Football Preview: Norwich Free Academy Wildcats vs. West Haven Blue Devils
The Norwich Free Academy Wildcats's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the West Haven Blue Devils at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Two weeks ago, in a tight contest that could have gone either way, Norwich Free Academy made off with a 33-32 victory over Warde.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Norwich Free Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jha?Meer Quinn-Haskins, who rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also picked up 48 receiving yards. Quinn-Haskins really tore up the turf during one magnificent 70-yard run. Ryan Cleary was another key player, gaining 91 total yards and a touchdown.
Norwich Free Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Wyatt Woodcock and Xavier Sebastian.
Meanwhile, West Haven had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Green Dragons as they made off with a 40-14 win. With that victory, the Blue Devils brought their scoring average up to 29.2 points per game.
West Haven's defense made their presence known, laying out Evelio Lugo. three times. Leading the way was Kadear Dembele with two sacks. Dembele is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Norwich Free Academy's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for West Haven, they pushed their record up to 3-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Norwich Free Academy ended up a good deal behind West Haven in their previous meeting back in October of 2019, losing 27-13. Will Norwich Free Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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