The South Johnston Trojans will square off against the Lee County Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
South Johnston is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past Southern Lee to the tune of 45-7 on Friday. With the Trojans ahead 28-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.

Holt Langston
10/03/25 @ Southern Lee | 239 |
08/28/25 vs Fike | 192 |
09/20/24 vs Smithfield-Selma | 189 |
09/12/25 @ Midway | 187 |
09/19/25 @ Harnett Central | 174 |
Holt Langston had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 239 yards and three TDs while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. Those 239 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: South Johnston was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 348 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
South Johnston didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Keason Outen led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. South Johnston got some further help from Mason Weaver: he made 15 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Lee County entered their tilt with Western Harnett on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They really took it to the Eagles for the full four quarters, racking up a 34-6 victory. That looming 34-6 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Yellow Jackets yet this season.
South Johnston better keep an eye on Brandon Baldwin. He was instrumental in Lee County's win, rushing for 95 yards and three scores. MJ Sanders was in the mix as well, providing the Yellow Jackets with one touchdown.
Lee County's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. Cody Graham was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sacks himself. He has been hot for a while, having also posted seven or more total tackles the last 17 times he's played. Another thorn in Western Harnett's side was Tyler Buchear, who made nine total tackles (1.0 for loss) and snagged an interception which he returned for a touchdown.
Lee County's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for South Johnston, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 3-3.
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