North Kingstown couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They and the Cranston West Falcons were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but the North Kingstown Skippers suffered a 29-28 loss. The Skippers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Falcons apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2021.
Kelan Cornell was nothing short of spectacular for Cranston West: he threw for 182 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown. Charlie Cornell was Kelan's top target, picking up 86 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The win was the fifth in a row (dating back to last season) for Cranston West, bringing their record for this year to 2-0.
North Kingstown will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Westfield at 7:00 p.m. on September 27th. As for Cranston West, they will challenge Portsmouth at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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