Northside Lions Sports Association put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 56-33 margin over the Acadiana Christian Defenders. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Lions' disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 843rd in Texas, while the Defenders are ranked 305th in Louisiana).
Kohein Jergenson was his usual excellent self, throwing for 390 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 15.0 yards per attempt, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 3.1 passing touchdowns per game. A healthy portion of that aerial production (94 yards to be exact) went to Daniel Esquivel, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Northside Lions Sports Association's defensive line stepped up as well, laying out the QB eight times. In that department, David Jergenson was the leader with 2.5 sacks.
Northside Lions Sports Association pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Acadiana Christian, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-7.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Northside Lions Sports Association will challenge Founders Classical Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Acadiana Christian, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Tomball Christian HomeSchool at 7:00 p.m. on November 2nd.
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