Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Shawnee Mission Northwest). They took their game on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 56-6 win over the Shawnee Mission West Vikings. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 21st, while the Vikings are ranked 127th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Shawnee Mission Northwest wouldn't let Shawnee Mission West keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Shawnee Mission Northwest can thank Isaac Nbubuisi and Harper Engel for forcing both of them. Engel also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight.
Shawnee Mission Northwest's victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2. As for Shawnee Mission West, they dropped their record down to 1-3 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Shawnee Mission Northwest has already played their next contest, a 31-21 win against Olathe East on the 4th. As for Shawnee Mission West, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 55-0 loss against Lawrence on the 4th.
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