Recap: Norton Panthers vs. Ravenna Ravens
The Norton Panthers put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Ravenna as Norton made off with a 39-16 win. Fans of Norton have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season ended as a blowout.
Norton's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Noah Willig led the charge by picking up 106 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Buddy Willig, who rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
Norton's victory was their ninth straight at home (dating back to last season), bumping their overall record up to 12-0. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 0-10 Springfield and 3-7 Ravenna (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 42.3% over those games). As for Ravenna, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-7.
Norton will look to defend their home field on Friday against Revere at 7:00 p.m. Revere will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings (they are ranked 289th, while Norton is ranked 56th). Ravenna does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
