Football Game Preview: Nouvel Catholic Central Panthers vs. Hemlock Huskies + How To Watch

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Points

09/26/25 @ Carrollton	52
09/19/25 vs Michigan Lutheran Seminary	27
09/12/25 @ Valley Lutheran	20
09/05/25 vs Loyola	41
08/28/25 vs Sandusky	14

The Nouvel Catholic Central Panthers will venture away from home to challenge the Hemlock Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Nouvel Catholic Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.8 points per game this season.

Nouvel Catholic Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Carrollton 58-6 on Friday. With the Panthers ahead 51-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.

It was another big night for Owen Vance, who rushed for 131 yards and three scores on only eight carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Parker Kingsbury made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.

Nouvel Catholic Central didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kingsbury and Vance. Kingsbury got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.

Meanwhile, Hemlock fell victim to Ithaca and their airtight defense on Friday. They were beaten by the Yellowjackets 44-0. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 395th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 77th).

The win made it two in a row for Nouvel Catholic Central and bumps their season record up to 4-1. The victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 20 points in those games. As for Hemlock, their loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-4.

Everything came up roses for Nouvel Catholic Central against Hemlock in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 42-8 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.