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Northview Beats Blacksher 35-6 (With Gallery)
August 20, 2016
The Northview Chiefs beat the J.U. Blacksher Bulldogs 35-6 Friday night in Uriah, AL.
The Chiefs were first on the board with a 15-yard touchdown run, and the Bulldogs slipped in a TD but missed the extra point…giving Northview a 7-6 advantage heading into the half.
Northiew’s Dereck Marshman, in his first game as head coach, said the first half was slow for his Chiefs.
“They came out and they hit us in the month. They were physical and brought the energy. We were a little low on energy in the first half, Marshman said. “I thought we responded well in the second half.”
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Halftime gave the Chiefs a chance to regroup and return to the second half where they scored on each possession.
“We just talked about defensively wrapping up and setting the perimeter, setting the edge,” Marshman said of the halftime pep talk. “Offensively, we talked about getting a little more to the edge and developing a little more of a passing game. We decided to pin their ears back, they were coming downhill. We just tried to develop a little more of a passing game, a little more edge.”
The Chiefs scored in the third quarter on a 25-yard pass from quarterback Luke Ward to Ohijie Elliott. With 3:31 to go in the third, Ward was in for a one-yard touchdown after three runs totaling about 40 yards. The Chiefs were up 21-6.
Ward found receiver Jacob Weaver on a 30-yard pass early in the fourth. With a kick through the middle from Seth Killam, Northview was up 28-6.
But the Chiefs were not done with a 1-yard touchdown run from Killiam and his good point after kick, Northview jumped ahead 35-6.
“It was the first game of the season; there were jitters…it’s going to happen. I thought we adjusted well mid-game,” Marshman said.
Friday night’s game was the first regular season game of the year for J.U. Blacksher, and a preseason matchup for Northview. Regardless. Marshman said it felt good to debut as the Chiefs’ head coach with a win.
“It feels good, don’t get me wrong; but it’s a long process,” he said. “That’s one chapter in this book this season. We’ve got…to get back on the grind and get ready for the competition to step up a level next week.”
Next Friday night, 1A Northview will step up as they travel to 6A Crestview.
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3 Responses to “Northview Beats Blacksher 35-6 (With Gallery)”
Great job keep it up don’t get shell shocked by the step up I got faith in y’all
Way to go Chiefs! Proud of #4.for making the first touch down! Hunter Edwards.
This was good interpretation of the game. However, please realize it was Seth Killam (not Luke & not Killiam) who kicked actually 3 PAT’s & scored a TD with great help from the team. He is a sophomore at NHS. I liked that the team got fired up after the half! Go Chiefs!! The cheerleaders did a very nice job, too! And also the band played well! Good total student body effort!
A loving Aunt