Newton-Conover was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They were outmatched by the East Rutherford Cavaliers at home and fell 62-15. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 234th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 93rd).
Newton-Conover lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Logan Adair, who threw for 154 yards and a touchdown on only 13 passes, and also punched in a rushing score.
Newton-Conover wouldn't let East Rutherford keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Camden Ezzard was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Brandon Pinkerton was nothing short of spectacular for East Rutherford: he rushed for 279 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Pinkerton a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Flynn, who threw for 152 yards and two touchdowns on only six passes.
Newton-Conover's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for East Rutherford, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Newton-Conover will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on West Caldwell at 7:30 p.m. on September 20th. Newton-Conover is facing West Caldwell at the right time seeing as West Caldwell is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for East Rutherford, they will take on North Lincoln at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in East Rutherford's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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