By David Rogers for HighCountrySports.net
HUDSON, N.C. — Turnovers can define momentum in football. Watauga took advantage of five miscues by South Caldwell — in just the first half — on Sept. 29, the Pioneers storming to a decisive, 56-7 win in the opening game of Northwestern Conference play.
Both of the longtime NWC adversaries went 4-1 in their non-conference schedules to open the 2022 season. Both teams feature balanced attacks that lean heavily on the ground game.
That is where most of the similarities ended in this match-up. The Thursday night lights — the tilt moved up a day because of Hurricane Ian’s forecasted arrival on Friday — shone brightly on Watauga.