VIPERS FOOTBALL PREVIEW
Vance County at Durham Riverside
Friday, September 28
7:00 PM
Vance County High School is back on the road this Friday night in a non-conference matchup with Riverside in Durham. When former Northern Vance coach Cory Lea took over the Riverside program in 2017, the 4A Pirates had not had a winning season in three years, and Lea’s predecessor was just 12-22 in those three seasons. The Pirates got off to a good start last year, but they limped along to a 4-7 finish, after winning only one conference game. Riverside’s rebuilding process, both on offense and defense, is continuing this season. The Pirates are 1-2 so far 2018, with a big 51-6 win over Warren County to start the season, followed by losses to Cardinal Gibbons (48-0) and to cross-county rival Northern Durham (26-19), and their fourth and fifth games were rained out.
Vance County is coming off a stunning victory just this past Monday night a 36-6 conference win over Roanoke Rapids in which the Vipers showed improvement on both sides of the ball. It was their first win but it got them out of the winless column to 1-4 overall and 1-1 in the Northern Carolina Conference. For what it’s worth, the momentum factor favors the Vipers on Friday.
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Pregame: 6:45 PM
Gametime: 7:00 PM