After two games on the road, Northside - Pinetown is heading back home. They will welcome the Rosewood Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Northside - Pinetown focused on turnovers this week as team gave up six on Friday.
Northside - Pinetown is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 25-22 victory over Perquimans.
Northside - Pinetown can attribute much of their success to Sincere Columbus, who rushed for 139 yards and a touchdown, and Max Vansant, who rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. The dominant performance gave Columbus a new career-high in rushing yards. Malachi Moore handled things on the ground, rushing for 103 yards and a rushing touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Northside - Pinetown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 309 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Northside - Pinetown wouldn't let Perquimans keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Trexler Gray, Zanek Mccloud, and Columbus picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 32 points the game before, Rosewood was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They had to suffer through a 48-7 loss at the hands of Princeton. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Micah Williamson put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. The bulk of thoserushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 65 yards.
The win got Northside - Pinetown back to even at 2-2. As for Rosewood, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 2-2.
Northside - Pinetown came up short against Rosewood when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 13-0. Will Northside - Pinetown have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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