It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Northwest Jaguars had no problem doing just that on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Quince Orchard and snuck past 29-26. Northwest's offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Northwest's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jayden Vongprachanh-Nelson led the charge by picking up nine receiving yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 244 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes. Xavier Rivers got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
The victory was the third in a row for Northwest, bringing their record for this year to 9-2. It's not like the team was facing easy opposition over that stretch either, as it included 6-5 Einstein (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 61.5% over those games). As for Quince Orchard, their loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-1.
Northwest will take on Broadneck at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Broadneck is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games. Quince Orchard does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
