The Jefferson Hawks will venture away from home to challenge the Des Moines North Polar Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Jefferson will be strutting in after a win while Des Moines North will be coming in after a loss.
Des Moines North better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Jefferson really get things going. Jefferson was the clear victor by a 28-7 margin over Marshalltown on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hawks.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Jefferson to victory, but perhaps none more so than Vernon Benda, who threw for 174 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. Jermaine Robinson also helped with two touchdowns in total.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Jefferson's defense and their seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Lajoie Elophe and Anthony Snodey who racked up five sacks between them. Elophe is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made eight or more in the last 11 games he's played dating back to last season. Eli Szabo was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 21 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Des Moines North came up short against Waterloo East on Friday and fell 19-12.
Jefferson's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Des Moines North, their defeat was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything came up roses for Jefferson against Des Moines North in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 41-8 win. In that contest, Jefferson amassed a halftime lead of 35-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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