Football Recap: Calhoun Yellow Jackets vs. Northwest Whitfield Bruins
Yellow Jackets
| 10/10/25 @ Northwest Whitfield | 42-20 |
| 10/03/25 vs Ridgeland | 49-0 |
| 09/26/25 @ Adairsville | 37-0 |
Calhoun had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 43 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 42-20 margin over the Northwest Whitfield Bruins. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 27-6.
Calhoun got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Hudson Chadwick out in front who rushed for 195 yards and one TD on only 13 carries. Chadwick didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made two total tackles. Justin Beasley was another key pass catcher, picking up 157 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Calhoun proved: they limited Northwest Whitfield to a paltry 2.8 yards per carry. The team can thank Kameron Jackson for the heroic effort on defense: he. Calhoun didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 12.1.
Calhoun's defense didn't let Gavin Nuckolls, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Chadwick, Jackson Williams, and Trenton (Sager) Quinn, who each picked up one sack apiece.
Despite the loss, Northwest Whitfield still got an impressive performance from Nuckolls, who threw for 218 yards and a pair of TDs, and also rushed for 52 yards and one score.
Calhoun's record now sits at 5-2. As for Northwest Whitfield, they moved to 6-2 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
Calhoun wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 49-22 victory against Gilmer on the 17th. As for Northwest Whitfield, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 33-17 defeat against Adairsville on the 17th.
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