By Pat Culverhouse –
Minden’s Crimson Tide ran into a one-man buzz saw Friday when Northwood quarterback Peyton Boone accounted for four touchdowns as his Falcons raced to a 55-20 win.
Boone ran for a pair of scores and had two TD passes to lead Northwood to the District 1-4A win over the Tide. Northwood now stands at 3-4 for the season and 2-1 in district play. The Tide falls to 2-2 in conference play and 5-2 overall.
Northwood scored on its first four possessions of the game to run up a 27-0 early second quarter lead. Boone scored first on a 39-yard run and after Caden Stewart pushed in from three yards out, Boone connected on a 17-yard scoring pass to Erus McHenry.
Minden broke into the scoring column in the second quarter when Jardon Carey hauled in a 41-yard scoring toss from sophomore quarterback Kaiden King. Northwood then scored on its next two possessions and the Falcons led 41-6 at the half.
Minden’s final scores came when Ian Clark and King connected on a 17-yard scoring pass in the third quarter and King hit Abreon Curry on a 50-yard TD toss toward the end of the fourth quarter.
Boone accounted for more than half of Northwood’s 366-yard offensive output for the game, rushing seven times for 96 yards and hitting eight of 12 pass attempts for 104 yards.
Tide runners found the going tough, accounting for just 53 net yards rushing on 27 attempts. King had a good passing night with 17 completions in 26 throws for 217 yards and three scores.
Curry caught three passes for 101 yards and a touchdown, Clark caught three for 56 yards and a score and Jardon Carey had two catches for 41 yards and one touchdown.
Next action for the Tide comes Friday when the Southwood Cowboys come calling for another District 1-4A game. Friday’s game will also be the Tide Homecoming.
