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Northview Chiefs Beat The Jay Royals (With Photo Gallery)

November 2, 2019

The Northview Chiefs wrapped up their regular season with a big 40-7 road win over the Jay Royals Friday night.

The Chiefs started a little slow with only 14 plays, and 14 points, in the first half. Their first touchdown came with 1.7 second to the go in the first quarter from junior Jayden Jackson and the second on a long run by Jaheem Durant with 6:55 on the clock in the second.

“I thought Jay played really hard coming out of the gate. They did a really good job of keeping the ball out of our hands,” Northview Head Coach Derek Marshman said. “We only had 14 plays in the first half so it was really tough for us to get our feet going. I thought at halftime we made a lot of good adjustments offensively, and obviously it paid dividends. We had a lot of big plays in the second half.”

On the first play of the second half from scrimmage, Jackson had a 64-yard touchdown run for a 20-0 Chiefs lead. Then with 6:33 in the third, quarterback Ben Wilson hand off to sophomore Damerion Findley for a 58-yard run, 26-0. Toss in another Durant touchdown, and Northview held a 33-0 advantage after three.

Jackson scored again for the Chiefs in the fourth to start the running clock with 9:09 in the ballgame. Jay had a late touchdown from senior Brent Eister for the final, 40-7.

The Chiefs (7-2) are without a doubt in the 1A playoffs, but their next game remains to be seens. If they hold the No. 2 ranking in Region 1-1A, they will have a bye next Friday night. If they should slip to No. 3, they will be home next Friday night against a to be determined opponent. The FHSAA will announce playoff pairings on Sunday.

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