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Northview Beats South Walton (With Photo Gallery)

September 8, 2018

The Northview Chiefs upended the South Walton Seahawks 14-7 Friday night in Bratt.

“Our defense played a hell of a game tonight. The defense stepped up after the past couple of weeks after having some rough outings, but hey the defense stepped up time and time again,” Northview head coach Derek Marshman said. “We moved the ball great from 20 to 2o and we just got to capitalize on it. We left 20 to 30 points on the board tonight. We’ve got to capitalize on scoring opportunities.”

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South Walton opened with a 7-0 lead on their first drive of the game. The Chiefs answered with a Trent Kite touchdown with 4:54 to go in the first quarter, but the Seahawks held on to a 7- advantage.

The Northview defense pushed South Walton back, with senior Lance McLaughlin sacking the Seahawk’s QB in the end zone after a bad snap for a safety to put the Chiefs up 8-7 with 9:31 in the third.

With 39 seconds on the clock in the third, Northview capped a 99 yard scoring drive with junior Trent Kite punching in a touchdown from a few yards out, giving the Chiefs a 14-7 lead.

Northview sealed the deal with an interception from McLaughlin with 1:40 to go in the game.

Northview (2-1) will travel to Blountstown (2-1) next Friday night.

“It’s gonna be tough. That’s the measuring stick. They were in the state championship a year ago so let’s see where we’re at,” Marshman said.