W5RNK – North Cross dominates in 68-6 drubbing of Blue Ridge on Homecoming Night
“We preach every week, all week, that we are going to come out and play North Cross style football. That’s what we did tonight.” – North Cross Coach Dwayne Priest
Salem High School, Salem, VA – North Cross had a grudge to settle with visiting Blue Ridge. The last time they met, the Barons outlasted the Raiders in the 2024 VISAA D2 State finals 14-12.
The Raiders left no question who the better team was this night as they shellacked the visitors 68-6. Raiders head coach Dwayne Priest downplayed the revenge factor, “We preach every week, all week, that we are going to come out and play North Cross style football. That’s what we did tonight.”
QB 5 Tristan Lange scored 4 touchdowns on the ground and threw 2 more this homecoming night. The Senior was 13/17 throwing the ball for 365 yards and 2 TDs and ran it 8 times for 102 yards and 4 touchdowns.
Blue Ridge got behind early and could never get going. North Cross started quick with Lange scoring on the first play of the game from 35 yards out on a scramble, then followed that up with a 1-yard TD run, and a 15-yard scamper for another score.
RB 25 Jaxson Keys added a short 4-yard score to make it 28-0 in the first quarter. Lange would add another touchdown run pushing it to 35-0 early in the 2nd quarter. North Cross kept the heat building their lead to 49-0 at the half. The Raiders continued to air the ball out in the second half eventually getting us to the final of 68-6. – Crunch Staff
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