Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Calhoun). They blew past the Northwest Whitfield Bruins 55-21 at home on Friday. Given the Yellow Jackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 79th, while the Bruins are ranked 206th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
When it comes to explaining why Northwest Whitfield lost, don't look at Gavin Nuckolls. Despite the final result, he threw for 62 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 65 yards. That's the most rushing yards Nuckolls has posted since back in October of 2023.
The victory was the third in a row for Calhoun, bringing their record for this year to 4-3. As for Northwest Whitfield, their record now sits at 6-2.
Calhoun will challenge Gilmer at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Calhoun will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last. As for Northwest Whitfield, they will take on Adairsville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Northwest Whitfield will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
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