Kinston beats South Lenoir, 51–22

Kinston beat South Lenoir 51–22 on the road on Sep 18, 2026. The result put Kinston at 3–2 through this game.

The final margin was 29 points.

The team’s box score listed 225 passing yards, 236 rushing yards, 86 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 1 sacks.

Individual leaders included M. Eaton with 225 passing yards; M. Eaton with 1 passing touchdowns; J. Waters with 142 rushing yards; J. Waters with 3 rushing touchdowns; P. Brown with 149 receiving yards.

South Lenoir’s box score listed 71 passing yards, 242 rushing yards, 20 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 1 interceptions.

Individual leaders included C. Wooten with 71 passing yards; C. Wooten with 1 passing touchdowns; J. Jones with 86 rushing yards; M. Jones with 2 rushing touchdowns; J. Stallworth with 57 receiving yards.

Coming into this matchup, Kinston had averaged 39.0 points for and 13.3 against over its previous 3 games. This game’s 51 points exceeded that recent scoring average. The previous outing was a 45–6 win against White Oak on Sep 11, 2026.

The result extended Kinston’s 3-game winning streak. Through these 5 games, the team had scored 176 points and allowed 92.

South Lenoir entered with a 3–1 record in its listed completed games and had averaged 11.3 points for and 27.7 against over its previous 3. Its last result before this matchup was 0–57 against Eastern Wayne.

In the available matchup history from the 2024–25 and 2025–26 seasons and earlier this season, Kinston was 2–0 against South Lenoir before this game. The previous meeting was a 59–6 win on Sep 19, 2025.

Next on the listed schedule after this game: Kinston hosts Ayden – Grifton on Oct 2, 2026 at 19:00 Eastern.