Football Preview: Fort Wayne North Side Legends vs. Fort Wayne Bishop Luers Knights
The Fort Wayne North Side Legends will head out to square off against the Fort Wayne Bishop Luers Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Fort Wayne North Side was able to grind out a solid win over Fort Wayne Northrop, taking the game 29-22. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Legends.
Tristen Newsome continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 155 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.0 yards per carry, and also throwing for 200 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. Maalik Moore was Newsome's top target, picking up 116 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Fort Wayne North Side was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 225 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Fort Wayne North Side's defense and their four sacks. Fort Wayne Northrop's QB won't forget James Early anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers waltzed into their game on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 38-0 victory over the Cadets. The Knights pushed the score to 31-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Cadets had no chance of recovering from.
It was another big night for Daryea Williams, who rushed for 233 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 65 yards.
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Dereon Carswell, Noah Nieves, and Nieves picked up one apiece.
Fort Wayne North Side now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, their record now sits at 4-1.
Fort Wayne North Side couldn't quite finish off Fort Wayne Bishop Luers in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 and fell 30-28. Can Fort Wayne North Side avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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