Westerville Central and Grove City are an even 4-4 against one another since August of 2018, but not for long. The Warhawks will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Greyhounds at 7:00 p.m.
Westerville Central's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Pickerington North on Friday. They were beaten by the Panthers 32-0. The loss continues a trend for the Warhawks in their meetings with the Panthers: they've now lost four in a row.
Nick Kreakie
| 09/05/25 vs Bellefontaine | 3 |
| 09/12/25 vs Dublin Jerome | 3 |
| 09/19/25 @ Olentangy | 3 |
| 08/22/25 @ Westerville North | 5 |
| 09/26/25 @ Pickerington North | 6 |
Westerville Central didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Nick Kreakie, Devaughn Lipsey, and Braiden Warden picked up one apiece. Kreakie also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with six.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Grove City). They blew past New Albany 49-24 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Greyhounds.
Grove City's win came from a few key players Westerville Central will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Carson Welsh, who threw for 479 yards and five TDs while completing 78.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 36 yards and one touchdown. Those 479 passing yards gave him a new career-high. Grove City's leading receiver Owen Steele was Welsh's top target yet again, picking up 266 receiving yards and four scores.
Westerville Central's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Grove City, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
Westerville Central took a serious blow against Grove City in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, falling 35-0. