Photo gallery: East Rowan tops Carson in Kannapolis
Published 7:34 am Sunday, March 21, 2021
Jon C. Lakey / for the Salisbury Post - East Rowan head coach John Fitz talks to his team minutes before the start of the game.
Jon C. Lakey / for the Salisbury Post - East Rowan’s Vincent Jones (7) breaks free for the long run to the end zone.
Jon C. Lakey / for the Salisbury Post - Carson’s Alex London (7) tries to get away from East Rowan’s Colby Quick (51).
Jon C. Lakey / for the Salisbury Post - Carson’s CP Pyle (3) runs the ball.
Jon C. Lakey / for the Salisbury Post - Carson’s CP Pyle (3) runs the ball as East Rowan’s Isaac Hinceman (3) moves to stop him.
Jon C. Lakey / for the Salisbury Post - East Rowan defeated Carson high on Saturday East Rowan quarterback Cam Padgett (11) hands off the ball to Sammy Pinckney (2).
Jon C. Lakey / for the Salisbury Post - Carson’s Jacob Harris (14) and East Rowan’s Aiden Schenck (12).
Jon C. Lakey / for the Salisbury Post - Carson during a time out.
Jon C. Lakey / For the Salisbury Post - East Rowan’s Sammy Pinckney (2) looks to run around Carson’s AJ Merriman (2). Pinckney, a senior running back, ran for a career-best 304 yards and scored three touchdowns.
Winless in their first three games, the Mustangs needed a kick start in the worst way — and got it Saturday afternoon at Kannapolis Memorial Stadium. They prevailed when sophomore Cole Eagle’s 23-yard field goal with 11.2 seconds remaining decided a 43-40 NPC victory over favored Carson.
Jon C. Lakey / for the Salisbury Post – Carson Jordan Garland (21) breaks free from East’s Carson Hamilton (16) and Logan Dyer (17).
Senior running back Sammy Pinckney provided a career-best 304 yards rushing and scored three touchdowns. East chalked up 437 yards total offense just a week after collecting 398 in a loss at West Rowan.
All told, the Mustangs ran for 327 yards. East was penalized 11 times for 97 yards.
East plays its first home game Friday night when South Iredell visits, while Carson visits Statesville.
