Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask New Albany). They blew past the North Pontotoc Vikings, posting a 50-14 win. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Vikings are ranked 165th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of New Albany's victory came down to the chemistry between Braden Shettles and his top target Dedric Robinson Jr. Shettles threw for 290 yards and three touchdowns while completing 93.3% of his passes while Robinson Jr gained 196 total yards and three touchdowns. Robinson Jr got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 53 yards.
Although North Pontotoc took the loss, they still got scores from Donovan Winfun and Aden Harden.
New Albany's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for North Pontotoc, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
New Albany wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 50-0 victory against South Pontotoc on the 25th. North Pontotoc has also already played their next matchup, a 46-12 win against Byhalia on the 25th.
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