Two dominant signal callers in Tyler Jones and Lan Farmer are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Kinston Vikings will head out to face off against the Shelby Golden Lions at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Kinston is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against James Kenan as they made off with a 30-7 win. Winning may never get old, but the Vikings sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Genesis Wiggins had a dynamite game, rushing for 77 yards and one score, while also catching one touchdown.
Meanwhile, Shelby never let their opponents score on Friday. They blew past Lincolnton 30-0. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Golden Lions just coasted through the last quarter.
Shelby's win came from a few key players Kinston will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jonas Woods, who rushed for 144 yards and a pair of TDs. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendrick Jawon, who picked up 57 receiving yards and one touchdown.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Shelby was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 259 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2024.
One reason for the win was Shelby's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. The team can thank two different players for their defensive prowess: Landon Hollifield and Grady Nodine, who each picked up 1.5 sacks apiece. Another thorn in Lincolnton's side was Hollifield, who picked up 1.5 sacks, made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defended one pass.
Kinston's record is now 11-4. As for Shelby, their record now sits at 12-3.
Kinston was dealt a bruising 57-21 loss at the hands of Shelby when the teams last played back in December of 2015. Can the Vikings avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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