ELNORA – North Daviess put together their second consecutive shutout at Cougar Valley as the hosts remained unbeaten with a 48-0 winning result versus visiting Pike Central.
The two schools had not squared off against each other on the gridiron since a ND win against the Chargers way back in the fall of 1982. The Homecoming victory by the Cougars Friday night evened the all-time football series at 5-5 as King Braylen Pridemore and Queen Alivia Dhahir presided over the large crowd at Thurman H. Brown Field.
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