Football Preview: Harvest Prep Warriors vs. Columbus Academy Vikings
The Harvest Prep Warriors will challenge the Columbus Academy Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Harvest Prep will be looking to keep their 11-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Harvest Prep is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Dawson-Bryant 40-6. Considering the Warriors have won five contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Harvest Prep found their leader in sophomore Collin Boff, who threw for 255 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes. Dezmond Porter helped Boff out on the ground, picking up 58 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also punching in a rushing score.
Harvest Prep didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Khalil Daniels and Jamarcus Jones.
Meanwhile, Columbus Academy strolled past Piketon with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 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.
Harvest Prep has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.8 points per game. As for Columbus Academy, their record now sits at 10-1.
Everything went Harvest Prep's way against Columbus Academy in their previous matchup back in September of 2022, as Harvest Prep made off with a 38-16 victory. Does Harvest Prep have another victory up their sleeve, or will Columbus Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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