Football Game Preview: Hoggard Vikings vs. New Hanover Wildcats

The Hoggard Vikings are taking a road trip to challenge the New Hanover Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hoggard is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.

On Friday, Hoggard was fully in charge, breezing past West Brunswick 34-7. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-7.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hoggard to victory, but perhaps none more so than Matthew Boring, who threw for 233 yards and three TDs while completing 76.9% of his passes. Desyn Durand was Boring's top target, picking up 99 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns.

Meanwhile, after only seven points in their last game, New Hanover made sure to put some points up on the board against North Brunswick last Friday. The Wildcats walked away with a 35-28 victory over the Scorpions. Considering the Wildcats' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.

This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Tony Clark-Nelson and Javonie Webb. Clark-Nelson rushed for 107 yards and two scores on only ten carries while Webb rushed for 117 yards and a pair of TDs while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. Those 107 rushing yards gave Clark-Nelson a new career-high.

New Hanover was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 286 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.

Hoggard's record is now 5-0. As for New Hanover, their record now sits at 2-3.

Hoggard took their win against New Hanover in their previous meeting back in November of 2024 by a conclusive 39-13 score. Will the Vikings repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.