Football Recap: Northglenn Norsemen vs. Lakewood Tigers
Northglenn's game last Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Lakewood Tigers as the Northglenn Norsemen made off with a 40-20 win. The result was nothing new for the Norsemen, who have now won three contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
Josiah'Ez Stevenson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 308 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 18.1 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 92-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonathan Rios, who rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Northglenn was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 453 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Northglenn didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Rios and Ethan Pino.
Several Tigers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jaden Quinn, who picked up 114 receiving yards and a touchdown. Kasten Steinke was another key player, throwing for 306 yards and two touchdowns.
Northglenn is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season. As for Lakewood, they dropped their record down to 0-7 with the defeat, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Northglenn has already played their next game, a 17-14 loss against Boulder on the 17th. As for Lakewood, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 50-19 defeat against Overland on the 17th.
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