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| 09/05/25 - Away | 52-20 W |
| 09/06/24 - Home | 35-15 W |
| 08/18/23 - Away | 35-21 W |
| 08/19/22 - Home | 14-40 L |
| 08/20/21 - Away | 0-41 L |
| + 5 more games |
Newark won the last time they faced Zanesville and things went their way on Friday too. The Wildcats claimed a resounding 52-20 victory over the Blue Devils. The Wildcats pushed the score to 50-20 by the end of the third, a deficit the Blue Devils had little chance of recovering from.
Bodie Smith was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 376 yards and four TDs while completing 87.5% of his passes, and also punched in one touchdown on the ground. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in passer rating (166.7). Jason Giblin was Smith's top target, picking up 54 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Another reason for the win was Newark's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Preston Lunsford.
Newark now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Zanesville, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Newark and Zanesville could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings. The Wildcats will face off against Groveport-Madison at 7:00 p.m. on Friday with a big rank disadvantage (309 vs. 119). Meanwhile, Zanesville (ranked 548th) will meet Garaway (ranked 129th) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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