On Friday, Quince Orchard faced Northwest in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Quince Orchard Cougars came out on top against the Northwest Jaguars by a score of 24-17. The Cougars' win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Rahmise Jones and Jayden Vongprachanh-Nelson certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Jones picked up 164 receiving yards and a touchdown, while Vongprachanh-Nelson threw for 233 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.7 yards per attempt. The dominant performance also gave Vongprachanh-Nelson a new career-high in rushing yards (55).
Quince Orchard's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Northwest, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Quince Orchard will head out to square off against Sherwood at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Sherwood knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Quince Orchard likes a good challenge. As for Northwest, they are taking a road trip to face off against Einstein at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Einstein will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
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