Football Preview: McNary Celtics vs. North Medford Black Tornado
The McNary Celtics are taking a road trip to take on the North Medford Black Tornado at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. McNary is looking for their season's first win.
McNary is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against West Salem on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. McNary took a blow against West Salem, falling 35-7. While losing is never fun, the Celtics can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon football rankings (they are ranked 97th, while the Titans are ranked 34th).
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 14-14 at halftime, North Medford was not quite Sherwood's equal in the second half on Friday. They came up short against the Bowmen, falling 36-14.
McNary's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for North Medford, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
McNary took a serious blow against North Medford when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 45-0. Can McNary avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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