South Salem had to kick off their season on the road on Saturday, but they showed no ill effects. They blew past the North Salem Vikings 28-6. The score was close at the half, but the Saxons pulled away in the second half with 21 points.
South Salem's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Benjamin Hennan led the charge by throwing for 83 yards and two touchdowns. Kellen Bowman also helped out by tossing the rock for 251 yards.
Another reason for the win was South Salem's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. In that department, Noah Scharer was the leader with two. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
South Salem will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on Tualatin on Friday. Hopefully South Salem focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Saturday. As for North Salem, they will venture away from home to square off against South Medford at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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