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Thursday, September 24, 2009
Fairborn-Northmont: The weekend’s most intriguing matchup
When we looked at the area high school football schedule entering the season, we might not have thought this week’s most interesting game would be between Fairborn and Northmont.
Several reasons why: We didn’t know Fairborn would be this good. The Skyhawks, in their first three seasons in the Greater Western Ohio Conference, had a combined 9-21 record, including 4-16 in the previous two seasons.
But they started strong and have continued winning with good defense. Only Tecumseh, one of the better Division II teams in the state, beat Fairborn, and that was by a touchdown in a game delayed from Friday night to Saturday afternoon in Week 1 by lightning. Since, Fairborn has beaten Stebbins, Troy and Beavercreek to go 3-1 heading into their trip to Clayton.
Also, we didn’t know Northmont would be this questionable. The Thunderbolts have been pushed back by injuries, and their two losses came to out-of-town teams Cleveland St. Ignatius (the state’s No. 1 I team, against which Northmont had a 20-0 lead before losing 27-20) and Westerville South (which is now 2-2).
So we find this game meaning a lot for both teams. For Fairborn, a win would be even more confirmation that the defense (allowing 12.3 points per game) is one of the area’s best. For Northmont, a win would mean they would get back above .500 and rejoin the area’s best (there will be a surprise in the Dayton Daily News ratings appearing in Friday’s paper).
Either way, the result will mean quite a bit, which makes it the area’s most intriguing game.
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