The Person Rockets beat the Cummings Cavaliers 40-28 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rockets.
Elijah Thomas
| 08/29/25 @ Halifax County | 181 |
| 10/10/25 @ Cummings | 165 |
| 10/03/25 @ Graham | 152 |
| 09/05/25 vs Riverside-Durham | 99 |
| 08/22/25 vs Franklinton | 50 |
| + 1 more games |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Person to victory, but perhaps none more so than Elijah Thomas, who rushed for 165 yards and a pair of touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. The Rockets are undefeated when Thomas posts 100 or more rushing yards, but 1-3 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Pope, who rushed for 116 yards and two scores on only 12 carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Person was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 325 rushing yards. They are a perfect 4-0 when they've run for more than 200 yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Person's defense and their four sacks. Cummings' QB won't forget Rylan Phillips anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Despite the defeat, Cummings had strong showings from Jakori McNair, who rushed for 66 yards and one TD, and Devin Witherspoon, who rushed for 60 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Person now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Cummings, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5.
Person has already played their next matchup, a 42-18 loss against Southern Alamance on the 17th. As for Cummings, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 34-6 defeat against Western Alamance on the 17th.
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