Football Preview: Blue Valley West Jaguars vs. Blue Valley Northwest Huskies
Blue Valley West is 2-7 against Blue Valley Northwest since September of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Blue Valley West Jaguars will play host again on Friday to welcome the Blue Valley Northwest Huskies, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Blue Valley West beat Blue Valley North 34-28.
Tate Nagy continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 86 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, while also throwing for 174 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023. Another player making a difference was Wayne Carter, who rushed for 137 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Blue Valley West was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 289 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 238 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Blue Valley Northwest put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Washburn Rural with a sharp 49-23 victory. The Huskies might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 21 points or more this season.
Blue Valley Northwest relied on the efforts of Lj Bowens, who rushed for 163 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and Nathan Baxter, who threw for 198 yards and four touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes. Bowens' longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Waldorf, who rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Blue Valley Northwest's defense and their six sacks. Andrew Wolverton was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Another thorn in Washburn Rural's side was Max Moser, who picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made five total tackles.
Blue Valley West's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Blue Valley Northwest, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Blue Valley West has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 228.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Blue Valley Northwest struggles in that department as they've been averaging 238.2. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Blue Valley West came up short against Blue Valley Northwest in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 27-14. Thankfully for Blue Valley West, Nate Livingston (who threw for 207 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes, and also rushed for 118 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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