Football Recap: Pickerington North Extends Home Winning Streak to Five

Pickerington North had won five straight at home dating back to last season, but on Friday they bumped up to 7-1 to make it six. They walked away with a 31-21 win over the Grove City Greyhounds. The Panthers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Greyhounds, too.

Jarin Mock

Passing Yards

10/10/25 vs Grove City	224
10/03/25 @ Central Crossing	152
09/26/25 vs Westerville Central	108
09/19/25 vs Thomas Worthington	190
09/12/25 @ Dublin Coffman	183
+ 4 more games

Pickerington North got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jarin Mock out in front who threw for 224 yards and one TD, and also rushed for 45 yards and one score. That's the most passing yards Mock has posted since back in November of 2024. A healthy portion of Mock's aerial production (93 yards to be exact) went to Kymani Johnson, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.

Pickerington North didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Grove City to a completion percentage of just 36.2%. The Panthers weren't nearly as limited: they posted one of 62.5%.

Pickerington North didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Geo McKnight.

As for Grove City, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4. While losing is never fun, they can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 105th, while Pickerington North is ranked 18th).

Grove City lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Owen Steele, who picked up 174 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns. He also hauled in two receiving touchdowns, which is notable because Grove City is 2-1 when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Carson Welsh, who threw for 242 yards and a pair of TDs.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Pickerington North is set to square off against their familiar foe New Albany at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Grove City will take on rival Lincoln at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.