Fort Wayne North Side and Concord squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Fort Wayne North Side had to settle for second. The game between them and the Concord Minutemen wasn't particularly close, with the Fort Wayne North Side Legends falling 38-21. Despite 110 more yards than the Minutemen, the Legends couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Despite the loss, Fort Wayne North Side still got an impressive performance from Caleb Kiengele, who rushed for 156 yards on only 15 carries, and also picked up 35 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards Kiengele has posted since back in August. Rushawn James was in the mix too, providing Fort Wayne North Side with two touchdowns.
Fort Wayne North Side didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of James and Josh Masasu.
Jaron Thomas continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Concord, rushing for 163 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. Thomas is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Bo Brunner, who rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries.
This is the second loss in a row for Fort Wayne North Side and nudges their season record down to 5-5. As for Concord, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 10-0.
Fort Wayne North Side does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Concord, they will welcome Warsaw at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Warsaw will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
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