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| 09/26/25 - Home | 34-7 W |
| 10/11/24 - Away | 49-20 W |
| 10/06/23 - Home | 42-7 W |
| 10/28/16 - Away | 50-19 W |
| 10/30/15 - Home | 47-14 W |
You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Elizabethton's strategy against Northview Academy on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Fighting Cyclones blew the Cougars out of the water with a 34-7 final score. That looming 34-7 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Fighting Cyclones yet this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Elizabethton to victory, but perhaps none more so than William McDuffie, who rushed for 123 yards and one TD on only 13 carries. Those 123 rushing yards gave McDuffie a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Rhett Slagle, who threw for 117 yards and one touchdown.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Elizabethton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 211 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 77.3 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 172.7.
Despite the loss, Northview Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Keaton Phipps rushed for 114 yards and one score.
The win (which was Elizabethton's fifth in a row) raised their record to 5-1. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 28.4 points over those games. As for Northview Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Elizabethton will take on rival Grainger at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Northview Academy is set to square off against their familiar foe Volunteer at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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