Northeastern gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 58-14 victory over the Bertie Falcons. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while the Falcons are ranked 311th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Trevaris Jones was a one-man wrecking crew for Northeastern as he threw for 269 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 38 yards. Another player making a difference was Uzziah Harney, who picked up 91 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Northeastern was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 544 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bertie only gained 187.
Although Bertie took the loss, they still got scores from Jerry Mabine and Tayvien Ward.
Northeastern will look to defend their home field on Thursday against J.H. Rose at 7:00 p.m. As for Bertie, they will take on Holmes at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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