Gray's Creek and Pine Forest are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Gray's Creek Bears will host the Pine Forest Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Gray's Creek will be strutting in after a win while Pine Forest will be coming in after a loss.
Last Saturday, Gray's Creek blew past Red Springs, posting a 62-26 victory at home. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 161st, while the Red Devils are ranked 371st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Alphonso Myers and he. Myers rushed for 151 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries while he rushed for 151 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. He got the majority of those yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible83 yards.
Gray's Creek's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Sean McDuffie and Isaiah Washington. McDuffie's also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, defending a pass and snagging an interception which he returned for a touchdown. Javionne Smith was another major factor on D, picking up two sacks and making three total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Pine Forest was beaten by Seventy-First 49-20 on Saturday. The Trojans haven't had much luck with the Falcons recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
The win made it two in a row for Gray's Creek and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Pine Forest, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Gray's Creek took their victory against Pine Forest in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 56-35. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Pine Forest's Jamari Jones, who rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Gray's Creek still be able to contain Jones? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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