Football Recap: Chase Maurer's Rushing Attack Does It Again

By Team Reports Oct 26, 2026, 6:08am

Football Recap: Jackson Polar Bears vs. Hoover Vikings

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Jackson had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.2 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They walked away with a 14-7 victory over the Hoover Vikings. Those 14 points were actually the fewest the Polar Bears have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.

Chase Maurer produced another solid performance, rushing for 164 yards and a pair of TDs. Maurer has been consistently good when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for 110+ every time he's taken the field this season.

Jackson's front seven had a field day, sacking the quarterback four times and keeping the pocket collapsed all evening. The heavy lifting was done by Reese Myers and Max Leech, who racked up all four sacks between them. Another thorn in Hoover's side was Jack Gallucci, who made 15 tackles (1.0 for loss).

Jackson's record currently sits at 8-2. As for Hoover, they have now lost five of their last six games on the road. Despite that, they're 5-5 this season.

Jackson does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hoover, they will square off against Louisville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

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