Northeast waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They breezed by the Jefferson County Warriors at home to the tune of 47-0. The result was nothing new for the Raiders, who have now won three matches by 22 points or more so far this season.
Leading Northeast to victory were Nick Woodford and Reginald Glover. Woodford rushed for 161 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, while Glover threw for 154 yards and two touchdowns. Woodford's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 127 rushing yards dating back to last season. Keandre Jackson was Glover's top target, picking up 73 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Northeast's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Kortnei Williams. Northeast got some further help from Tailen Sampson: he picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Northeast's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Jefferson County, they are on a 14-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Northeast will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Academy for Classical Education at 7:30 p.m. on September 20th. As for Jefferson County, they will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Dublin at 7:30 p.m. on September 20th. One thing working in Dublin's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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