Football Preview: Western Boone Stars vs. Tri-West Hendricks Bruins
The Western Boone Stars will challenge the Tri-West Hendricks Bruins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Western Boone's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 41-0 victory over Crawfordsville. Given the Stars' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Athenians are ranked 232nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brandon Potter looked great while leading his team to the win, rushing for 66 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, while also throwing for 113 yards on six of 11 attempts.
Potter wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Western Boone was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 329 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Western Boone's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Dylan Sheets and Quinn Westerfeld. Westerfeld didn't just play on offense: he also made two total tackles and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Meanwhile, Tri-West Hendricks really took it to Frankfort for the full four quarters, racking up a 69-8 win at home. The Bruins pushed the score to 62-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Hot Dogs cut but never quite recovered from.
Tri-West Hendricks found their leader in underclassman Jackson Sorgi, who threw for 187 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown. Sorgi got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 61 yards. Thaddeus Brown was Sorgi's top target, picking up 60 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Tri-West Hendricks wouldn't let Frankfort keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Tri-West Hendricks can thank Tyler Halford and Jacob Hileman for forcing both of them.
Western Boone's record now sits at 3-0. As for Tri-West Hendricks, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Friday's game might be decided in the trenches. Western Boone has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 233.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Tri-West Hendricks struggles in that department as they've been averaging 185.7. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Western Boone came up short against Tri-West Hendricks when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 26-21. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Tri-West Hendricks' Malachi Walden, who rushed for 177 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 93 yards and a touchdown. Now that Western Boone knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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