Football Preview: Centerville Bulldogs vs. Northeastern Knights
Two dominant signal callers in Jace Hollendonner and Blake Waters are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Centerville Bulldogs will take on the Northeastern Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Northeastern is hoping to do what Tri couldn't on Friday: put an end to Centerville's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Everything went Centerville's way against Tri as Centerville made off with a 35-14 win. With the Bulldogs ahead 28-7 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Centerville found their leader in underclassman Hollendonner, who threw for 197 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes, and also rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Hollendonner's longest rush was for an impressive 53 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. 90 of those passing yards were hauled in by Ethan Vecera, who also brought in two receiving touchdowns.
Centerville's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Kyle Dickenson and Vecera.
Meanwhile, Northeastern put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Union City, posting a 70-28 victory on the road. The Knights pushed the score to 70-22 by the end of the third, a deficit the Indians cut but never quite recovered from.
Colton Creech continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, picking up 216 receiving yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 94 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Waters, who threw for 341 yards and four touchdowns on only 19 passes.
Centerville's win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Northeastern, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 5-0.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Centerville has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 206 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Northeastern struggles in that department as they've been averaging 200.6. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Centerville strolled past Northeastern in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 32-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for Centerville since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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