Cape Fear had won three straight at home, but on Friday they bumped up to 7-2 to make it four. They took down the Terry Sanford Bulldogs 50-35. 50 seems to be a good number for the Colts as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Tai Phillips
| 10/24/25 vs Terry Sanford | 6 |
| 10/17/25 @ Gray's Creek | 1 |
| 10/10/25 @ Purnell Swett | 2 |
| 10/03/25 vs Lumberton | 1 |
Tai Phillips continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 302 yards and six scores while picking up 8.4 yards per carry. Thanks to that big game, he is now up to 10 rushing touchdowns on the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Geronimo Sanchez, who rushed for 100 yards and one TD on only 13 carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Cape Fear was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 396 rushing yards. They rushed for 166 more rushing yards than Terry Sanford's also-impressive total of 230.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Cape Fear's defensive line and their four sacks. That dominant display was truly a team effort as four different players picked up one apiece.
As for Terry Sanford, their record now sits at 6-3. They haven't had much luck with Cape Fear recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Terry Sanford's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jacob Moore, who threw for 210 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only 19 passes, and also rushed for 67 yards and one score on only nine carries. Another player making a difference was Sebastian O'Keefe, who gained 133 total yards.
Cape Fear didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 12-7 victory against Scotland on the 31st. As for Terry Sanford, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 51-36 win against Gray's Creek on the 31st.
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