The University Hawks will venture away from home to challenge the Preston Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Preston took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on University, who comes in off a win.
University is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Spring Mills, who was ranked 12th at the time (University was ranked ninth). The Hawks walked away with a 35-28 win over the Cardinals on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hawks.
Harrison Helbig
| 10/17/25 vs Spring Mills | 360 |
| 09/19/25 @ Wheeling Park | 349 |
| 10/03/25 @ Butler | 315 |
| 10/10/25 vs Connellsville | 296 |
| 09/12/25 @ Buckhannon-Upshur | 257 |
Harrison Helbig continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 360 yards and four touchdowns. Those 360 passing yards gave him a new career-high. Kaleil Lewis was in the mix as well, providing University with two scores.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 34 points the game before, Preston was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They were outmatched by Bridgeport and fell 49-7. The game marked the Knights' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
University will have to keep a close watch on Aidan Schmidl and Slaton Manko, a pair of players who had a big impact on Preston's prior game. Schmidl picked up 165 receiving yards and one TD, while Manko threw for 291 yards and one touchdown. With that strong performance, Schmidl is now averaging an impressive 108.7 receiving yards per game.
University's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Preston, they dropped their record down to 1-6 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.
University was able to grind out a solid win over Preston in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, winning 42-35. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Manko, who rushed for 82 yards and three scores, and also threw for 241 yards and one TD while picking up 11.5 yards per attempt. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Hawks still be able to contain Manko? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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