It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact North Central can now relate to. They were outmatched by the North Vermillion Falcons at home and fell 48-13. The Thunderbirds have struggled against the Falcons recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
When it comes to explaining why North Central lost on Friday, don't look at Travaughn Cockrell. Despite the final result, he rushed for 155 yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, North Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 239 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Vermillion only rushed for 81.
North Central wouldn't let North Vermillion keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. North Central can thank Rylan Cox and Sawyer Cox for forcing both of them.
North Vermillion had a senior duo take command as Matthew Dawson threw for 382 yards and four touchdowns and Andrew Botner gained 168 total yards and four touchdowns. Those 382 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Dawson. A healthy portion of Dawson's aerial production (127 yards to be exact) went to Ian Griffin.
North Central's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for North Vermillion, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
North Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for North Vermillion, they will host Riverton Parke at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 865 yards in their previous games.
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