Box Score Cleveland, MS – North Greenville's season got off to a rocky start on Saturday night at Delta State as the Trailblazers fell 41 – 9 to the  #22 Statesmen in non-conference football. 

North Greenville's fist score of the season came by the way of a safety. The two – point score made it 7 – 2. The Statesman scored earlier in the first quarter on a five – yard touchdown pass. NGU trailed 27 – 2 at halftime. 

The first touchdown strike of the season came in the third quarter when Dylan Ramirez hooked up with Landon Goodwoin from 61 – yards out to cut the lead down to 18 – points. North Greenville had chances to cut the lead down further but struggled in the red-zone going 0 – 3 inside the 20 – yard line. The Statesmen finished 5 of 6 in the red area. North Greenville also struggled on third down going 3 of 16. 
 
Ramirez finished the day with 229 – yards on 15 completions and a touchdown pass. Goodwin led the trailblazers with 75 – yards and a score. Cam Walker had 4 catches for 59 – yards. 
 
Defensively North Greenville forced a pair of Delta State turnovers via the interception. Brooks Russ-Martin picked off the DSU quarterback in the endzone while Matt Howard also secured his first interception as a Trailblazer. Jakel Scott recovered a Delta State fumble. Ty Cade led the team with 7 tackles. Russ-Martin finished with five tackles. 

Next Up 
The home opener for NGU as they welcome Barton College to Tigerville for the first ever Matchup between the two programs. It will mark the first Conference Carolinas football game in 51 – years.