Don Ketchum
Former Staff Writer, AZPreps365.com

Big second half lifts Northwest Christian

November 13, 2010 by Don Ketchum, AZPreps365


"=""> By Don Ketchum
"=""> In the first half of its Class 2A football quarterfinal game on Saturday night (Nov. 13), top-seeded Phoenix Northwest Christian played with a yawn. The Crusaders were being outhustled by eighth-seeded Phoenix Arizona Lutheran and trailed by a touchdown at intermission.
"=""> The second half was a much different story.
"=""> Northwest Christian played with a Jahn.
"=""> That’s Casey Jahn (pronounced yawn), who rushed for 163 of his 203 yards in the second half, along with three touchdowns, as Northwest Christian rolled to a 42-13 victory at home and earned a spot in the semifinals.
"=""> Northwest Christian (10-1) will meet sixth-seeded St. Johns (9-2) in a semifinal game on Saturday (Nov. 20) at Phoenix North Canyon High with a 5 p.m. kickoff. Second-seeded Yuma Catholic (11-1) will meet No. 14 Thatcher (7-5) in the other semifinal at 2 p.m.
"=""> For Northwest Christian coach Dave Inness, it will be a homecoming of sorts. He was a long-time defensive coordinator for Brian Cole at North Canyon, which won the Class 5A Division II state title in 2005.