Northwest won the last time they faced McKinney North, and things went their way on Friday too. The Northwest Texans blew past the McKinney North Bulldogs 37-14. Given the Texans' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 70th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 206th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Northwest's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ryder Norton led the charge by throwing for 175 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 106 yards. Another back making a difference was Nathanial Jean, who rushed for 81 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Northwest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 314 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as McKinney North only rushed for 168.
Northwest's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Uriah Crawford and Tristan Clutter.
When it comes to explaining why McKinney North lost, don't look at Greg Ard. Despite the final result, he rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry. Ard's longest rush was for an incredible 76 yards. Kameron Powell also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 85 receiving yards.
The victory made it two in a row for Northwest and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for McKinney North, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Northwest will challenge Keller at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for McKinney North, they will square off against Lone Star at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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