Manchester couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell to the Northwestern Tigers 19-14. The contest was a 7-7 toss-up at halftime, but the Squires couldn't quite close it out.
Despite the loss, Manchester still got an impressive performance from Reiss Gaerte, who picked up 80 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 30 yards. Gaerte was no stranger to the big play, connecting with a big catch that went for 65 yards.
Northwestern had a senior duo take command as Brock Shank threw for 276 yards and two touchdowns and Michael Groves picked up 150 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Manchester will take on Bluffton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Northwestern, they are taking a road trip to square off against Eastern at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Northwestern focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.
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