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The La Porte (IN) JV football team won Saturday's home conference game against Merrillville (IN) by a score of 26-20.

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Game Story

Indiana High School Football - Merrillville nudged by La Porte

September 27, 2025: La Porte, IN 46350

In Saturday's league game, the La Porte Slicers (La Porte, IN) football team edged the visiting Merrillville Pirates (Merrillville, IN), by a tally of 26-20.

In their next game, the Slicers battle the Crown Point Bulldogs (Crown Point, IN) in a outing, on Saturday, October 4. La Porte will attempt to move on its 3-1 season record. The Bulldogs come into the outing with a 6-0 record after their 42-0 non-league win over Valparaiso (Valparaiso, IN).

With the defeat, Merrillville drops to 1-2 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Chesterton (Chesterton, IN) to clash with the Trojans in a outing on Saturday, October 18. The Trojans come into the outing with a record of 4-1.

Merrillville @ La Porte Football Game Info

Sat., Sep. 27, 2025 @ 10a
The La Porte (IN) JV football team won Saturday's home conference game against Merrillville (IN) by a score of 26-20.

Rankings & Records

Merrillville (25-26)

OverallConferenceHomeAwayWin %Conference %PFPA
4-31-12-12-2.571.500188140

La Porte (25-26)

OverallConferenceHomeAwayWin %Conference %PFPA
5-32-32-23-1.625.400161153

Team Scoring Averages

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Merrillville
8.00014.0-26.9
La Porte
2.72.71.37.730.020.1

Team Stat Comparison

MerrillvilleLa Porte
-Rushing Yards Per Game204.5
-Passing Yards Per Game54.0
-Receiving Yards Per Game54.0
-Total Yards Per Game258.5
-Tackles Per Game31.5
-Sacks Per Game0.5

Team Leaders

MerrillvilleLa PorteNational Avg.
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Rushing Yards Per Game#6 Bryce Jones120.020.2
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Passing Yards Per Game#8 Gavin Beattie43.544.6
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Receiving Yards Per Game#41 Colin LaBerge16.515.8
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Total Yards Per Game#6 Bryce Jones129.533.4
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Tackles Per Game#34 Ethan Bair12.02.3
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Sacks Per Game#33 Danny Gilchrist0.50.3

Record Breakdown

Merrillville (25-26)

La Porte (25-26)

4-3
Overall
5-3
1-1
League
2-3
3-2
Non-League
3-0
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
3-2
Common Opponent
2-2
2-1
Home
2-2
2-2
Away
3-1
0-0
Neutral
0-0
0-0
Playoff
0-0
4-3
In-State
5-3
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0