The ancitipation leading up to Friday night’s matchup between the North Point Eagles and the La Plata Warriors was so hyped, #NPNation was trending on Twitter. On a cold, rainy Friday night, North Point delivered with a resounding victory in their homecoming game.
The North Point Eagles came out ready to play. Their defense forced five turnovers against a struggling La Plata Warriors offense. North Point’s offense didn’t miss a beat; they found the end zone six times. North Point went on to win 44-0.
“The players did a good job,” North Point Head Coach Ken Lane said. “We’ve had five straight tough games. We played a county opponent in La Plata and we have a tough game next week (at Westlake). Homecoming week is a lot of distractions but our players did a good job and they came out and played hard.”
“We wanted to come out here and send a statement going in to the playoffs,” Franklin Marshall, who scored two touchdowns, said. “We have one week left in the regular season against our rival and we definitely wanted to come out here and make a statement.”
Franklin Marshall, Kevin Ramseur and DJ Briscoe also scored touchdowns in the 44-0 win. Bryce Fugitt kicked a field goal in the opening drive to start North Point’s rout of La Plata.
North Point plays the Westlake Wolverines next week in the final regular season game.
“Our coaching staffs have worked together in the past,” Lane said. “I used to coach at Westlake; some of our kids went to middle school together. They’re only a mile apart and they’re always one of the best programs in the state. Both teams will come in. The kids take a lot of pride in both schools, so it’ll be a hard fought game. It’s got conference championship implications. We’re both going in to the playoffs, and both of us want to go in the playoffs with a win.”
