A West Bladen player makes the tackle against a South Brunswick player near the goal line Friday.
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West Bladen’s Ahmarie Smith (4) rushed for 119 yards Friday against South Brunswick.
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Sincere McKinley (7) scores West Bladen’s lone touchdown on a 50-yard run against South Brunswick.
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SOUTHPORT – Amerius Revels ran for three touchdowns and Jayden Daniels connected on a pair of long scoring passes Friday night lifting South Brunswick to a 35-7 victory over West Bladen in a season-ending Southeastern Conference football game.
The Knights (2-8, 0-5 Southeastern) got on the board in the fourth quarter on Sincere McKinley’s 50-yard touchdown run followed by Jonah Bryan’s extra-point kick.
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South Brunswick (7-3, 4-1 Southeastern) scored all of its points in the first half which resulted in the second half being played with a running clock.
Revels scored on runs of 4 and 13 yards in the first quarter, then capped the Cougars’ scoring with a 7-yard run with 3:04 remaining in the second quarter. Daniels, who finished 12 of 15 passing for 254 yards, threw to Edward Young on a play that covered 97 yards in the first quarter, then combined with Corben Farrow on a 75-yard pass in the second quarter for touchdowns. Collin Peattie was 5-for-5 in extra-point kicks.
Ahmarie White ran 15 times for 119 yards to lead the West Bladen offense. Defensively, Omarion Brown had 11 tackles, McKinley had seven tackles and Demarie Gayle had six tackles.
Both teams await Sunday’s 48-team N.C. High School Athletic Association playoff pairings. West Bladen was ranked No. 44 in class 3A prior to Friday’s game. South Brunswick, a class 5A school, was ranked No. 29 prior to Friday’s game.
Even though West Bladen lost Friday’s game, the Knights’ Rating Percentage Index (RPI) may rise from its .35065 prior to the game since RPI takes into account opponents’ winning percentage.