Rebels
| 09/12/25 @ Jones | 54 |
| 09/05/25 vs Spring Creek | 49 |
| 11/14/25 vs Southside | 42 |
| 10/24/25 vs East Columbus | 41 |
| 10/10/25 vs West Columbus | 35 |
With a playoff win on the line, North Duplin rose to the challenge on Friday. They blew past the Southside Seahawks 42-0. The Rebels might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by 20 points or more this season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Carell Phillips and Quan Stevens. Phillips rushed for 152 yards and a pair of scores while picking up 8.9 yards per carry while Stevens rushed for 96 yards and three TDs on only seven carries. Those 96 rushing yards gave Stevens a new career-high.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something North Duplin proved: they limited Southside to a paltry 2.5 yards per carry. While three picked up at least two total tackles, Stevens stood above the rest. He rushed for 96 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries. North Duplin didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 7.3.
North Duplin's defense didn't let Chance Haywood, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. In that department, Brady Kelly was the leader with two.
The victory (which was North Duplin's sixth in a row) raised their record to 10-1. As for Southside, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
Looking ahead, North Duplin will welcome Holmes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Rebels will need to watch out since the Aces have now posted at least 31 points in their last eight games. Southside does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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