The Norton Bluejays's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Hillsboro Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Norton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.9 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Norton got the win against Concordia by a conclusive 27-7. Considering the Bluejays have won six contests by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Eli Jones was his usual excellent self, throwing for 273 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes, while also rushing for 63 yards and a touchdown. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing two fumbles and making 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss). Tyce Melvin was Jones' top target, picking up 142 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Norton wouldn't let Concordia keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Jones was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, Hillsboro and Smoky Valley met for a duel on Friday where Hillsboro prevailed. Hillsboro snuck past Smoky Valley with a 21-16 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trojans.
Norton's record is now 7-1. As for Hillsboro, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
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