Unbeaten Wildcats, JA set to battle Friday
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September 11, 2026
North Union’s Nickolas Hajjar (above photo-No. 11) and Jonathan Alder’s Trey Bentley (below photo-No. 3) pick up yardage. Hajjar and Bentley will help lead their respective teams on Friday when Jonathan Alder hosts North Union. (Photo of Hajjar submitted, Journal-Tribune photo of Bentley by Tim Miller)

Unbeaten Wildcats, JA set to battle Friday

By Tim Miller 

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The marquee local high school football game this week will match a pair of area squads that have yet to experience the bitter taste of defeat this season.

Jonathan Alder and North Union will both put 3-0 records on the line Friday when the Pioneers host the Wildcats.

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