Leslie tops Northwest, 40-7

Leslie has beaten Northwest, 40-7, according to the Jackson Citizen Patriot and MLive.

The Mounties had an early 7-6 lead but the Blackhawks ran away with the game from there, according to the Cit Pat story.

Northwest falls to 1-7 on the season while Leslie improves to 7-1.

The Mounties close out the season at home next Friday against Western.

Tonight's game was the first matchup between Northwest and Leslie since 1972. And the Blackhawks broke a series tie, now leading it six games to five.

The two schools first played each other in 1959, with the Mounties winning that one, 10-7.

Rivals archive: Northwest vs. Leslie

Northwest has played Leslie 12 times.

The Blackhawks lead the series, 7-5.

2010s
2012 - Leslie 40, Northwest 13
2011 - Leslie 40, Northwest 7

1970s
1972 - Leslie 20, Northwest 6
1971 - Northwest 18, Leslie 6
1970 - Leslie 24, Northwest 8

1960s
1969 - Leslie 26, Northwest 12
1968 - Leslie 19, Northwest 7
1967 - Northwest 13, Leslie 12
1966 - Leslie 19, Northwest 6
1965 - Northwest 20, Leslie 12
1964 - Northwest 19, Leslie 13

1950s
1959 - Northwest 10, Leslie 7

Scores come from michigan-football.com.