After having lost a blowout in their  previous game against Eastern Randolph, Northwood was happy to have turned things around  on Friday. They put the hurt on the Jordan-Matthews Jets with a sharp  33-12 victory. The Chargers haven't had any issues with the Jets recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive  win against them.

 Grayson Cox
| 10/10/25 vs Jordan-Matthews | 117 | 
| 09/19/25 @ North Surry | 28 | 
| 09/12/25 @ Seaforth | 89 | 
| 09/05/25 vs Bartlett Yancey | 81 | 
| 08/28/25 vs Asheboro | 64 | 
| + 3 more games | 
 Grayson Cox was a one-man wrecking crew as he rushed for 67 yards and a pair of  scores, and also threw for 117 yards and two  touchdowns. That's the most  passing yards  he has posted since back in October of 2024.
 Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Northwood proved: they limited Jordan-Matthews to a paltry -2 yards per carry. The team can thank  Mickell Wilson for the heroic effort on defense: he. Northwood's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 4.6.
 Northwood's defense also made the game a nightmare for  the opposing QB, racking up 14 sacks. Wilson led the group effort, picking up five of those  sacks all by himself.  Ben Porter also  made five  total tackles, which is notable because Northwood is 2-1 when he posts  at  least  three  total tackles, but 0-4 otherwise. The Chargers got some further help from  Aidan Hohenwarter: he picked up  a  sack and made five total tackles (4.5 for loss).
Northwood's victory bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Jordan-Matthews, their loss  ended  a  four-game streak of away wins  and  brought them to 5-3.
 Northwood wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next  matchup,  a  27-6  win against North Moore on the 17th. As for Jordan-Matthews, they have also already played their next contest,  a  48-18  defeat against Southwestern Randolph on the 17th.
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