St. Pauls is preparing for their first conference matchup of the season on Friday. After each having a week off, they and the E.E. Smith Golden Bulls will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 7:00 p.m. St. Pauls will come into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
St. Pauls' defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They blew past Fairmont 31-0. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 28 points or more this season.
The critical scores for St. Pauls came from Yoshua McBryde, Malikah Locklear, Aubrey Cobbs, and Jakhi Purcell.
Dezhian Roberts
| 09/19/25 @ Fairmont | 3 |
| 09/12/25 @ North Brunswick | 1 |
| 08/22/25 @ Purnell Swett | 2 |
St. Pauls' defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. Dezhian Roberts was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up three sacks himself. Thanks to that big game, he is now up to 6 sacks on the season. St. Pauls received some extra help from Cobbs, whose fumble return for a touchdown made for one of the most unforgettable moments.
Meanwhile, it was close, but last Friday E.E. Smith sidestepped Gray's Creek for a 27-24 win.
E.E. Smith's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for St. Pauls, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. St. Pauls has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 238.6 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for E.E. Smith, though, as they've been averaging only 50 rushing yards. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
St. Pauls was able to grind out a solid victory over E.E. Smith when the teams last played back in August of 2018, winning 28-21. Will the Bulldogs repeat their success, or do the Golden Bulls have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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