North Duplin put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took down the Lakewood Leopards 43-24. The Rebels pushed the score to 36-12 by the end of the third, a deficit the Leopards cut but never quite recovered from.
Carell Phillips was his usual excellent self, rushing for 252 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per carry, and also catching a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 110 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North Duplin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 383 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 161 rushing yards in 18 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
North Duplin didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Anthony Kornegay and Garris Warren.
When it comes to explaining why Lakewood lost, don't look at Dontavius Smith. Despite the final result, he picked up 114 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Smith got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 73 yards. Another player making a difference was Calvin Lacewell, who gained 144 total yards.
North Duplin's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Lakewood, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-3.
North Duplin and Union are set to duel on Friday. North Duplin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.8 points per game this season. As for Lakewood, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Hobbton at 7:00 p.m. Lakewood also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 35.4 points per game.
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