Apex Friendship strolled into their game on Friday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They took down the Southern Lee Cavaliers 40-21. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 98th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 279th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Benjamin Everett
| 09/05/25 vs Southern Lee | 105 |
| 10/18/24 vs Cary | 64 |
| 09/20/24 @ Green Hope | 57 |
| 11/15/24 vs Pine Forest | 48 |
| 10/11/24 vs Apex | 45 |
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Jayden Butler and Benjamin Everett. Butler rushed for 91 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries while Everett rushed for 105 yards and one score on only 11 carries. Those 105 rushing yards gave Everett a new career-high.
Apex Friendship didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Southern Lee to a completion percentage of just 50%. The Patriots weren't nearly as limited: they posted one of 42.1%.
Apex Friendship's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Southern Lee, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Apex Friendship will square off against Holly Springs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. After each having a week off, Southern Lee and Western Harnett will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 7:00 p.m. on the 19th. The matchup will give the Cavaliers their first taste of in-conference action this season.
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