After each having a week off, the Northgate Vikings and the Newnan Cougars will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Northgate is looking for their season?s first win.
Northgate's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Northside last Friday. They lost 22-0 to the Patriots. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 250th, while the Patriots are ranked 103rd).
Northgate's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Mason Mcknight.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Newnan, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in August. They strolled past Arabia Mountain with points to spare last Friday, taking the game 20-6.
Brodie Campbell and Jaylon Teagle were among the main playmakers for Newnan as the former threw for 250 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per attempt and the latter rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Newnan was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 417 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Arabia Mountain only gained 253.
Northgate's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Newnan, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Northgate ended up a good deal behind Newnan in their previous meeting back in August of 2019, losing 27-13. Can Northgate avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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