Football Preview: Columbus Academy Vikings vs. Harvest Prep Warriors
The Columbus Academy Vikings will venture away from home to face off against the Harvest Prep Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Columbus Academy's defense has only allowed 11 points per game this season, so Harvest Prep's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Columbus Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took down Piketon 24-7. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 196th, while the Redstreaks are ranked 415th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Harvest Prep against Dawson-Bryant on Friday as the team secured a 40-6 victory. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 21 points or more this season.
Harvest Prep found their leader in sophomore Collin Boff, who threw for 255 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes. Khalil Daniels got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Harvest Prep didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Daniels and Jamarcus Jones.
Harvest Prep pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.7 points. As for Columbus Academy, their record is now 10-1.
Columbus Academy suffered a grim 38-16 defeat to Harvest Prep in their previous meeting back in September of 2022. Can Columbus Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
