New Hanover has gone 8-2 against Laney recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The New Hanover Wildcats will be playing at home against the Laney Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
New Hanover is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past North Brunswick 41-19 on Friday.
Jacob Monroe was his usual excellent self, throwing for 335 yards and three touchdowns while completing 89.5% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Harrison Isear was another key player, picking up 152 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Laney was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past West Brunswick 45-14 at home. With that win, the Buccaneers brought their scoring average up to 27.6 points per game.
Kolbe Little had an outrageously good game as he threw for 222 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Another player making a difference was Ellis Williams, who rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Laney was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 283 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Laney wouldn't let West Brunswick keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Kadorien Wallace, Preston Hall, and Joseph Mcpherson picked up one apiece. With that strong performance, Hall is now averaging an impressive 5.4 total tackles per game.
New Hanover's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Laney, they pushed their record up to 4-3 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
New Hanover was dealt a bruising 35-0 loss at the hands of Laney in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for New Hanover, Tyjhere Crudup (who rushed for 200 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry) 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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