The Northwest Grizzlies will take on the East Aces at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
While Grizzlies fans will have to keep waiting for their team to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Friday's season opener. Everything went their way against Bishop Carroll on Friday as Northwest made off with a 34-13 win. Given the Grizzlies' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 77th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Augie Fast had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 201 yards and two touchdowns.
Fast wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Northwest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 209 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in seven consecutive games dating back to last season.
Northwest's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Ja'Mari Bland and Franklin Ekue. Ekue also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making three total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Meanwhile, East gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. They breezed by Heights at home to the tune of 48-0. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Aces had established a 41 point advantage.
Northwest might still be hurting after the 48-28 defeat they got from East in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Can Northwest avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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