(Shallotte Area Sports Photo/W.A. Myatt)
West Brunswick overcame deficits of 14-0 and 21-6 for a 26-21 Carolina Coast Conference varsity football win at New Hannover on Friday night.
Marzell Stanley scored the winning touchdown on a 6-yard run in the third quarter and the Trojans stopped the hosts on downs twice in the fourth quarter to end a 6-game losing streak.
“We just settled down and got out of our heads, honestly,” said West Brunswick coach Aaron Powell. “The kids were challenged this week during practice and they answered.”
Kyle Floyd, who has been playing quarterback for injured senior Josiah Borton, had three touchdown passes.
A 17-yard scoring pass from Floyd to Eden Romero got West on the board in the first quarter and cut the lead to 14-6.
Floyd had a 6-yard TD pass to Stanley as the Trojans closed within 21-13 at the half.
Brayden Bell had a scoring reception that covered 26 yards in the third quarter as the Trojans reduced the margin to 21-19.
West improved to 2-6 overall and 1-3 in the league going into a conference game at home against Topsail (2-6, 1-3 CCC) on Friday at 7 p.m.
New Hanover slipped to 2-5, 1-2.
(Shallotte Area Sports Photo/W.A. Myatt)
