Football Recap: Newnan Sets Scoring Season-High Against Northgate

By Team Reports Sep 23, 2024, 10:13am

Football Recap: Newnan Cougars vs. Northgate Vikings

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Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Newnan). Everything went their way against the Northgate Vikings on Friday as the Newnan Cougars made off with a 35-14 victory. With the Cougars ahead 28-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.

Brodie Campbell threw for 210 yards and two touchdowns on only 19 passes. Gus Anderson was his top target, picking up 102 receiving yards and a touchdown. On the ground, Jaylon Teagle rushed for 56 yards and two touchdowns.

Despite the loss, Northgate still got an impressive performance from Woody Schettini, who rushed for 164 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry.

The win made it two in a row for Newnan and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for Northgate, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.

Newnan will square off against Morrow at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Newnan's defense has only allowed 13.2 points per game this season, so Morrow's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Northgate, they will face off against Banneker at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

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