Bloomington North soccer welcomes Martinsville | Our greatest photographs
North’s Carter Matthews (22) runs throughout the Bloomington North versus Martinsville soccer recreation at Bloomington Excessive Faculty North on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.
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Bloomington North soccer welcomes Martinsville | Our greatest photographs
North’s Carter Matthews (22) runs throughout the Bloomington North versus Martinsville soccer recreation at Bloomington Excessive Faculty North on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.
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Bloomington North soccer welcomes Martinsville | Our greatest photographs
North’s Anthony Wrancher (14) celebrates with Garrett Fishel (50) after tackling Martinsville’s Christian Koons (6) for a loss throughout the Bloomington North versus Martinsville soccer recreation at Bloomington Excessive Faculty North on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.
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‘The poise is there’ Bloomington North soccer rallies previous Martinsville
North’s Nate Walker (2) and Fisher Pugh (18) have a good time a landing throughout the Bloomington North versus Martinsville soccer recreation at Bloomington Excessive Faculty North on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.
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North’s Gunner Pugh (98) celebrates after blocking the punt by Martinsville’s Carson Robertson (20) throughout the Bloomington North versus Martinsville soccer recreation at Bloomington Excessive Faculty North on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.
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North’s Carter Matthews (22) scores throughout the Bloomington North versus Martinsville soccer recreation at Bloomington Excessive Faculty North on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.
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North’s Blake Davis (13) and Carter Matthews (22) have a good time Davis’ landing throughout the Bloomington North versus Martinsville soccer recreation at Bloomington Excessive Faculty North on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.
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North’s Seth Hankins (11) tackles Martinsville’s Blane Littell (11) throughout the Bloomington North versus Martinsville soccer recreation at Bloomington Excessive Faculty North on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.
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Martinsville’s Christian Koons (6) runs throughout the Bloomington North versus Martinsville soccer recreation at Bloomington Excessive Faculty North on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.
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North’s Rudy Burton (8) tackles Martinsville’s Christian Koons (6) throughout the Bloomington North versus Martinsville soccer recreation at Bloomington Excessive Faculty North on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.
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‘The poise is there’ Bloomington North soccer rallies previous Martinsville
North’s Carter Matthews (22) runs throughout the Bloomington North versus Martinsville soccer recreation at Bloomington Excessive Faculty North on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.
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North’s Carter Matthews (22) scores throughout the Bloomington North versus Martinsville soccer recreation at Bloomington Excessive Faculty North on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.
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Martinsville’s Chase Davis (12) seems downfield throughout the Bloomington North versus Martinsville soccer recreation at Bloomington Excessive Faculty North on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.
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North’s Carter Matthews (22) celebrates his landing throughout the Bloomington North versus Martinsville soccer recreation at Bloomington Excessive Faculty North on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.
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Martinsville’s Christian Koons (6) runs throughout the Bloomington North versus Martinsville soccer recreation at Bloomington Excessive Faculty North on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.
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Martinsville’s Chase Davis (12) passes throughout the Bloomington North versus Martinsville soccer recreation at Bloomington Excessive Faculty North on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.
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North’s Nate Walker (2) runs throughout the Bloomington North versus Martinsville soccer recreation at Bloomington Excessive Faculty North on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.
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North’s Andres Firactive (25) kicks throughout the Bloomington North versus Martinsville soccer recreation at Bloomington Excessive Faculty North on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.
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North’s Fisher Pugh (18) passes throughout the Bloomington North versus Martinsville soccer recreation at Bloomington Excessive Faculty North on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.
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North’s Nate Walker (2) runs after the catch throughout the Bloomington North versus Martinsville soccer recreation at Bloomington Excessive Faculty North on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.
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North’s Carter Matthews (22) scores throughout the Bloomington North versus Martinsville soccer recreation at Bloomington Excessive Faculty North on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.
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North’s Fisher Pugh (18) runs throughout the Bloomington North versus Martinsville soccer recreation at Bloomington Excessive Faculty North on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.
