Football Preview: Northwest Texans vs. Keller Indians
The Northwest Texans will square off against the Keller Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Northwest got the win against McKinney North by a conclusive 37-14. Given the Texans' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 70th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 206th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Northwest to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ryder Norton, who threw for 175 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 106 yards. Nathanial Jean was another key rusher, rushing for 81 yards and two touchdowns.
Northwest's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Uriah Crawford and Tristan Clutter.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Northwest was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 505 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Keller, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They secured a 34-28 W over Bowie on Thursday.
The victory made it two in a row for Northwest and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Keller, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Northwest suffered a grim 47-21 defeat to Keller when the teams last played back in November of 2015. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Northwest was down 33-7.
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