Friday Prep Football Capsules

By Staff Reports
Published in Sports on September 9, 2017 9:34 PM

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North Lenoir 40,

Southern Wayne 8

DUDLEY -- Shawntwon Leach had 18 carries for 86 yards and a touchdown, but it wasn't enough to keep Southern Wayne in step with visiting North Lenoir.

 "We felt like that this was another game we could've had but they just wanted it more than we did," head coach Ronnie McClary Jr. said.

 "Defensively, we've just gotta do better with stopping the run... We'll just learn from this one and prepare for another tough one against Kinston."

Greene Central 40,

Eastern Wayne 21

SNOW HILL -- Eastern Wayne's perfect start was interrupted by a trip to the Greene Mile on Friday, as the Warriors fell by a count of 41-20.

Up next?

A bye week, followed by a visit from Eastern Carolina 3-A foe D.H. Conley on Sept. 22.

Spring Creek 36,

Hobbton 14

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Spring Creek continued its solid play of late on Friday, registering a dominant-in-all phases, 36-14 victory over Carolina 1-A member Hobbton.

The triumph moved the Gators to 3-1 on the season.

Javon Newsome carried the luggage 13 times for 161 yards and a touchdown, while wideout Jamerion Dawson caught two passes for 53 yards and a score.

Senior quarterback Collion Kittrell also rushed for a touchdown -- part of an evening when the Gators amassed 360 yards of total offense.

North Duplin 42,

Lejeune 8

LEJEUNE -- The Rebel Express rolls on.

Such was the case Friday, as North Duplin smashed Lejeune, 42-8, on the refined strength of its option running game.

In total, the green-and-gold rushed for 221 yards and four touchdowns in a contest that was lopsided from the outset.

Tailback Kenny Sheppard rushed five times for 79 yards and a pair of scores, while Colby Bass ran five times for 47 yards and a touchdown.

Now 4-0 on the season, North Duplin travels to Chocowinity next week for a non-conference tilt with Southside.

Pender 20,

Rosewood 15

BURGAW -- Michael Reid rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown, but Pender upended Rosewood, 20-15 on Friday night.

Dhimani Fenty also performed ably, carrying the rock 11 times for 76 yards and a score. Senior quarterback Tucker Chapin finished with 8 carries for 61 yards.

Jack White led RHS in receiving with three grabs for 48 yards.

"Pender played a hard-fought game and capitalized on our many mistakes," head coach Robert Britt said. "We definitely have some specific issues we need to address at practice next week, and I'm extremely confident our kids will work hard to get the mistakes corrected."

The Eagles face South Lenoir at "the Nest" next week.

St. David's 68,

Wayne Christian 8

Wayne Christian was turned back by St. David's of Raleigh on Friday, by a score of 68-8.

Statistics for the contest were not available.

Following a bye week, the Eagles will travel to Wilson to face league rival Community Christian school as part of the Touchdowns Against Cancer Series.