It took a trio of overtime periods to make it happen, but the North Stanly varsity football team came away with a 38-37 home victory over West Stanly this past Thursday night in New London’s R.N. Jeffrey Stadium.
In their one-point win, the Comets (3-1) were able to climb back from a 21-7 halftime deficit as they dropped 21 points on the winless Colts (0-4) in the fourth quarter alone.
Wrapping up the conclusion of this back-and-forth showdown, North running back Juice Lilly gave the Comets a touchdown in triple-overtime to break open a 31-31 tie before kicker Noah Carter knocked in a crucial extra-point.
The Colts responded as quarterback Maverick Scott found Dominic Danzy in the end zone to set up a possible game-tying kick, but West opted to go for broke with a two-point conversion that came up empty.
Scott finished with 114 passing yards, four touchdowns and one interception; Comets quarterback Charlie Shaver had 195 passing yards, three touchdowns and one interception. North running back Aden Allsbrook topped all running backs with 169 yards and a score, while North wide receiver Jaylon McKoy racked up 125 yards and three touchdowns.
Coming up next, the Comets are set to rest for a bye week before traveling to Forest Hills (2-2) on Sept. 27. Still looking for their first win of the year, the Colts will head to Mount Pleasant (3-1) on Friday night.
South Stanly 66, South Davidson 0
Over in Norwood, the South Stanly Rebel Bulls (2-1) defeated the South Davidson Wildcats (0-4) in a 66-point landslide home victory, marking South’s largest win since a 69-0 win over North Moore in 2010.
South piled on 28 unanswered first-quarter points followed by 24 unanswered second-quarter points, allowing quarterback Kaleb Richardson to flourish with over 35 yards per completion — the junior finished with 283 passing yards on top of four touchdowns.
Wide receivers Jasiah Holt, Kylan Dockery, and Jayden Woods each notched over 80 receiving yards as Richardson and running backs I’key Holt and Carter Callicutt each found the end zone on rushing attempts.
The Bulls are set to hit the road to take on the Wheatmore Warriors (0-4) on Friday.
Anson 41, Albemarle 0
After the previous week’s 33-14 road win over the Colts, the Albemarle Bulldogs (1-3) came back down to earth on Friday as they were trounced by 41 points in a shutout road loss to the Anson Bearcats (2-2).
Bulldogs quarterback Dre Davis was limited to just three completed passes and 41 yards as Anson’s defense shut down all phases of Albemarle’s offensive attack. Normally effective in the running game, Bulldogs Vincent Gregory and Kaine McLendon were held to a combined 27 yards from their 12 rushing attempts.
Albemarle will now host the Southwestern Randolph Cougars (2-1) as the Bulldogs hope to bounce back from a tough loss.