On Friday, the Northwest Area Rangers were beaten by the Athens Wildcats 44-6.
Jace Mccoy threw for 238 yards on 19 of 30 attempts, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Noah Arnett was his top target, picking up 114 receiving yards. On the ground,
Trevor Dietz rushed for 33 yards.
Athens found their leader in underclassman Connor Davidson, who rushed for 178 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 79 yards and a touchdown. Davidson's longest rush was for an impressive 69 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Northwest Area's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Athens, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Northwest Area will head out to square off against Lake-Lehman at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have been evenly matched recently as the teams are 3-3 against one another since October of 2014. As for Athens, they are taking a road trip to take on Canton on Saturday.
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