Northeastern, Pasquotank, Perquimans, win season openers; Currituck, Camden lose their openers

Editor's note: The following football game capsules from Friday night were compiled from information supplied to the MaxPreps website.

Northeastern 58, Bertie 14

The Northeastern Eagles won their season opener against Bertie County on Friday, blasting the Falcons 58-14 in a non-conference game played in Elizabeth City.

After getting down 8-0 in the first quarter, the Eagles' would score 21 unanswered points in the 2nd quarter and outscore the Falcons 37-6 the rest of the way.

Senior quarterback Trevaris Jones would lead the Eagles' attack, connecting for four touchdowns and completing 16 of 20 passes for 269 yards. Jones also rushed for 38 yards.

Eagles sophomore quarterback Zak Ishman would also complete 4 of 8 passes for 64 yards and a touchdown.

Jones and Ishman would connect with eight different receivers on the night.

Senior Tyell Saunders would lead all receivers with five catches for 67 yards and one touchdown. Junior Uzziah Harney had only three catches for 91 yards — but all three were for touchdowns. Sophomore Ayden Holley had only one catch for 8 yards, but it also went for a touchdown.

Senior Khamani Bennett would also haul in five catches for 79 yards. Senior Jakael Brooks had three catches for 42 yards. Seniors Unique Blount and Zion Demps, and junior Devon Shreaves also had a catch each.

Sophomore Damari McNeill led the Eagles' rushing attack, gaining 76 yards on eight carries for two touchdowns. Jones was the Eagles' second-leading rusher in the game, with 38 yards on three carries. Senior Ty'jae Simpson had 32 yards on two carries and one touchdown, and junior Jonathan Nguyen had the longest run of the night — 65 yards — on his lone carry.

Perquimans 27, Manteo 0

HERTFORD — The Perquimans Pirates connected on pass plays four times for touchdowns Friday night en route to a 27-0 blanking of Manteo High School in a non-conference season opener for both teams.

The game, played at Perquimans in Hertford, was scoreless until the Pirates found the end zone on a touchdown pass with 3 minutes left in the first half. The two-point conversion failed but Perquimans led 6-0.

Manteo and Perquimans would turn the ball over on downs — Manteo twice — before halftime so the score remained 6-0, Pirates, at the break.

The Pirates would attempt an onside kick to start the third quarter, but Manteo recovered the ball at its own 47-yard line.

Manteo couldn't cash in on the good field possession, however, and turned the ball over on downs to the Pirates. The visitors got the ball right back, however, on a Perquimans' fumble.

With 6 minutes remaining in the 3rd quarter, the Pirates returned the favor, intercepting a Manteo pass. Starting at their own 22-yard line, the Pirates connected on a long pass play, moving the ball to their own 43-yard line. Another long pass completion would move the ball to Manteo's 34.

A minute later, the Pirates would again find the end zone on a touchdown pass. The point-after-kick failed, but the Pirates increased their lead to 12-0.

Manteo would move the ball on the ensuing kickoff but the drive stalled at the Pirates' 37-yard line and the visitors turned the ball over on downs.

Perquimans then connected for another long pass play, giving the Pirates the ball at the Manteo 11-yard line just before the end of the 3rd quarter.

Minutes later, the Pirates would find the end zone on a third passing touchdown. A successful rushing two-point conversion increased Perquimans' lead to 20-0 with just a minute gone in the 4th quarter.

After Manteo's drive on the ensuing possession stalled, the Pirates took over the ball with 9 minutes remaining. Perquimans would connect five minutes later for its fourth passing touchdown of the night. A successful point-after-kick increased the Pirates' lead to 27-0.

The Pirates would seal their victory on the ensuing possession, intercepting a Manteo pass.

Norfolk Academy 34, Currituck 21

NORFOLK, Va. — The Currituck County Knights lost their season opener on the road, losing to Norfolk Academy 34-21 in a non-conference game on Friday night.

The Knights scored first with three minutes to go in the first half, connecting for a touchdown pass and successful point after.

Norfolk Academy tied the score with a minute left in the half on a rushing touchdown followed by the point after.

The Bulldogs of Norfolk Academy would score a quick touchdown just before halftime to take a 14-7 lead they would never relinquish.

The Bulldogs would increase their lead to 21-7 with a passing touchdown with 8 minutes to go in the 3rd quarter. They would then go up 28-7 after a pass by the Knights' quarterback was intercepted and returned for pick-6 touchdown with six minutes to go in the 4th quarter.

The Knights would score their second touchdown on a pass completion with 5 minutes to go, trimming the Bulldog lead to 28-14.

But the Bulldogs added a rushing touchdown two minutes later to pad their lead to 34-14. The point-after try missed.

The Knights would score a third touchdown through the air with under a minute to go. The point after kick was good, making the score 34-21, which ended up being the final score.

Northside-Pinetown 24, Camden 3

CAMDEN —The Camden County Bruins lost their season opener on Friday to Northside-Pinetown 24-3 in a non-conference game.

The game was scoreless until under a minute left in the first half when the Panthers' kicker connected for a field goal. The Panthers would intercept a Bruin pass on the ensuing possession but were unable to cash in. The score remained 3-0 at halftime.

The Bruins would tie the game with a field goal with 4 minutes left in the 3rd quarter.

But on the ensuing possession, the Panthers would connect for a passing touchdown. The point-after-kick would make the score 10-3, Panthers.

The Panthers would intercept the Bruins again with 2 minutes remaining in the 3rd quarter but again weren't able to cash in. The Bruins forced them to punt with 10 minutes left in the 4th quarter.

Two minutes later, the Panthers returned a Bruin punt for a touchdown. The point-after-kick increased their lead to 17-3.

After Camden turned the ball over on downs in the ensuing possession, the Panthers found the end zone for a third time on a rushing touchdown. The point-after-kick increased the Panthers' lead to 24-3.

With under a minute left, the Bruins had a chance to get points on the board, recovering a Panthers' fumble. But Camden failed to score, turning the ball over on downs.

Pasquotank 45, Northwest Halifax 8

LITTLETON — The Pasquotank Panthers won their season opener, trouncing the Northwest Halifax Vikings on the road 45-8 on Friday.

No game recap was immediately available.