Football Recap: Hartington-Newcastle Piles Up the Points Against Wakefield

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Previous Games

09/05/25 - Home	57-6 W
09/06/24 - Away	74-6 W
09/22/23 - Home	65-27 W
09/23/22 - Away	36-32 W
10/15/21 - Home	52-62 L
+ 4 more games

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter and that's exactly how it played out for Hartington-Newcastle on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Wakefield Trojans out of the water with a 57-6 final score. The win continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now won four in a row.

Hartington-Newcastle's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jason Heimes, who rushed for 149 yards and three TDs on only 13 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Sudbeck, who threw for 250 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Hartington-Newcastle proved: they limited Wakefield to a paltry 2.1 yards per carry. The team can thank Aidan Collier for the heroic effort on defense: he. Hartington-Newcastle didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 7.8.

Hartington-Newcastle's record now sits at 2-0. As for Wakefield, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hartington-Newcastle will challenge Lutheran-Northeast at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 941 yards in their previous games. As for Wakefield, they will square off against Bloomfield on Friday.