Football Preview: South Newton Rebels vs. West Central Trojans
South Newton is 1-6 against West Central since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The South Newton Rebels will be playing in front of their home fans against the West Central Trojans at 7:30 p.m.
South Newton is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 48 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Tri-County on Friday. They had to suffer through a 34-6 loss at the hands of the Cavaliers.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Central). They blew past North Newton 44-16 at home on Friday. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 30-8.
Addison Huber had an outrageously good game as he threw for 165 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 74 yards on only six carries. He didn't just play on offense: he also made a tackle and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception. Another player making a difference was Drea Villarreal, who rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
South Newton's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for West Central, they now also have a winning record of 3-2.
South Newton took a serious blow against West Central in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 54-6. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point South Newton was down 48-6.
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