The Fort Wayne North Side Legends will be defending their home-field for the first time for the first time when they go up against the Lawrence North Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Fort Wayne North Side is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Northridge. Fort Wayne North Side walked away with a 32-20 win over Northridge on Friday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Legends as it put an end to their three-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Tristen Newsome and Caleb Kiengele were among the main playmakers for Fort Wayne North Side as the former rushed for 132 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries and the latter rushed for 211 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.5 yards per carry.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fort Wayne North Side was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 542 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Fort Wayne North Side didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Damarquis Landers and Jasean Early.
Meanwhile, Lawrence North earned a 33-26 win over Lawrence Central on Friday.
Tanner Aspeslet had an outrageously good game as he threw for 211 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes, and also rushed for 47 yards. Davion Chandler was Aspeslet's top target, picking up 112 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Fort Wayne North Side suffered a grim 35-13 defeat to Lawrence North in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. Will Fort Wayne North Side have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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