Football Preview: South Newton Rebels vs. West Central Trojans
South Newton is 1-6 against West Central since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The South Newton Rebels will host the West Central Trojans at 7:30 p.m.
South Newton is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 48 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Tri-County on Friday. They had to suffer through a 34-6 loss at the hands of the Cavaliers.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Central). They claimed a resounding 44-16 victory over North Newton at home. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 30-8.
Addison Huber was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 165 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 74 yards on only six carries. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making a tackle and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception. Drea Villarreal was another key player, rushing for 96 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: West Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 235 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
South Newton's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for West Central, they now also have a winning record of 3-2.
South Newton took a serious blow against West Central in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 54-6. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point South Newton was down 48-6.
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