The South Wake Lions will head out on the road to take on the John Paul II Catholic Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. South Wake comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
South Wake is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Ravenscroft on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Lions were beaten by the Ravens 43-14. The Lions were down 31-7 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Meanwhile, John Paul II Catholic faced Faith Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Saints walked away with a 47-34 win over the Patriots. The Saints haven't had any issues with the Patriots recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
South Wake better keep an eye on Crisean Williams. He was instrumental in John Paul II Catholic's win, rushing for 296 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 18.5 yards per carry. Thanks to that big game, Williams is now up to 15 rushing touchdowns on the season. John Paul II Catholic also got a significant boost from Gentry McMinn, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 81 yards.
John Paul II Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 420 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in 12 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
John Paul II Catholic didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ryan Wright and James Carmack.
John Paul II Catholic's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for South Wake, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
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