The Pinecrest Paladins excelled on both sides of the ball Friday night in their defeat over King’s Ridge Christian. Playing a King’s Ridge team that was looking for its first win of the season, the Paladins took an early lead and never looked back on the way to a 56-21 home win. It took just three plays for the Paladins’ offense to score when running back Mitchell Ojeda (14 carries, 129 yards, two touchdowns) rushed for 14 yards and found the end zone.