On Friday, Ridge View faced Northwestern in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Ridge View Blazers lost to the Northwestern Trojans at home by a 45-27 margin. The Blazers have struggled against the Trojans recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Khristian Jackson and Derek (Tre) Howard III certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Jackson picked up 132 receiving yards and three touchdowns, while Howard III threw for 338 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. Jackson got the majority of those yards when he pulled down a pass and and took off for a gain of77 yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (124 yards to be exact) also went to Darius Carter.
Finley Polk was a one-man wrecking crew for Northwestern as he threw for 336 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per attempt. Kameron Vance was Polk's top target, picking up 107 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Ridge View's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Northwestern, their win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Ridge View will take on Dutch Fork at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Northwestern, they will host South Florence at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games.
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