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Northview Ends Season With Loss To West Florida
November 15, 2008
The Northview Chiefs finished their season with a loss to the West Florida High School Jaguars Friday night, 31-20.
The Jags jumped on the board early in the first quarter, taking a 7-0 lead. Northview answered at 9:27 in the half with a Dustin Yuhasz touchdown. The point after kick was blocked, 7-6.
Click here for a complete photo gallery from the game, the cheerleaders and the band.
West Florida returned the kickoff to the 45 before being taken down by Chiefs Austin Albritton and Austin Reid. On their second down with two to go, Jay Jackson stopped the Jags run. On the next play, Ka ‘Daris Grice and Austin Arrington made the tackle, but West Florida had a first down.
After four poor passing attempt, West Florida picked up little ground and punted the ball to the Chiefs. With 6:35 to go in the first, the Chiefs were once again in control of their home field.
On their first down, the Chiefs fumbled and recovered behind the line to the 20. Second down saw a pass to Yuhasz to the 35, making it first and 10. A Jeremy Jackson carry and a Brandon Sheets pass to Chris Sheets picked up little yardage for the Chiefs. On third down, a Brandon Sheets pass was tipped off, setting up four and eight. The Chiefs punted the ball away.
West Florida took over on the 38, with an eventual march to the endzone for a touchdown with 4.6 seconds in the first quarter. Their kick was good, and West Florida was up 14-6 at the end of the first quarter.
The second quarter saw the Chiefs return the kick to the 25. A Jay Jackson run setup first and 10 on the 30 for NHS. A long Sheets to Sheets pass was incomplete on the second down. Another incomplete pass on the third forced the Chiefs to punt on the fourth down.
West Florida took over on the 26 yard line, and had driven to Chiefs’ 20 with just over four minutes in the half. At first and 10 on the 20, the Jags quarterback was taken down behind the line by Jay Jackson and Grice for a loss, setting up second and 16 for WFHS. The Jags continued their drive, scoring again to make it 17-6.
With 45 seconds to go in the half, the Chiefs took over inside their own 10. A Brandon Sheets pass to Jay Jackson, a pass to Yuhasz and another pass to Jay Jackson put the Chiefs on the 37 yard line with a first down. A 73-yard run from Yuhasz added a touchdown for Northview. A two point attempt failed, and West Florida led 17-14 with seconds to go in the half.
The third quarter started on the 20 for the Chiefs and a Brandon Sheets handoff to Grice and a loss on the play. At second and 13, a Sheets to Yuhasz pass was incomplete. Sheets took to the air again on third down, missing a pass to Jackson. The Chiefs punted the ball away again on the fourth down.
West Florida answered with another touchdown with 6:54 to go in the third. Their point after kick was good, and the Jags expanded their lead to 24-14.
With 2:41 in the third, Yuhasz picked up three yards after the Chiefs recovered a Jaguar fumble. A Brandon Sheet to Jay Jackson pass moved Northview to the 45. Four plays later, the Chiefs were punting it away again, following incomplete pass attempts and one loss play.
The Chiefs recovered the ball early in the fourth quarter deep in the Jaguar territory. From first and 10 on the 26, Northview picked up four yards on a Jeremy Jackson run. A Jackson-Sheets pass put the Chiefs at first and goal. Brandon Sheets scored on a quarterback keeper. The point after was no good, cutting West Florida’s lead to 24-20.
With 6:45 to go, the Jags added another TD for the final score of 31-20.
Northview finished the season at 2-8, 1-3 in district play.
Click here for a complete photo gallery from the game, the cheerleaders and the band.
Pictured above: Brandon Sheets scores on a quarterback keeper. Pictured below: Justin Yuhasz gains yardage for the Chiefs. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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2 Responses to “Northview Ends Season With Loss To West Florida”
It’s alright guys, we’ll get’em next year. Keep your heads up. =D
It is obvious that the Chiefs made some improvements since their last game. Not just the score but the defense improved substantially, even though some of the aggressivness drawed some flags, it resulted in improved performance, and players feeling in control of the game more. Their was more team tackling, individual sacrifice for the good of the team, leadership was noticible too. I promise you West Florida knew they was played hard. Even though the Chiefs still had some trouble with the sweeps, the decision to move Reid and Killam inside was wise, there was alot more of the LB stepping up in the hole to meet the play, Grice did a good job on plays to his side. The future looks good for Levi if he continues to smell out the plays the way he does, some more refinement, and the Chiefs will have a missle on their hands, Clayton kid is in the same catagory, let them loose a little and results will amaze you. Mitchell is a force to be wreckoned with, he proved that Friday night, his hits more than make up for mistakes he may make on coverage, those hits will make his coverage easier. Safety position appears to be toss up for the Chiefs, that is going to be a weak spot for them, but with a little defensive ingenuitity, that can be controlled. Looks like the Chiefs may have brighter days next year, if they don’t get bogged down in that going thru the motions mindset again, continue to challenge the coaching to constantly update the strategy to meet the players abilities and you will see the return of District Champioinships and Regional and State playoff runs before these kids are seniors. Full Speed Ahead.