The matchup between Prairie Heights and Central Noble on Friday hardly resembled the 14-0 effort from their previous meeting. Everything went the Prairie Heights Panthers' way against the Central Noble Cougars as the Prairie Heights Panthers made off with a 42-20 win. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won three matches by 22 points or more so far this season.
Mac Armstrong was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 166 yards and four touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Prairie Heights wouldn't let Central Noble keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Kristopher Levitz, Weston Rasler, and Brody Hagwood picked up one apiece. Rasler also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
Despite the loss, Central Noble saw an underclassman step up: Michael Slone rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also picked up 32 receiving yards. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Conner Fish, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Prairie Heights' victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Central Noble, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Prairie Heights will face off against Churubusco at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Central Noble, they will square off against Fremont at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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