After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Cape Fear is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Laney Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cape Fear will be strutting in after a win while Laney will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, everything went Cape Fear's way against Terry Sanford as Cape Fear made off with a 31-7 victory. Given the Colts' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 46th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 143rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cape Fear got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was King Faison out in front who rushed for 163 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.2 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Faison is now averaging an impressive 121 rushing yards per game. Another passer making a difference was Geronimo Sanchez, who rushed for 59 yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Cape Fear's defense and their 8.5 sacks. In that department, Marquan Footman was the leader with two. Another thorn in Terry Sanford's side was Bryan Charles, who picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made ten total tackles in addition to snagging an interception.
Cape Fear was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 404 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Terry Sanford only gained 135.
Meanwhile, Laney took a blow against Havelock last Friday, falling 46-15.
Laney wouldn't let Havelock keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Koran Floyd-Sutton, Kadorien Wallace, and Jordan Mosley picked up one apiece.
Cape Fear's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Laney, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Cape Fear came up short against Laney in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 28-21. Thankfully for Cape Fear, Tyjhere Crudup (who rushed for 144 yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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