The West Branch Warriors will challenge the Norton Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as West Branch comes in on nine and Norton on ten.
Last Friday, West Branch didn't have too much trouble with Salem as they won 27-13. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the Quakers are ranked 217th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Branch had a senior duo take command as Grady Hirst threw for 164 yards and a pair of touchdowns and Jeremiah Thomas gained 110 total yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Norton had no problem doing just that on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Warriors 63-13. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by 27 points or more this season.
West Branch's victory bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Norton, their win bumped their record up to 10-1.
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