Football Preview: Blue Valley Northwest Huskies vs. Blue Valley West Jaguars
Blue Valley Northwest is 7-2 against Blue Valley West since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Blue Valley Northwest Huskies are on the road again to play the Blue Valley West Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,018 yards in their previous games.
Blue Valley Northwest is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Washburn Rural 49-23 on Friday. Given the Huskies' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Blues are ranked 44th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Blue Valley Northwest can attribute much of their success to Lj Bowens, who rushed for 163 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and Nathan Baxter, who threw for 198 yards and four touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes. Bowens' longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Blue Valley Northwest also got a significant boost from Logan Waldorf, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 93 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Blue Valley Northwest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 313 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Blue Valley Northwest wouldn't let Washburn Rural keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Max Moser, Brock Heath, and Luke Wolverton picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Blue Valley West entered their tilt with Blue Valley North on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They snuck past the Mustangs with a 34-28 victory.
Tate Nagy continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 86 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, while also throwing for 174 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023. Another player making a difference was Wayne Carter, who rushed for 137 yards and a touchdown.
Blue Valley Northwest's record now sits at 4-0. As for Blue Valley West, their record is now 3-1.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Blue Valley Northwest has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 238.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Blue Valley West struggles in that department as they've been averaging 228.5. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Blue Valley Northwest was able to grind out a solid win over Blue Valley West in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 27-14. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Nagy, who threw for 141 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 87 yards on only nine carries. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Blue Valley Northwest still be able to contain Nagy? There's only one way to find out.
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