Football Preview: Northeastern Knights vs. Centerville Bulldogs
Two dominant signal callers in Blake Waters and Jace Hollendonner are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Northeastern Knights will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Centerville Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are still undefeated after five-games, but that won't be the case come Friday.
Last Friday, Northeastern humbled Union City with a 70-28 victory. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 28 points or more this season.
Colton Creech continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, picking up 216 receiving yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 94 yards and two touchdowns. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 72 yards. Waters was another key player, throwing for 341 yards and four touchdowns on only 19 passes.
Northeastern's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Creech, Koleson Pennington, and Pennington picked up one apiece. The dominant performance gave Creech a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Centerville got the win against Tri on Friday by a conclusive 35-14. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won three contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
Centerville found their leader in underclassman Hollendonner, who threw for 197 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes, and also rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Another player making a difference was Ethan Vecera, who picked up 90 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Northeastern pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Centerville, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 5-0.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Northeastern has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 200.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Centerville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 206. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Northeastern lost to Centerville at home by a decisive 32-14 margin in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Will Northeastern have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
