The Piedmont Highlanders will head out to face off against the Newark Memorial Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Piedmont has three straight wins, Newark Memorial has 11 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Friday, Piedmont strolled past Kennedy with points to spare, taking the game 27-8.
Jimmy Lagios
| 10/31/25 vs Kennedy | 131.9 |
| 10/24/25 @ Washington | 123.1 |
| 09/12/25 vs Berean Christian | 120.1 |
| 09/19/25 @ Aragon | 112.1 |
| 10/17/25 vs Irvington | 87.7 |
| + 4 more games |
Piedmont can attribute much of their success to Jimmy Lagios, who threw for 185 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and Rehan Mumtaz, who rushed for 98 yards and one score. Lagios' passing game has become a key predictor of the Highlanders' success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 1-4 otherwise.
Piedmont didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jason Shum and George Saunders.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Newark Memorial's offense. They took a hard 15-0 fall against Washington on Friday.
Newark Memorial's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Piedmont, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Everything went Piedmont's way against Newark Memorial when the teams last played back in November of 2024, as Piedmont made off with a 31-7 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Highlanders since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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