Football Recap: Northville Skates Past Hartland with Ease + How To Watch

By Team Reports Oct 13, 2025, 8:39am

Football Recap: Northville Mustangs vs. Hartland Eagles

HOW TO WATCH: This game can be replayed on the NFHS Network, the official streaming partner of the MI High School State Assn. (MHSAA) & Northville High School. Watch Full Replay

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Previous Games

10/10/25 - Home55-9 W
10/11/24 - Away38-21 W
10/06/23 - Home55-8 W
10/07/22 - Away28-21 W
10/08/21 - Home19-38 L
+ 3 more games

Northville won the last time they faced Hartland and things went their way on Friday too. The Mustangs simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Eagles 55-9. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won three matchups by 20 points or more so far this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Northville to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cooper Derkach, who rushed for 43 yards and one score, and also threw for 85 yards and a pair of TDs on only seven passes. Kamden Brown was in the mix too, providing the Mustangs with two touchdowns.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Northville proved: they limited Hartland to a paltry 2.6 yards per carry. The team can thank Jack Ranka for the heroic effort on defense: he. Northville didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.4.

Northville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Nick Nathan.

Northville's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.8 points on average over those games. As for Hartland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-4.

Coming up, Northville will take on Novi at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Mustangs will be up against the Wildcats' rather soft defense (which has allowed 28.86 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Hartland, they will welcome Canton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Eagles will be up against the Cobras' rather soft defense (which has allowed 47.29 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.

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