Football Preview: Northmor Golden Knights vs. Ridgewood Generals
Northmor is on a 14-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Ridgewood is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Northmor Golden Knights will host the Ridgewood Generals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Northmor is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 39-7 win over Centerburg. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 25-0.
Northmor had a senior duo take command as Jaxson Wenger picked up 151 receiving yards and three touchdowns and AJ Bower threw for 289 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes. Wenger really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 82 yards. A healthy portion of Bower's aerial production (81 yards to be exact) also went to Bo Landin, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
One reason for the win was Northmor's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Cameron Goldbach and Ryan Lowry, who racked up six sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Ridgewood's offense rose to the challenge against a Trojans defense that boasted an average of only 14.33 points allowed on Friday. Ridgewood was the clear victor by a 34-14 margin over Newcomerstown. Given the Generals' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 140th, while the Trojans are ranked 329th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Northmor's victory bumped their record up to 12-0. As for Ridgewood, their win bumped their record up to 11-1.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
