September 18, 2025
North Union’s Griffin Osborne (14) jukes Jonathan Alder’s Ben Petzinger (7) during the second half of action. The senior Wildcat accounted for 49 rushing yards and 109 receiving yards while scoring one touchdown in the team’s home loss to the Pioneers. (Gazette photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
First half turnovers by North Union help visiting Pioneers secure 42-23 victory
By Bob Putman, Richwood Gazette
There are 48 minutes of clock time in a high school football game, unless it goes into overtime.
During that time, the ebb and flow can be hard to control.
For a good part of Friday’s non-league contest, North Union was able to play Jonathan Alder pretty much at a even pace.
But a two-minute stretch late in the first half doomed the Wildcats as the Pioneers came away with a 42-23 victory on the North Union turf. Jonathan Alder scored 21 points during that time, allowing them to take a 35-7 edge into the halftime locker room.
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