The Northern Garrett Huskies will challenge the Frankfort Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Northern Garrett took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Hancock 48-0. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Huskies' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Maryland football rankings (they are ranked 97th, while the Panthers are ranked 215th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Northern Garrett to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jake Wampler, who rushed for 64 yards and one score. Wampler got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 59 yards.
Wampler was just one part of a punishing run game: Northern Garrett was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 244 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 192 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.
Special teams also deserves some recognition, posting 12 points in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Emmitt Lipscomb, who ran a punt back for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Frankfort). They claimed a resounding 48-8 win over Tucker County. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-0.
Northern Garrett's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Frankfort, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
Northern Garrett was dealt a bruising 45-14 defeat at the hands of Frankfort when the teams last played back in September of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Huskies were down 29-6.
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