5A Southwestern (1-3) at 5A North Laurel (2-2)

Stream: NFHS Network

Radio: Lake Cumberland Sports

Tale of the Tape: The Warriors travel to the Jungle in a 5A District 8 matchup! The Jags have had a peculiar set of results this season including a solid win over Bell County, only a two-point win over Whitley County, and blowout losses to Franklin County and Johnson Central. Southwestern, on the other hand, struggled mightily in their first three games, but they turned things around last weekend with a win over Mercer County. North Laurel has lost their last four games against the Warriors, and they seem poised to end that streak. 

This looks to be a very close game on paper—likely with massive home-playoff implications. Who wins and why?

Here is the link to the NFHS video that @WishboneCity mentioned:

https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/north-laurel-high-school-london-ky/gam128433a940

And the audio WC mentioned from Lake Cumberland Sports:

https://lakecumberlandsports2.mixlr.com/events/3494989

Bump.

NL gets ball first

Get stopped around their own 35 

Punt formation, snap goes at least a blue mile over the punters head and out of the back of the endzone.

Safety.

2-0 Warriors

SW takes advantage of the short field after the safety kick. 
 

9-0 Warriors.

End of 1

9-0

NL ball 4th and inches on the SW 45

NL fumbles inside the SW 40

 

SW driving well..

SW scores 

 

16-0 Warriors 

 

4 left in the 2nd 

SW forces a 3 and out

Warrior ball on the NL 47 with 2:46 left to play.

SW turns it over on downs. 
 

NL running 2 minute drill. 
 

NL scores on a 30 yard bomb to end the half.

QB was hit very hard. 

16-8 Southwestern at half 

NL makes a goal line stop. 
 

1st and 10 NL on their own 2.

3:48 left in the third.

Start of 4th quarter 

NL ball at midfield 1st and 10. Same score.

NL scores with 8:34 left in the 4th.

2 pt. conversion is NO GOOD.

16-14 Warriors. 
 

SW will get the ball for only the second time this half.