The Shelby Golden Lions will square off against the McMichael Phoenix at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Shelby has three straight wins, McMichael has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Shelby proved they can win big two weeks ago (they won by 67) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They slipped by Burns 36-35.
Lan Farmer
| 10/24/25 vs Bessemer City | 169.5 |
| 09/05/25 @ Highland Tech | 167.3 |
| 09/12/25 @ West Lincoln | 157.5 |
| 09/19/25 vs Cherryville | 154.4 |
| 10/17/25 @ East Gaston | 150.8 |
| + 5 more games |
Lan Farmer produced another solid performance throwing for 311 yards and three touchdowns while completing 84.4% of his passes, and also rushing for 70 yards and a pair of TDs. His passing game has become a key predictor of Shelby's success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 0-3 otherwise. The Golden Lions' leading receiver Jamarion Jj Williams was Farmer's top target yet again, picking up 141 receiving yards and two scores.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 69-12, which was the final score in McMichael's tilt against Reidsville on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Phoenix can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 370th, while the Rams are ranked 55th).
Shelby's victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for McMichael, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
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