If Newton-Conover was feeling good fresh off their 49-14 takedown of Polk County last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Red Devils took a blow against the East Lincoln Mustangs on Friday, falling 49-21. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 170th, while the Mustangs are ranked 26th).
Despite the loss, Newton-Conover saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jeremiah Pope rushed for 118 yards on only ten carries. Pope's longest rush was for an impressive 64 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Grant Lawless had a dynamite game For East Lincoln., throwing for 207 yards and four TDs while completing 93.3% of his passes, and also rushing for 67 yards on only eight carries. That's the most rushing yards Lawless has posted since back in September of 2024. Another player making a difference was Jaxon Dollar, who picked up 101 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Having lost for the first time this season, Newton-Conover fell to 2-1. As for East Lincoln, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 3-0.
Newton-Conover has already played their next matchup, a 42-14 defeat against Hickory on the 12th. As for East Lincoln, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 56-34 win against Bandys on the 12th.
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