Football Recap: Jake Brown Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Oak Hill

Mohawks

Margin (Wins)

10/17/25 @ Waverly	28
10/10/25 vs Portsmouth West	23
08/29/25 vs McClain	22
10/03/25 @ Vinton County	21
10/24/25 @ Oak Hill	20

Northwest and Oak Hill pushed the score to 56-35 the last time they played Oak Hill, but on Friday defenses reigned supreme. The Mohawks never let the Oaks get on the board and left with a 20-0 victory. The Mohawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 20 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Northwest to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jake Brown, who rushed for 75 yards, and also threw for 82 yards and two TDs. Brown's passing game has become a key predictor of the Mohawks' success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 0-3 otherwise. A healthy portion of Brown's aerial production (83 yards to be exact) went to Austin Smith, who also brought in two receiving touchdowns.

Northwest didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brown and Smith.

Northwest is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 34.2 points over those games. As for Oak Hill, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-9.

As of now, neither Northwest nor the Oaks have any future games scheduled.