Pickerington North has gone 8-2 against Westerville Central recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Panthers will be playing at home against the Warhawks at 7:00 p.m. Pickerington North will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Pickerington North is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Thomas Worthington 54-3 on Friday. With the Panthers ahead 34-3 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Jarin Mock
| 09/19/25 vs Thomas Worthington | 63 |
| 09/13/24 vs Dublin Coffman | 47 |
| 10/11/24 @ Grove City | 40 |
| 09/05/25 vs Pickerington Central | 32 |
| 11/15/24 @ Olentangy Berlin | 26 |
Jarin Mock had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 63 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only five carries, and also threw for 190 yards and two TDs. Those 63 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Grant Williams got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Pickerington North didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Thomas Worthington to a completion percentage of just 39.1%. The team can thank Daunte Curtis for the heroic effort on defense: he. Pickerington North wasn't nearly as limited: they posted one of 69%.
Special teams was a major factor in the game for Pickerington North, racking up 12 points in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Williams, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Westerville Central played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against Olentangy, falling 43-21. The Warhawks were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 34-7.
Pickerington North will have to keep a close watch on Omar Bangura and Cohen Buss, a pair of players who had a big impact on Westerville Central's prior game. Bangura rushed for 128 yards and one score on only eight carries, while Buss picked up 61 receiving yards and one TD.
Pickerington North's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Westerville Central, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Everything came up roses for Pickerington North against Westerville Central when the teams last played back in September of 2024, as the squad secured a 42-7 victory. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Warhawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
