Football Recap: Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger Saints vs. Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins
There's no place like home for Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They took down the Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins 36-19 on Friday. Given the Saints' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the Bruins are ranked 152nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Aj Shefferly and he. Shefferly rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries while he rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Those 62 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger's defense and their seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Tommy Poiry and Dylan Tippmann, who racked up four sacks between them. Tippmann is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 286 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
When it comes to explaining why Fort Wayne Northrop lost, don't look at Jamari Brown. Despite the final result, he picked up 99 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Jerquaden Guilford also helped out with an impressive 89 receiving yards.
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger's victory bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Fort Wayne Northrop, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, an 8-0 win against Fort Wayne Bishop Luers on the 4th. As for Fort Wayne Northrop, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 49-14 defeat against Fort Wayne Snider on the 4th.
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