Football Recap: New Castle Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Oct 12, 2024, 2:52pm

Football Recap: New Castle Hurricanes vs. Montour Spartans

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New Castle lost against Montour back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The New Castle Hurricanes were dealt a 51-6 loss at the hands of the Montour Spartans. The defeat continues a trend for the Hurricanes in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now lost five in a row.

Travis Whetzel threw for 109 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes. Chase Lemmon was his top target, making three total tackles. On the ground, Kaevon Gardner rushed for 41 yards.

Trey Hopper was his usual excellent self, throwing for 227 yards and four touchdowns for Montour. The dominant performance also gave Hopper a new career-high in rushing yards.

New Castle's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Montour, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 7-0.

New Castle has already played their next matchup, a 32-8 defeat against West Allegheny on the 11th. As for Montour, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 47-13 victory against Ambridge on the 11th.

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