Red Bank senior Josiah Featherstone had heard plenty of the pregame chatter about Signal Mountain’s fast start to this football season.
“That’s all anyone was talking about and how they were 4-0,” Featherstone said after pacing his team to a 24-13 home win Friday night. “And we took it personal.”
A motivated Featherstone was bad news for the visiting Eagles as the Lions star ran for 242 yards on 26 carries. Featherstone and backfield mate Oliver Merritt, who also had a touchdown, passed the 300-yard rushing mark behind a physical offensive line that dictated much of the action.
“I love those guys up front,” Featherstone said. “Every one of them.”
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