Page and its potent attack led to a 47-0 victory over non-conference opponent Southern Guilford, 47-0, matching last year’s win total and reaching 3-1 for the first time since 2017.
“Just a lot of kids having fun and enjoying the game of football,” Page coach Caylon Hann said. “They are taking on the tradition and they want to be good; they want to beat teams; they want to be considered one of the top teams in the state. It requires us to get better and I told those guys, ‘Just go out there, have fun, play football and good things will happen.”
Class 7A Page (3-1) scored on its first three possessions, with three Zamari Williamson touchdown passes to three different receivers, to take a 21-0 lead by the end of the first quarter against a Southern defense that averaged giving up just under 28 points per game before Friday.
The 5A Storm (2-3) were able to shut out the Pirates in the second quarter, but Page’s offense ignited early in the second half with touchdowns scored on its first three possessions to take over as Southern never entered the red zone the entire game.
“Really just getting stops in the run game surprised me a lot,” said Williamson on what he saw from the defense. “With them getting off the field, me going on the field and them giving me chances to score, I’m going to take advantage of them”
Here were my top three takeaways from the game.
More work for Williamson at QB
Williamson has been the starting quarterback for Page this season, but senior second-stringer Anthony Johnson has had the bulk of the production in 2025.
But on Friday, Williamson was in at quarterback for 10 of the team’s 11 drives, with touchdown passes in five of them. He was 14 of 23 passing for 228 yards, five touchdowns and one interception, while Johnson went 1 of 3 for nine yards on a non-scoring drive on Page’s first drive of the second quarter.
Hann said Williamson played more with Johnson coming off an injury in the the team’s most recent outing on Sept. 5 against Mount Tabor. Johnson was cleared to play and was described by Hann as just being banged up.
“Williamson, obviously, he started for us as a freshman all year long, so we are very confident in Zamari, which is why he continued to start for us this year,” Hann said. “AJ (Johnson) is a great quarterback. He has been doing a wonderful job for us and we really appreciate everything he is doing. He just happened to be banged up a little bit from last week and we want to make sure we take care of health.
“That is the great part about our team, having two quarterbacks. We want one to take over obviously, but this is a long season. You never know when things happen, so just seeing those just root for each other and the one take over when the one can’t go, that is pretty much what made that decision tonight,” Hann added.
Poindexter and playmakers
The Pirates were able to find holes both downfield and on short passes against the Southern Guilford coverage. On three of Page’s touchdown passes, the Pirates attacked the seams and the flats, which can be a weakness of this scheme.
In the early going, Williamson’s top target was junior Kasai Poindexter, who caught a 28-yard touchdown pass downfield at the seam on Page’s first offensive play and took a left-side screen pass 33 yards on the team’s second drive to set up another touchdown.
For those first three drives, Poindexter had four catches for 83 yards.
“He brings a lot,” Williamson said of Poindexter. “He and I have been playing together since middle school and our chemistry is crazy, man. All of my receivers, it’s a blessing to have all of them.”
Southern looked one-dimensional
The Storm’s strong suit was the run game, which had 706 yards and 10 touchdowns. Southern’s rushing leader, RJ Scott, came in with 92 carries for 529 yards and six touchdowns and had 24 carries for a season-low 88 yards and no touchdowns against Page.
The passing game struggled, with 19 of its 31 yards coming on a fake punt. Quarterback Seth Davis was 7 of 13 for just 12 yards.
While Scott, a 5-foot-10, 190-pounder has been reliable, the lack of passing ability made Southern’s plays appear predictable. They will need more than just one offensive weapon against top defenses.
Bryant.roche@greensboro.com
@BRocheSports
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