The Brookland-Cayce Bearcats will take on the North Augusta Yellow Jackets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
On Friday, Brookland-Cayce came up short against Gilbert and fell 30-19. While the Bearcats had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Indians 12-7.
Despite the defeat, Brookland-Cayce saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Antwoine Lawson made ten total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Brookland-Cayce didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Nigel Anyomi and Deleon Gore. Lawson was another major factor on D, making ten total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, North Augusta was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Airport 56-7. Considering the Yellow Jackets have won seven contests by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
North Augusta's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.2 points on average over those games. As for Brookland-Cayce, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Brookland-Cayce took a serious blow against North Augusta when the teams last played back in October of 2024, falling 56-28. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Yellow Jackets' Mike Doe, who rushed for 232 yards and five scores while picking up 12.2 yards per carry, and also picked up 39 receiving yards. Now that the Bearcats know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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