GOSHEN -ÊA Panther field goal in the second quarter of the NorthWood-Goshen game turned out to be the deciding factor in Friday football action in Goshen. The No. 7 (3A) Panthers upset the favored No. 3 (4A) Redskins 16-13 in Northern Lakes Conference action.

NorthWood improved to 3-1 overall and 2-0 in the NLC, while Goshen dropped to 3-1 overall and 0-1 in the NLC.

Casey Lehman sent a 38-yard field goal through the uprights in the first quarter to give NorthWood a 3-0 lead that would stand until the third quarter.

Goshen went up 7-3 after a Brandon Schrock touchdown in the third and then took a 13-3 lead on another Schrock run in the fourth.

Ben Lehman's 2-yard run in the fourth quarter made the score 13-10 in Goshen's favor, but Mike Blosser connected with Willy Will for a 20-yard touchdown pass to secure the 16-13 Panther win.

NORTHWOOD 16, GOSHEN 13

NorthWood 0 3 0 13 - 16

Goshen 0 0 7 6 - 13

N G

First downs 15 18

Rushing yards 105 176

Passing yards 151 93

Comp.-Att.-Int. 13-21-0 8-20-1

Total offense 256 269

Fumbles/lost 1-0 1-1

Punts/avg. 4-31 1-39

Penalties/yards 6-40 3-20

First Quarter

N - Casey Lehman 38 field goal, 3-0 N

Third Quarter

G -ÊBrandon Schrock 9 run (David Yates kick), 7-3 G

Fourth Quarter

G -ÊSchrock 1 run (kick failed), 13-3 G

N -ÊBen Lehman 2 run (Casey Lehman kick), 13-10 G

N - Willy Will 20 pass from Mike Blosser (kick failed), 16-13

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing: NorthWood: Jesse Fink 9-71, Mike Blosser 13-20, Ben Lehman 7-14; Goshen: Tom Mikel 21-77, Brandon Schrock 15-52, Goeff Zentz 4-21, Jay Parker 3-19, Andrew Bushong 1-7

Passing: NorthWood: Blosser 12-20-106, Willy Will 1-1-45; Goshen: Zentz 8-20-93

Receiving: NorthWood: Fink 4-63, Will 3-38, Ryan Mast 3-24, Scott 2-14, Jeremy Greenlee 1-12; Goshen: Mikel 2-26, Schrock 2-23, Andrew Bushong 1-20, Jeremy Miller 1-11, Matt Lewallen 1-7, Dan Sword 1-6 [[In-content Ad]]