There's no place like home for Northwest Whitfield, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They put the hurt on the Adairsville Tigers with a sharp 38-14 victory on Friday. Considering the Bruins have won five contests by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Gavin Nuckolls continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 82 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 125 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Northwest Whitfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 235 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in four consecutive games.
Tre Winters and Ethan Long certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Winters picked up 87 receiving yards and a touchdown, while Long threw for 149 yards and a touchdown.
Northwest Whitfield's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. As for Adairsville, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3.
Northwest Whitfield is taking a road trip to challenge Ridgeland at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Adairsville, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers faces off against Gilmer at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Adairsville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.9 points per game this season.
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