Randy Reinhardt
BLOOMINGTON -- The Normal Community High School football team bounced back quickly from an early Bloomington touchdown and dominated the second half Friday on its way to a 44-14 Big 12 Conference victory at Fred Carlton Field.
"We knew they were good. I was just really proud we didn't panic really at any points," NCHS coach Jason Drengwitz said. "It's good to see our maturity continue to grown."
In a battle of Big 12 unbeatens and state-ranked teams, Class 7A No. 8 NCHS moved to 5-1 overall and 5-0 in league play. Class 6A No. 8 BHS fell to 5-1 and 4-1 in the Big 12.
"We've been really impressed with them all week watching them on film. We feel blessed to get out of there with a win," said Drengwitz. "We're undefeated in the Big 12 and in the driver's seat. Now we've got to take care of business week to week."
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The Ironmen carried 21-14 edge into halftime. Jase Wilson recovered a blocked punt in the end zone, Kyle Beaty hit Mar'Quan Gary with a 36-yard touchdown pass and Calen Taylor swept 6 yards into the end zone.
AJ Montoya rumbled 8 yards for a third-quarter TD for NCHS. Beaty scrambled 29 yards for a score, and Taylor found the end zone from 12 yards out for the final Ironmen touchdown.
Taylor rushed for 100 yards on 16 carries, and Beaty completed 10 of 17 for 95 yards.
BHS quarterback AJ Codron passed for 244 yards, while completing 19 of 38. He threw TD passes of 66 yards to Jordan Norton and 10 yards to Keyontae Hamilton.
This story will be updated
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