Football Preview: Norton Panthers vs. Firestone Falcons
The Norton Panthers will face off against the Firestone Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Norton is looking for their season?s first win.
Norton's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against New Bremen on Friday. They took a 10-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cardinals. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 266th, while the Cardinals are ranked 131st).
Meanwhile, Firestone lost to Copley on the road by a 33-14 margin on Friday. The loss was the Falcons' first of the season.
Firestone's defeat came about despite a quality game from Daniel Peterson, who rushed for 114 yards on only 12 carries, and also picked up 32 receiving yards.
Norton's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Firestone, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Norton took their victory against Firestone in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 43-18. In that contest, Norton amassed a halftime lead of 28-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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