Football Recap: Norwayne Skates Past Waynedale with Ease

By Team Reports Sep 28, 2024, 9:35am

Football Recap: Norwayne Bobcats vs. Waynedale Golden Bears

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Norwayne waltzed into their game on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 45-10 victory over the Waynedale Golden Bears. The Bobcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 22 points or more this season.

Dylan Smith continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 160 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, while also throwing for 144 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes. His longest rush was for an impressive 66 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Jacob Bruner was another key player, rushing for 76 yards and a touchdown.

He was just one part of a punishing run game: Norwayne was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 363 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 237 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.

Norwayne's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Waynedale, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-5.

Norwayne will look to defend their home field on Friday against Chippewa at 7:00 p.m. Norwayne will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive. As for Waynedale, they will head out to take on Hillsdale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hillsdale will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Waynedale surely won't give up without a fight.

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