Northside wins big over Tigers 42-13: Eagles advance to 6A State Quarterfinals

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November 24, 2021
(Left) Northside Eagles sophomore athlete Ricardo Jones, (7), catches an interception over a Douglas County reciever. The Northside Eagles have come together as a team, amid the absence of their injured 3-star linebacker and running back, Micah Thurman. The Eagles will need two more wins to reach the GHSA AAAAAA State Title game. The Northside Eagles will play the Langston Hughes Panthers on Friday night.(Photo by Corey Jones / HHJ) (Right) Northside Eagles senior quaterback Cameran Brown, (8), shakes a Douglas County Tiger defender. Brown accounted for three of the Eagles’ scores. Cameran Brown rushed for 104 yards on 10 carries. Brown also passed for 169 yards and completed 80% of his passing attempts. Cameran Brown will help lead the charge for the Eagles, as Northside will be on the road for their quaterfinal matchup, this week. (Photo by Ashton A. Akins / HHJ )
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Coach Chad Alligood and the Northside Eagles beat the Douglas County Tigers 42-13. An impressive 35 first half points helped the Eagles end the Tigers season. Douglas County’s only points came on a late fourth quarter field goal. The Eagles from Warner Robins finished their regular season with a 7-3 overall record and a 2-1-region record. Northside goes into the third round of GHSA State AAAAAA Playoffs as the second seed from region 1-AAAAAA.

Injured Northisde three-star linebacker Micah Thurman and wide-out Centavious Lowe will lead the charge for the Northside Eagles. The Northside defense had three interceptions, only allowed 70 rushing yards and 310 yards of total offense against an 8-3 Tiger team. The Eagles will play at a neutral site on Friday November 26 against the Langston Hughes Panthers (Fairburn, Georgia). Northside and Langston Hughes, both come into this third round matchup with impressive records. Northside improved to 9-3 overall, while Langston Hughes comes into the matchup with an 11-1 record.


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