Football Game Preview: Hutchinson-Central Tech/Emerson Vo-Tech/City Honors Engineers vs. Lancaster Legends

Hutchinson-Central Tech/Emerson Vo-Tech/City Honors is 0-6 against Lancaster since October of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The Engineers are taking a road trip to square off against the Legends at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Hutchinson-Central Tech/Emerson Vo-Tech/City Honors' offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Lewis J. Bennett/Olmsted/Middle Early College/East on Saturday. They were outmatched by the Tigers and fell 62-0. While losing is never fun, the Engineers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 430th, while the Tigers are ranked 17th).

The home team had won the previous three meetings between Lancaster and Jamestown, and Jamestown kept the tradition alive. The Legends took a 33-27 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Red & Green on Friday. The Legends were up 27-13 in the third quarter but couldn't hold on to the lead.

Having lost for the first time this season, Lancaster fell to 2-1. As for Hutchinson-Central Tech/Emerson Vo-Tech/City Honors, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.

Hutchinson-Central Tech/Emerson Vo-Tech/City Honors was taken down by Lancaster 35-6 in their previous meeting back in September of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Engineers were down 35-0.