Football Preview: Hawken Hawks vs. West Geauga Wolverines
The Hawken Hawks will head out on the road to challenge the West Geauga Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Hawken's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Lakeside offense got past them. Hawken put the hurt on Lakeside with a sharp 60-38 victory on Friday. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 157th, while the Dragons are ranked 437th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jordan Johnson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 124 yards and four touchdowns. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making five total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defending a pass. Donovan Moorhead was another key player, throwing for 247 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.3% of his passes.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Geauga). They blew past Edgewood 42-14 at home on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wolverines.
Hawken's record is now 4-1. As for West Geauga, their record now sits at 2-3.
Hawken came up short against West Geauga in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 22-15. Can Hawken avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
