HS Football (Spring 2021 Week Five)

Foard (1-2) @ Draughn (2-2)

Last Meeting: Draughn 55, Foard 52 (2019); 2-1, Foard (4th meeting)

Last Week: Foard lost to West Caldwell 13-0, Draughn lost to Hibriten 56-6

Leading Performers

Foard: Justin Simpkins, Alex Fisher

Draughn: Desmond Hedrick, Nigel Dula

From The Coach

"Fred T. Foard is a very solid team, they play extremely hard and are very physical. We are bouncing back from two straight losses, though the score against Hibriten doesn't indicate how well our team played at times."

"Defensively, we must do a better job tackling Foard is a 'smash mouth' run-first team, we are still a little banged up on defense so several young guys will have to step up. Offensively, we found a couple different things that worked for us last week so we have to continue to grow off of that."

"I like our matchup in several key spots, but eventually it will come down to winning the game in the trenches."

-Chris Powell

  

Hibriten (4-0, 3-0) @ East Burke (3-1)

Last Meeting: Hibriten 48, East Burke 14 (2019); 17-11, E Burke (29th meeting)

Last Week: Hibriten defeated Draughn 56-6, East Burke lost to Bunker Hill 47-7

Leading Performers

Hibriten: Daren Perry, Marcus Jones

East Burke: Blane Fulbright, Cash Norman

From The Coach

"Hibriten is one of the top teams in the state and we have to be ready. Defensively, we have to play assignment football and be disciplined against their option attack. Offensively, we have to do a better job of controlling the ball and converting third downs. Special Teams can not give up any big plays."

"We have to bounce back from last week's disappointing loss and respond together."

-Derrick Minor

 

Stat Leaders

Rushing

Blane Fulbright (EB) 111-735, 6 TD (183.7)

Nigel Dula (D) 59-329, 3 TD (82.2)

Passing

Desmond Hedrick (D) 22/52, 258 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT (64.5)

Eli Tillery (D) 15/28, 232 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT (58.0)

Receiving

Zach Pinkerton (D) 10-146, TD (36.5)

Beckett Nelson (D) 8-125, 3 TD (31.2)

Scoring

Blane Fulbright (EB) 42

Carter Crump (EB) 32

Beckett Nelson (D) 24

Nigel Dula (D) 22

Dawson Langley (EB) 22

Eli Tillery (D) 20

NWFAC Standings

Hibriten 3-0

Bunker Hill 3-1

East Burke 3-1

Draughn 2-2

West Caldwell 2-2

Foard 1-2

Patton 1-3

West Iredell 0-4