The Northside - Pinetown Panthers will be defending their home-field for the first time for the first time when they go up against the North Duplin Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Northside - Pinetown is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Camden County. Northside - Pinetown blew past Camden County 24-3 on Friday.
Meanwhile, North Duplin took care of business in their home opener on Friday (and then some). They blew past Southside 50-8 at home. With the Rebels ahead 37-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Carell Phillips was a one-man wrecking crew for North Duplin as he rushed for 191 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry. Trashawn Ruffin was in the mix too, providing North Duplin with a fumble recovery touchdown touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North Duplin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 293 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 161 rushing yards in 13 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Northside - Pinetown and North Duplin were almost perfectly matched up in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, but Northside - Pinetown suffered an agonizing 14-13 defeat. Thankfully for Northside - Pinetown, Dujuan Armwood (who rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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