Football Game Preview: Heritage Academy Gateway Heroes vs. Heritage Academy Heroes

Heritage Academy Gateway will square off against Heritage Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Heritage Academy Gateway will be strutting in after a victory while Heritage Academy will be coming in after a defeat.

Heritage Academy Gateway will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against American Leadership Academy on Friday. The Heroes simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat American Leadership Academy 52-22. The result was nothing new for the Heroes, who have now won five contests by 22 points or more so far this season.

Axton Leavitt

Rushing Yards (Career)

11/07/25 vs American Leadership Academy	143
09/12/24 @ Maricopa Institute of Technology	120
10/23/25 vs Mission Heights Prep	102
09/13/25 @ Mission Heights Prep	102
11/16/24 vs El Dorado	102

Heritage Academy Gateway's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Axton Leavitt, who rushed for 143 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only nine carries. Those 143 rushing yards gave Leavitt a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Stratton Ellsworth, who rushed for 75 yards and two TDs.

Heritage Academy Gateway didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Bryant Leavitt and Matthew Thomason.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 38 points the game before, Heritage Academy was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They took a 14-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of Skyline Prep.

Heritage Academy Gateway is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 34.2 points over those games. As for Heritage Academy, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-3.

Heritage Academy Gateway took their victory against Heritage Academy in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 40-16 score. Will Heritage Academy Gateway repeat their success, or does Heritage Academy has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.