Football Recap: Northville Comes Up Short Despite Jack Ranka's Big Defensive Game + How To Watch
By Team Reports
Oct 19, 2025, 8:49am
Football Recap: Northville Mustangs vs. Novi Wildcats
If Northville was riding high fresh off their 55-9 takedown of Hartland last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Mustangs fell just short of the Novi Wildcats by a score of 19-16 on Friday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Mustangs came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 55th, while the Wildcats are ranked 218th).
Most of the squad's points came courtesy of special teams, who contributed ten in total. All those points came courtesy of Alex Baird: he added nine points with three field goals and another on an extra-point kick.
Jack Ranka
| 09/05/25 vs Plymouth | 4 |
| 10/03/25 vs Canton | 4 |
| 08/28/25 @ Lake Orion | 5 |
| 09/19/25 vs Salem | 5 |
| 09/26/25 @ Brighton | 8 |
Even if they lost, Northville's defense still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Jack Ranka was especially locked on to Novi's QB and sacked him twice. Ranka also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with 15.
Northville's loss dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Novi, their record is now 3-5.
As of now, neither Northville nor the Wildcats have any future games scheduled.
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