Football Preview: Bellevue Broncos vs. Athens Indians
The Bellevue Broncos will challenge the Athens Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Athens took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Bellevue, who comes in off a win.
Bellevue's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Saturday, when they got past St. Philip Catholic Central's usually-dominant defense. Bellevue blew past St. Philip Catholic Central 62-18 on the road. The Broncos' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Bellevue relied on the efforts of Seth Keson, who gained 379 total yards and five touchdowns, and Aaron Golomski, who rushed for 147 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. The dominant performance gave Golomski a new career-high in rushing yards.
Bellevue wouldn't let St. Philip Catholic Central keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Cody Swanson, Chase Graham, and Graham picked up one apiece. Noah Loren is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bellevue was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 470 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Athens was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 13th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were beaten by Mendon 54-0. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 90th, while the Hornets are ranked third).
The victory made it two in a row for Bellevue and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for Athens, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for Bellevue against Athens in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, as the squad secured a 48-20 win. Does Bellevue have another victory up their sleeve, or will Athens turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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