Football Preview: Wellston Golden Rockets vs. Nelsonville-York Buckeyes
The Wellston Golden Rockets have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Nelsonville-York Buckeyes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Wellston is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest at home on Saturday with ease, bagging a 46-12 victory over River Valley. The Golden Rockets' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Meanwhile, after only six points in their last game, Nelsonville-York made sure to put some points up on the board against Meigs on Friday. Nelsonville-York breezed by Meigs at home to the tune of 42-14.
Alec Thompson was a one-man wrecking crew for Nelsonville-York as he picked up 86 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Thompson's longest reception was for an incredible 78 yards.
Nelsonville-York's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Thompson, Landen Inman, and Walker Stone picked up one apiece. Another thorn in Meigs' side was Noah Loge, who forced a fumble and made 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Wellston pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Nelsonville-York, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season.
Wellston took a serious blow against Nelsonville-York in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 46-12. Thankfully for Wellston, Gavin Richards (who rushed for 129 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 42 receiving yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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