October 15, 2026
North Union’s Danion Lindsey (10) gives a stiff arm to a Northwestern defender. The Wildcats ran their overall record to 6-2 and their Central Buckeye Conference Mad River Division mark to 3-0 with a 54-0 victory. (Photo submitted)
North Union football squad rolls past Northwestern in CBC contest
By BOB PUTMAN
Over the last month, North Union had football games that were not decided until the fourth quarter.
Last week the Wildcats did not have to worry about any late-game nerves.
Starting with a 14-point first quarter, the Wildcats never stopped scoring and finished with a 54-0 win over Northwestern.
It was 40-0 at the half and North Union added two more scores in second half.
There was a running clock for the entire second half.
“We wanted to start fast and I thought we did that,” North Union head coach Nick Hajjar said. “We played well in all three phases and any time you can get a shutout it is impressive.”
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