East Paulding unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They lost to the North Paulding Wolfpack at home by a 45-30 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Wolfpack are ranked 35th).
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to James Skelly and Brycen Morris-Martinez. Skelly gained 179 total yards and three touchdowns while Morris-Martinez rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Those 166 rushing yards gave Morris-Martinez a new career-high. Tyler Niehr was another key player, throwing for 147 yards and a pair of TDs.
North Paulding has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. East Paulding will square off against Paulding County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for North Paulding, they will face off against Harrison at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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