Two dominant signal callers in Trevaris Jones and DJ Davis are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Northeastern Eagles will look to defend their home field on Friday against the West Craven Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Northeastern is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Northeastern is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Greene Central 50-6. Considering the Eagles have won 11 matches by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Northeastern to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jones, who threw for 148 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. Another pass catcher making a difference was Ty'Jae Simpson, who gained 86 total yards and a touchdown.
Northeastern's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. Leading the way was Carren Armstrong with two sacks. Armstrong is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season. Northeastern got some further help from Maurice Bowser: he picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, West Craven strolled past East Duplin with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 36-20. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
A big part of West Craven's victory came down to the chemistry between Davis and his top target Jimmie West Lll. Davis threw for 143 yards and three touchdowns while West Lll picked up 78 receiving yards and two touchdowns. West Lll has become a key player for West Craven: the team is 5-2 when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise. Reginald Lancaster made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
West Craven didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Lancaster and Kadyn Seamster.
West Craven has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-6 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 42.0 points per game. As for Northeastern, they pushed their record up to 12-0 with the win, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season.
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