Northgate had won six straight home games dating back to last season and Deangelo Smith did his part to make it seven on Friday. Everything went the Northgate Broncos' way against the College Park Falcons as the Northgate Broncos made off with a 36-12 win thanks in part to Smith, who rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Smith was just one part of a punishing run game: Northgate was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. That's a new trend for Northgate: they were averaging 81.6 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've averaged 149.3.
Despite the loss, College Park still got an impressive performance from Izaac Jinks, who picked up 41 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 83 yards on only seven carries. Jinks' longest rush was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Northgate's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for College Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Northgate will head out to challenge Alhambra at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Northgate's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four matchups. As for College Park, they will welcome Benicia at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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