Football Preview: Northside Patriots vs. Griffin Bears
After three games on the road, Northside is heading back home. They will host the Griffin Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Northside's defense has only allowed 12 points per game this season, so Griffin's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Northside is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Mundy's Mill on the road to the tune of 41-6 on Friday. Considering the Patriots have won four matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Caden Clay went supernova for Northside, rushing for 105 yards on only eight carries, while also throwing for 133 yards and a touchdown while completing 84.6% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Clay a new career-high in rushing yards. Jai Jackson was another key player, rushing for 46 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Northside was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 230 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Griffin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat dating back to last season. They received a blow as they fell 31-16 to Harris County. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 288th, while the Tigers are ranked 56th).
Northside's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Griffin, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Northside was taken down by Griffin 34-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. Thankfully for Northside, Khalfani Harps (who threw for 220 yards and three touchdowns on only eight passes, and also punched in a rushing score) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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