Football Recap: Northside Christian Mustangs vs. Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders
Northside Christian lost against Clearwater Central Catholic back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Northside Christian Mustangs were beaten by the Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders 42-7. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 337th, while the Marauders are ranked 14th).
Chase Burrill threw for 141 yards and a touchdown.
Cailon Kaigler was his top target, picking up 71 receiving yards.
Jershaun Newton continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Clearwater Central Catholic, rushing for 54 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 142 yards and two touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes. Newton is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Nasir Hutchinson handled things on the ground, rushing for 81 yards.
Northside Christian's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Clearwater Central Catholic, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 7-0.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. After each having a week off, Northside Christian and Indian Rocks Christian will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th. As for Clearwater Central Catholic, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Venice at 7:30 p.m. on October 18th. Clearwater Central Catholic's defense has only allowed 8.1 points per game this season, so Venice's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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