Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East Burke). They put the hurt on the West Caldwell Warriors with a sharp 28-7 victory on Friday. That's more bragging rights for the Cavaliers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead East Burke to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cannon Morrison, who rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 47 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Morrison a new career-high in rushing yards. East Burke also got a significant boost from Tyler Brown, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 91 yards.
With the win, East Burke broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-6. As for West Caldwell, their loss was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-9.
East Burke has already played their next game, a 27-21 defeat against Newton-Conover on the 5th. As for West Caldwell, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 53-16 loss against Bunker Hill on the 8th.
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