The Northwest Mohawks will venture away from home to take on the Waverly Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Northwest will be strutting in after a victory while Waverly will be coming in after a loss.
Northwest will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Portsmouth West, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. The Mohawks put the hurt on the Senators with a sharp 36-13 win on Friday. Considering the Mohawks have won three contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Jake Brown
| 10/10/25 vs Portsmouth West | 137 |
| 09/19/25 vs Minford | 127 |
| 09/05/25 vs Chesapeake | 125 |
| 09/26/25 vs Valley | 113 |
| 08/21/25 vs Piketon | 107 |
Northwest can attribute much of their success to Carson Christian, who gained 274 total yards and three touchdowns, and Jake Brown, who rushed for 137 yards and one score. Those 137 rushing yards gave Brown a new career-high.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Northwest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 323 rushing yards. They are a perfect 4-0 when they've run for more than 200 yards.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 41 points the game before, Waverly was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They took a blow against Wheelersburg, falling 37-7. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 552nd, while the Pirates are ranked 47th).
The victory made it two in a row for Northwest and bumps their season record up to 5-3. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 39.5 points over those games. As for Waverly, they dropped their record down to 1-7 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Northwest didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Waverly in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, but they still walked away with a 47-43 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mohawks since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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