CENTERBURG — Northmor remains the lone undefeated team in the Marion area, but it wasn’t easy staying that way Friday night in Week 4 of high school football.
The Golden Knights (4-0, 1-) led 21-6 in the first quarter, but Centerburg (2-2, 0-1) rallied for 20 unanswered points to take a 26-21 lead in the third period. Northmor ended with a 76-yard touchdown from from A.J. Bower to Cowin Becker and later a 15-yard TD pass to Bo Landin to take a 34-26 win in the first Knox Morrow Athletic Conference game of the season.
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Becker did it all on offense. He led with 186 rushing yards on 22 carries and two touchdowns and paced the squad with nine receptions for 145 yards and two more touchdowns. Bower was 14 of 24 passing for 216 yards and three TDs with one interception.
Northmor outgained the Trojans 441-319, and the team was especially good in late down situations, going 9 of 19 on third downs and 2-for-2 on fourth downs. The Trojans were just 4 of 11 on third downs and 1 of 7 on fourth downs.
Here are the area’s other Friday night results, remembering that Ridgedale goes to Riverview Gabriel Richard in suburban Detroit on Saturday afternoon.
River Valley’s Luke Axline runs after making a catch during a home football game with Ontario Friday night.
Shelby 33, Marion Harding 14
The Mid Ohio Athletic Conference’s most prolific passer Brayden DeVito was just 6 of 14 for 111 yards and a touchdown, but the Shelby senior did most of his damage on the ground, running 18 times for 141 yards and two touchdowns.
The Whippets (4-0, 1-0) led 20-0 late in the third period before Harding QB Connor Pennington…
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Publish date : 2024-09-14 06:06:01
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