Football Recap: Nottingham Sets Scoring Season-High Against Princeton

By Team Reports Oct 14, 2024, 6:09am

Football Recap: Nottingham Northstars vs. Princeton Tigers

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Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Nottingham). They enjoyed a cozy 28-14 victory over the Princeton Tigers on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Northstars.

Sabri Melvin went supernova for Nottingham, picking up 33 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 70 yards and a touchdown on only five passes.

Nottingham didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ricardi Chery and James Rumph.

Nottingham's win bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Princeton, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-4.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Nottingham will welcome Notre Dame at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Notre Dame will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Nottingham surely won't give up without a fight. As for Princeton, they will square off against Trenton Central at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Trenton Central's defense has only allowed 14.3 points per game this season, so Princeton's offense will have their work cut out for them.

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