Northeastern hosted the Shenandoah Raiders on Friday, Oct. 3, in their only nonconference game of the season. The game was a high-scoring shootout that was not determined until the final minute of the game.
The Knights held a 14-7 lead at the end of the first quarter, but the Raiders led 28-21 at the half. The Raiders pushed their lead 35-21 before the Knights fought back to tie the game at 35-35. The Raiders went back in front 42-35 in the fourth quarter before Knight QB Marshall Phillips scored on a short run and Trent Deloney ran in a two-point conversion to restore the Knights’ lead at 43-42.
There was enough time for the Raiders to march down the field. On a fourth and goal with under a minute to play, Raider quarterback Jarrett Helman plunged into the end zone from a yard out. Helman ran in a two-point conversion to give the Raiders a 50-43 lead. Time expired before Northeastern could score again. The loss snapped a 15-game regular-season win streak for 2A ninth-ranked Knights. The 50 points allowed is the most surrendered in a game by the Knight defense since the 2020 season.
Overall the statistics were as close as the game.
Marshall Phillips was 12-15 passing for 204 yards, a TD and two interceptions. Helman was 10-15 for 152 yards, four TDs and one interception. Quanell Denton caught five passes for 93 yards and a TD for the Knights. Deloney caught five passes for 92 yards. Karter Gray was the leading receiver for the Raiders with three catches for 60 yards and two TDs. Helman rushed for 162 yards and Cash Cowley ran for 173 yards. Phillips was the leading rusher for Northeastern with 56 yards.
Defensively, Dakota May had 21 tackles for the Knights, including two sacks. Gage Platt had 17 tackles, Charlie Shaffer had 13 and Gavin Harrison had 12. Defensive stats were not available for Shenandoah.
The Knights will travel to Knightstown on Friday, Oct. 10, in a game with TEC leadership implications.
Shenandoah (5-2) 7 21 7 15 50
Northeastern (6-1) 14 7 6 16 43
A version of this article appeared in the October 8 2025 print edition of the Western Wayne News.