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MerrillvilleLa Porte

Pirates
20
Slicers
26

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

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Merrillville3-2La Porte2-2
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
8/30/25MerrillvilleLake Central(L) 24-189/20/25La PorteLake Central
9/6/25Crown PointMerrillville(L) 22-610/4/25Crown PointLa Porte(L) 42-0
9/20/25Michigan CityMerrillville(W) 39-2110/11/25La PorteMichigan City(W) 12-7
9/20/25MerrillvillePortage(W) 39-2110/18/25La PortePortage(W) 37-7
10/18/25MerrillvilleChesterton(W) 24-189/13/25ChestertonLa Porte(L) 31-30

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