Football Preview: Pickerington North Panthers vs. Westerville Central Warhawks
Pickerington North is 7-2 against Westerville Central since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Pickerington North Panthers will challenge the Westerville Central Warhawks at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pickerington North has four straight wins, Westerville Central has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Pickerington North is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Thomas Worthington 63-7 on the road. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 56-7.
Pickerington North can attribute much of their success to Jarin Mock, who threw for 186 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and Bryan Appiah, who rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown. Appiah really tore up the turf during one magnificent 77-yard run. Another big playmaker for Pickerington North was Emy (Chris) Louis Jr, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Westerville Central's offense. They were beaten by Olentangy 33-0 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Warhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 338th, while the Braves are ranked 64th).
Pickerington North's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Westerville Central, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything came up roses for Pickerington North against Westerville Central in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as the squad secured a 28-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pickerington North since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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