Greene Central falls to Tarboro, 28–42

Greene Central fell to Tarboro 28–42 on the road on Oct 2, 2026 in conference play. The result put Greene Central at 3–3 through this game.

The final margin was 14 points.

Greene Central’s box score: 99 passing yards, 108 rushing yards and 207 total yards on 58 offensive plays with 13 first downs.

Greene Central leaders: Josh Cetnar completed 6 of 21 passes for 99 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions. Cody Gaitor rushed 16 times for 81 yards and caught one pass for 44 yards and a touchdown. Trey Bynum caught three passes for 22 yards and a touchdown. Motorro May led Greene Central with 11 total tackles, while Kaz Farrior recovered a fumble and returned it 67 yards for a touchdown.

Tarboro’s box score listed 82 passing yards, 363 rushing yards, 52 tackles, 1 tackle for loss and 1.5 sacks.

Individual leaders included R. Bess II with 82 passing yards; R. Bess II with 2 passing touchdowns; A. Draughn, Jr with 126 rushing yards; C. Bullock with 2 rushing touchdowns; Z. Pettaway with 82 receiving yards.

Coming into this matchup, Greene Central had averaged 26.7 points for and 26.0 against over its previous 3 games. This game’s 28 points exceeded that recent scoring average. The previous outing was a 23–40 loss against Martin County on Sep 18, 2026.

The result extended Greene Central’s 2-game losing streak. Through these 6 games, the team had scored 226 points and allowed 140.

Tarboro entered with a 5–1 record in its listed completed games and had averaged 44.7 points for and 3.0 against over its previous 3. Its last result before this matchup was 50–0 against Northampton Collegiate & Technical.

In the available matchup history from the 2024–25 and 2025–26 seasons and earlier this season, Greene Central was 0–1 against Tarboro before this game. The previous meeting was a 16–56 loss on Oct 3, 2025.

Next on the listed schedule after this game: Greene Central visits Kinston on Oct 9, 2026 at 19:00 Eastern.