Football Preview: Northwest Catholic Lions vs. Rocky Hill Terriers
The Northwest Catholic Lions will be playing at home against the Rocky Hill Terriers at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Northwest Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Northwest Catholic was able to grind out a solid victory over Tolland, taking the game 40-29.
A big part of Northwest Catholic's win came down to the chemistry between Vincent Burbank and his top target Kayden Davis. Burbank threw for 380 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.1 yards per attempt while Davis picked up 254 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Davis was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 61 yards.
Northwest Catholic wouldn't let Tolland keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Northwest Catholic can thank Bryce Jones and Curran Waterbury for forcing both of them. Jones has been hot recently, having also posted six or more total tackles the last three times he's played. Another thorn in Tolland's side was David Calendrillo, who made 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Rocky Hill was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They received a blow as they fell 27-12 to East Catholic.
The losing side was boosted by Joey Motes, who threw for 199 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Even if they lost, Rocky Hill's defense still kept up the pressure with six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Landon Mantie and Jayzair Hall, who racked up 4.5 sacks between them.
Rocky Hill's record is now 1-6. As for Northwest Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Northwest Catholic skirted past Rocky Hill 29-26 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Rocky Hill's Saad Khan, who rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for Northwest Catholic to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