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North’s Carter Matthews (22) runs throughout the Bloomington North versus Martinsville soccer recreation at Bloomington Excessive Faculty North on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.
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North’s Fisher Pugh (18) passes throughout the Bloomington North versus Martinsville soccer recreation at Bloomington Excessive Faculty North on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.
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North’s Nate Walker (2) scores throughout the Bloomington North versus Martinsville soccer recreation at Bloomington Excessive Faculty North on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.
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North’s Nate Walker (2) scores throughout the Bloomington North versus Martinsville soccer recreation at Bloomington Excessive Faculty North on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.
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Bloomington North takes the sector earlier than the beginning of the Bloomington North versus Martinsville soccer recreation at Bloomington Excessive Faculty North on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.
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‘The poise is there’ Bloomington North soccer rallies previous Martinsville
North’s Gunner Pugh (98) blocks the punt by Martinsville’s Carson Robertson (20) throughout the Bloomington North versus Martinsville soccer recreation at Bloomington Excessive Faculty North on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.
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Martinsville’s Landon Cazee (2) runs throughout the Bloomington North versus Martinsville soccer recreation at Bloomington Excessive Faculty North on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.
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North Head Coach Andrew Harding throughout the Bloomington North versus Martinsville soccer recreation at Bloomington Excessive Faculty North on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.
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Martinsville celebrates a recovered kickoff throughout the Bloomington North versus Martinsville soccer recreation at Bloomington Excessive Faculty North on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.
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Martinsville’s Blane Littell (11) and Jordan Biggs (23) have a good time a landing throughout the Bloomington North versus Martinsville soccer recreation at Bloomington Excessive Faculty North on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.
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North’s Fisher Pugh (18) passes throughout the Bloomington North versus Martinsville soccer recreation at Bloomington Excessive Faculty North on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.
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North’s Fisher Pugh (18) throughout the Bloomington North versus Martinsville soccer recreation at Bloomington Excessive Faculty North on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.
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North’s Nate Walker (2) runs throughout the Bloomington North versus Martinsville soccer recreation at Bloomington Excessive Faculty North on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.
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Bloomington North’s protection was fairly disarming within the second half.
Visiting Martinsville put up 20 factors within the first 22 minutes whereas piling up 240 yards in what an obvious shootout. The Cougars, down 13 at one level, went into the locker room on the observe of a missed subject purpose try pushed again 5 yards after a delay of recreation.
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However Cougar head coach Andy Harding might sense his group was beginning to flip issues round in a 46-20 win on a brilliant scorching and muggy Friday, Sept. 4 night time at Dennis O’Martin Discipline — similar to that they had the week earlier than in a shocking rally from down 20 to win 41-40 at Bedford North Lawrence.
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“The poise is there,” Harding mentioned. “These are a bunch of resilient children. They usually simply hold displaying. I would love for us to not get down.
“At halftime, I challenged them. I mentioned, ‘Hey pay attention guys, now we have to go down and rating. Then, now we have to get a cease. Then we have got to go down and rating once more.’ And we did that. And as soon as we did that, I feel, ‘We have this.’ I feel at that time, they actually began believing. As a result of we simply did it.”
North’s Nate Walker (2) and Fisher Pugh (18) have a good time a landing throughout the Bloomington North versus Martinsville soccer recreation at Bloomington Excessive Faculty North on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.
Resilience is a trademark of this group for sure.
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“We had an OK first half,” senior receiver/cornerback Nate Walker mentioned. “We went into the locker room, we regrouped. We talked about it as a group with the coaches. Our captains actually got here collectively, and we got here out and we wished it extra. Plain and easy. We wished to win the sport.”
North’s Gunner Pugh (98) blocks the punt by Martinsville’s Carson Robertson (20) throughout the Bloomington North versus Martinsville soccer recreation at Bloomington Excessive Faculty North on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.
Second-half domination
North’s playmakers made these performs as they scored 34 unanswered factors.
