THE COMPLETE GAME STATS ARE AN ATTACHMENT TO THIS STORY.

On paper you'd like Crestview won the game: they had the ball 7 minutes longer than the Pirates, they had 62 offensive plays to Bluffton's 39, they had more first downs and more total offense.

Yet the scoreboard belonged to Bluffton. Traveling to Crestview on Sept. 17 for an NWC contest, Bluffton came home the winner 28-20. The win raises the Pirates to 2-2 overall and 1-1 in the NWC.

BHS quarterback Hunter Joseph had a stellar night passing. He connected on three TD passes of 55, 63 and 81 yards. Jesse Gudakunst led the ground attack with 96 rushing yards. Brandon Deeds led the defense with 7 solo tackles.

The Knights went on the scoreboard first, leading 6-0. BHS scored back-to-back TDs, going ahead 14-6. Crestview tied the game at 14, but Bluffton controlled the fourth quarter scoring twice to take a 28-14 lead before the home team scored making it 28-20.

On Friday, Sept. 24, Ada travels to Bluffton to continue one of the oldest high school football rivalries in northwestern Ohio.