Football Game Preview: Onaga Buffaloes vs. Jefferson County North Chargers

The Onaga Buffaloes will challenge the Jefferson County North Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Onaga will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up eight points last Friday, then bounced right back against Valley Falls on Friday. The Buffaloes blew past the Dragons 32-6. Considering the Buffaloes' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.

Ryder Kolterman

Rushing Yards

09/19/25 vs Centralia	39
09/12/25 @ Valley Heights	84
09/05/25 vs Doniphan West	88
09/26/25 @ Valley Falls	121

Onaga found their leader in freshman Ryder Kolterman, who rushed for 121 yards and one TD on only 13 carries. Those 121 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Kolterman. Gavin Kolterman also helped with two scores in total.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Onaga proved: they limited Valley Falls to a paltry -1.3 yards per carry. The team can thank Keagan Venneberg for the heroic effort on defense: he. That's the most yards per carry they've posted since back in October of 2024.

Onaga didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Joshua Daniels, Luke Poell, and Brett Kaberline picked up one apiece.

Meanwhile, Jefferson County North strolled into their game on Friday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 50-12 victory over Pleasant Ridge. That's two games straight that the Chargers have won by exactly 38 points.

Jefferson County North's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Onaga, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.

Onaga came up short against Jefferson County North in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, falling 28-22. Will the Buffaloes have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.