If Northglenn was riding high fresh off their 40-20 takedown of Lakewood last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Northglenn Norsemen fell just short of the Boulder Panthers by a score of 17-14 on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Norsemen in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost seven in a row.
When it comes to explaining why Northglenn lost, don't look at Josiah'Ez Stevenson. Despite the final result, he rushed for 163 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 87 receiving yards and a touchdown. Stevenson was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 61 yards.
Even if they lost, Northglenn's defense still kept up the pressure with 4.5 sacks. Boulder's QB won't forget Avin Franklin anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
The critical scores for Boulder came from Jack Neslage and Henry Sharpe.
Northglenn's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Boulder, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Northglenn will host Mountain Range at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Northglenn is facing Mountain Range at the right time seeing as Mountain Range is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Boulder, they are taking a road trip to take on Overland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
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