North Victorious, Dixie Falls

North again made short work of a CCC opponent, knocking off the Bethel Bee’s by a score of 48-7. Once again North used a dominating run game and a choking defense to beat down their opponent and cruise to victory.  They held a 28-0 halftime lead and scored thrice more in the second half while allowing just the one touchdown by Bethel.

Senior Trey Summers resumed his kicking duties after a week off – he was injured in practice over a week ago and was rushed to the emergency room, but fortunately his injuries were not serious and he was able to resume play after a week off to recuperate.  He had a good night overall, delivering deep kickoff’s and making all but his last PAT. 

Next week North plays against Covington.  Last year, North was having a good year, but after playing Covington better than any other team in the conference, they lost that game.  Then their season seemed to go off kilter and didn’t seem like the same team after that. So this season the Covington game will be an even bigger as North fights to establish themselves at the top of the league.

Stats for North: Rushing – Booth 5/132;Overholtz 2/-2;Kerby 2/17; Woodyard 5/23; Gunder 1/10;Morrow 6/36; Green 8/48; Cordes 4/135. Passing – Booth 4/9 74yds.  Receiving – Cordes 4/74.

Tackles – Booth 10; Overcash 11;McIntosh 8; Woodyard 9; Miller 7.

No doubt about it Dixie has had a tough first half of the season.  They opened league play against perennial league favorite Waynesville.  Dixie hung tough with them for a quarter or so – it was 7-6 at the end of the first quarter, but Waynesville was able to wear down Dixie and gradually grow a lead that would expand to a 51-13 win.

Coach Watson was asked for comment after the game, “Our kids played hard every single down all the way to the end.   We did jump out to an early 6-0 lead, but we did miss some opportunities during the game.  But it was tough on us with 30 something kids to go against a team with 60-70 kids.  They were 2 platooning, and we pretty much played the same kids.  The numbers got the better of us, we were worn out.”

Northridge: “Our first half season games have been a buzz saw. All but one of those teams has a winning record right now. But now we are playing teams that are more our size.  I feel really good about our chances with Northridge, Milton Union, Madison, Shawee, and Carlisle.  I told our kids after the end of the game on Friday that now starts a brand new season – we can get back to 5-5.  We will have to work for it and go after it.  Northridge has got a lot of good athletes and coach Smith has been there for awhile, so they know his system. “