Carter Matthew began the run with a pitch and catch on a display screen play, weaving his manner 70 yards with 4:07 left within the second quarter, only one snap after a Martinsville subject purpose made it 20-12.
“It was big,” Matthew mentioned. “Coach wanted a giant play and I got here by means of with it.”
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Then, he ignited issues within the second half, dashing in from the 4 for the third of his 4 touchdowns simply 1:54 into the third quarter.
After a Martinsville three-and-out, Walker caught a fantastically positioned 26-yard TD cross from Fisher Pugh on the 7:34 mark. Six minutes later, he took the Cougars’ second interception of the night time again 45 yards for an additional TD. Identical to that, it was 39-20 North.
“It was a terrific second,” Walker mentioned. “I really feel like that second actually sealed the deal. I really feel like that introduced out vitality degree as much as 100% and there was no likelihood we had been shedding after that.”
For good measure, the protection got here up with a goal-line stand with 9 minutes left.
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Martinsville QB Chase Davis tossed for 169 yards within the first half, however was held to only 8-of-22 for 76 yards and two picks within the second as each Arties drive sputtered. Landon Cazee completed the night time with 10 catches for 153 yards and a TD.
“I feel the largest factor, we had been there to make these protection performs, we simply missed just a few,” Harding mentioned. “What we began to see within the first half, we had been making these performs. To close them out within the second half? Large. That quarterback’s good and (Cazee), we had him double lined. That is just a few grown man catches.
“As soon as we had been capable of determine a few of these issues out, Nate Walker did a terrific job masking him all night time. Offense, coach (Reece) Lozano referred to as a terrific recreation. Fisher Pugh was enjoying very well. all of our ability guys had been getting concerned. So, it was only a actually good night time.”
North’s Carter Matthew (22) runs throughout the Bloomington North versus Martinsville soccer recreation at Bloomington Excessive Faculty North on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.
Cougars confidence rising
Pugh, a freshman QB, has had an incredible run, tossing for 595 yards mixed within the second and third video games of his highschool profession. He torched Martinsville (0-3) with an environment friendly 15-of-20 night time with one interception, 254 yards and two scores.
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“He is nice,” Matthew mentioned. “He is studying each single follow.”
Matthew caught six balls for 158 yards and two scores and he rushed for 38 and two extra TDs. Walker had 51 yards in receptions and Blake Davis 32.
“We wanted large performs,” Matthew mentioned. “Blake, Nate, me, we got here up with them.”
North is now 2-1 with Mooresville (2-1, 0-1) and Plainfield (2-1, 1-0) up subsequent.
“They’re actually shopping for into the whole lot,” Harding mentioned. “I am very comfortable about that as a result of we all know the work that has to enter this and so they’re doing it. I believed our Tuesday and Wednesday practices had been some o one of the best we have had all 12 months, contemplating we requested them to return in at 7 o’clock at night time and follow till 9 o’clock at night time after which flip round and rise up and go to highschool within the morning.
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“I simply suppose it reveals their dedication is admittedly excessive.”
BLOOMINGTON NORTH 46, MARTINSVILLE 20
Martinsville (0-3, 0-1) 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 — 20
Bloomington North (2-1, 1-0) 12 | 6 | 21 | 7 — 49
FIRST QUARTER
BN: Blake Davis 1 run (kick failed), 10:23. N, 6-0.
M: Carson Robertson 23 FG, 6:47. N, 6-3.
M: Blane Littell 22 cross from Chase Davis (Robertson kick), 5:42. M 10-6.
M: Landon Cazee 6 run (Robetson kick, 2:50. M, 17-6.
BN: Carter Matthew 1 run (kick failed), 1:23. M, 17-12.
SECOND QUARTER
M: Robertson 32 FG, 4:28. M 20-12.
BN: Matthew 70 cross rom Fisher Pugh (run failed), 4:07. M, 20-18.
THIRD QUARTER
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BN: Matthew 4 run (Andres Firacative kick), 10:!6. N, 25-20.
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