Football Recap: North Union Piles Up the Points Against Shawnee

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Previous 3 Games

10/17/25 - Home	48-14 W
09/27/24 - Away	6-0 W
09/22/23 - Home	13-17 L

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Union). They took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 48-14 victory over the Shawnee Braves. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 41-7.

North Union had a senior duo take command as Nick Vanhoose rushed for 151 yards and three TDs on only 11 carries and Griffin Osborne rushed for 118 yards and a pair of scores on only 11 carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 86 yards. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Jaxon Heminger, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.

North Union's run defense was locked in: Shawnee could only muster one yards per carry. The team can thank Kadrin Riffle for the heroic effort on defense: he. North Union's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 4.73 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 6.7 on average over their last five games.

North Union's defense didn't let Derek Boehmer, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for six sacks. Xavier Gruber was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself. North Union received some extra help from Osborne, whose fumble return for a touchdown made for one of the most unforgettable moments.

Shawnee's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Boehmer, who threw for 195 yards and one touchdown, and also punched in one score on the ground.

The win (which was North Union's third in a row) raised their record to 6-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 30.0 points over those games. As for Shawnee, they are on a 16-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-9.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. North Union is set to take on their familiar foe Graham Local at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Shawnee will square off against rival Benjamin Logan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.