North Miami proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 36) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out the Booker T. Washington Tornadoes 34-31. This was payback for the Pioneers, who suffered a 41-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Despite the loss, Booker T. Washington had strong showings from Darnell Wesby, who gained 275 total yards and three touchdowns, and Wryan Jenkins, who threw for 456 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.7 yards per attempt. Jenkins has become a key player for the Tornadoes: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 0-6 otherwise. A healthy portion of Jenkins' aerial production (83 yards to be exact) went to Trayvon Johnson, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
North Miami's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-3. As for Booker T. Washington, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
North Miami will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against American at 7:30 p.m. on the 29th. As for Booker T. Washington, they have already played their next game, a 35-0 loss against Ransom Everglades on the 23rd.
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