Football Recap: Northeast Jones Tigers vs. Morton Panthers
There's no place like home for Northeast Jones, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They came out on top against the Morton Panthers by a score of 35-28 on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Tigers considering their ten-point performance the contest before.
Northeast Jones can attribute much of their success to Karsen Lightsey, who rushed for 16 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 127 yards on seven of 14 attempts. That's the most rushing yards Lightsey has posted since back in August. Toby Jones got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Northeast Jones wouldn't let Morton keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Tevin Johnson was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten. Another thorn in Morton's side was Kaden Padgett, who made five total tackles and defended a pass.
Northeast Jones has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Morton, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-4 record this season.
Northeast Jones will head out on the road to take on Mendenhall at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Northeast Jones is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.4 points per game this season. As for Morton, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers challenges Forest at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Morton also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 34.4 points per game.
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