Northside pushed their score to 28 the last time they played Northgate, but on Friday they couldn't quite do it again. The Northside Patriots never let the Northgate Vikings onto the board and left with a 22-0 win. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Vikings are ranked 250th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Northside's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Caden Clay, who rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 217 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Kingston Rivers was Clay's top target, picking up 148 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Northside's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Jaiden Jackson and Jerome Whatley. Jackson is also on a roll when it comes to interceptions, as he's now snagged at least one in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Another thorn in Northgate's side was Tye Bias, who made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
The win made it two in a row for Northside and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Northgate, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Northside will look to defend their home field on Friday against Monroe at 7:00 p.m. As for Northgate, they will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Newnan at 7:30 p.m. on September 13th.
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