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Northgate 34, Kell 21

How the game was won: Northgate got a big passing night from sophomore quarterback Kyle McLaren, who threw for a touchdown in each half. Northgate led 14-0 before Kell tied it up with a late first-half score and a touchdown on its first possession of the third, but the host Vikings scored the next 20 points of the game to put Kell away.

Top performers: McLaren hit Isaiah Prayor for a touchdown pass in the second quarter and found Anthony Dickerson for a score in the third quarter to make it 21-14. … Kyle Cater put the Vikings on the board with a 3-yard run, set up by a long Evans rush to put Northgate in Kell territory. … Evans scored on a 5-yard run to cap off a 76-yard Northgate drive in the fourth quarter to make it 28-14. … Linebacker James Skalski had an interception return for a touchdown to give Northgate a 34-14 lead.

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