despite the loss, Lanier still got an impressive performance from Dmajai Hightower, who picked up 133 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Hightower got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 78 yards. Another player making a difference was Ben Vanden Bos, who threw for 166 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes.
North Forsyth now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Lanier, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
North Forsyth will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on South Forsyth at 7:30 p.m. on September 13th. As for Lanier, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Dacula at 7:30 p.m. on September 13th.
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