After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Cape Fear, Gray's Creek was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They put the hurt on the Purnell Swett Rams with a sharp 43-20 win. The Bears have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Rams, too.
K.J. Jackson
| 10/24/25 @ Purnell Swett | 34 |
| 09/19/25 vs E.E. Smith | 26 |
| 10/03/25 vs Scotland | 19 |
| 10/10/25 @ Lumberton | 9 |
| 08/29/25 @ Westover | 9 |
A big part of Gray's Creek's victory came down to the chemistry between K.J. Jackson and his top target David Bostic. Jackson threw for 80 yards and a pair of touchdowns while Bostic picked up 55 receiving yards and one score. The dominant performance also gave Jackson a new career-high in rushing yards (34).
Gray's Creek didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Purnell Swett to a completion percentage of just 46.9%. The team can thank Trevin Tipton for the heroic effort on defense: he. Sadly, that's becoming something of a trend for Gray's Creek; they were averaging 60.2%completion percentage earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've fallen to only 60.2%.
Gray's Creek didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tipton and Dequan'Dj' Anthony. Tipton also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with 11. Keenan Ashworth was another major factor on D, picking up 1.5 sacks, forcing one fumble, and making 11 total tackles (2.5 for loss).
Purnell Swett's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sean Locklear, who picked up 142 receiving yards and one TD. Kelton Epps also helped out as he racked up 104 receiving yards.
Gray's Creek's win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 4-5. As for Purnell Swett, they dropped their record down to 2-7 with the loss, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Gray's Creek wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 51-36 defeat against Terry Sanford on the 31st. As for Purnell Swett, they have also already played their next contest, a 24-21 victory against Lumberton on the 31st.
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