The Yates Lions will head out to challenge the Northside Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Yates knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven contests -- so hopefully Northside likes a good challenge.
If Yates beats Northside with 56 points on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Lions breezed past North Forest to the tune of 56-6 last Saturday. Fans of the Lions have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Micheal Johnson
| 10/11/25 vs North Forest | 2 |
| 09/13/25 vs Scarborough | 2 |
| 09/27/25 vs Worthing | 1 |
| 09/19/25 @ Wheatley | 1 |
| 09/05/25 vs Madison | 1 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Yates to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jordan Simmons, who rushed for 135 yards and two scores on only nine carries, and also picked up 66 receiving yards and one TD. Simmons really tore up the turf during one magnificent 79-yard run. Micheal Johnson was in the mix too, providing Yates with two touchdowns.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Yates was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 393 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Yates didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Autril Watkins picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown. He got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Northside fell victim to North Forest and their airtight defense on Friday. They were outmatched by the Bulldogs and fell 63-0. The Panthers have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Yates' victory bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Northside, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Everything came up roses for Yates against Northside when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 68-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lions since the team 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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