Hillsboro and Norton squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Hillsboro had to settle for second. They fell 33-22 to the Norton Bluejays.
Eli Jones continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Norton, rushing for 89 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 195 yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of that aerial production (84 yards to be exact) went to Tyce Melvin, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Hillsboro now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Norton, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-1.
Hillsboro does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Norton, they are on the road again on Friday to play Southeast of Saline at 7:00 p.m. Southeast of Saline knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Norton likes a good challenge.
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