Cross Country, Football, Softball and Boys Soccer Season Recaps

Published: December 11, 2023

Cross Country

By Braeden Kettinger

(Credit to Eshaan Patel)

The 2023 cross country season ended for FHN on Oct. 28 at their district meet at Sioux Passage Park. This was a successful meet, as 12 runners ran a personal best time for the season.

“We had a lot of PRs that day, but overall we really just improved as a team,” sophomore Colin McGuire said. “We pushed through a hard race and overall had a great meet.”

Districts also produced PRs for both the boys and girls leaders, juniors Kevin McGuire and Madeline Dustin. Kevin finished with a time of 17:54, with Dustin running a 21:29. Both runners look to continue into their senior seasons.

Football

By Luis Escobar

FHN’s sixth game of the season was against FHC and just like the year before, North beat Central 42-21 with one point off for each team to match the scores from last year.

North ended their season on Oct. 27 with a loss against Liberty in their first district game. The Knights season started off very strong with a 3-2 record.

“The whole season was filled with ups and downs, we had a lot of injuries that affected our game play and it really just brought down the whole team,” senior Derrick Warren said.

The team ended the season with record of 3-7 and Warren had 9 touchdowns and 762 yards.

(Credit to Jazmin Acevedo)

Softball

By Jackson Fifer

(Credit to Mallory Barker)

The FHN girls softball team went into the playoffs with a 12-16 record. Starting off against Pattonville and beating them 16-1 helped to gain confidence going into the next round. The momentum carried when they beat Ritenour 9-3. With one game left to win districts, they played rival FHC. Coach Freedline made the decision to play freshman Lohnes at pitcher who ultimately led her team to a 10-8 win in the final inning of the game. They ended up losing to Troy Buchanan in their next game.

“I’m glad I got the opportunity to play in a big game like the district final,” Lohnes said. “It was really fun.”

Boys Soccer

By Morgan Smith

In the first round of districts, the Knights faced off against Pattonville High School which ended with a shutout win for the Knights.

“It was a very fun game to play in,” sophomore Carson Howard said. “It was nice to get to score some more goals this time to put away the win.” The Knights then moved onto the second round of districts and went out losing 1-0 in a hard fought battle to the John Burroughs Bombers.

The team ended with a record of 14-5 and at the beginning of the season, ended up with a record breaking 6-0 winning record. Along with the 6-0 record, the Knights had a total of 12 seniors.

(Credit to Brianna Dunham)

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