Norcom entered their matchup against Thomas Jefferson on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Norcom Greyhounds lost 34-12 to the Thomas Jefferson Vikings. Having soared to a lofty 33 points in the game before, the Greyhounds couldn't push the score so high this time.
Rashaud Cherry was his usual excellent self, rushing for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, while also throwing for 275 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes for Thomas Jefferson. The dominant performance gave Cherry a new career-high in rushing yards. Amare? Gough was Cherry's top target, picking up 191 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Norcom's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Thomas Jefferson, their victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Norcom will play host again on Friday to welcome Manor, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Norcom is facing Manor at the right time seeing as Manor is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Thomas Jefferson, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on John Marshall at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th.
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