After flying high against Central last Friday, Northview came back down to earth. The Northview Chiefs fell 34-27 to the Holmes County Blue Devils on Friday. The Chiefs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Blue Devils apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in November of 2022.
Northview's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Dane King, who threw for 162 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Holmes County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Colby Powell, who rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. The dominant performance gave Powell a new career-high in rushing yards. Backing up that air attack was Bowden Bailey, who rushed for 106 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Northview now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Holmes County, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
Northview didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 14-0 loss vs. Escambia County on the 27th. Holmes County has also already played their next match, a 12-8 defeat against Chipley on the 30th.
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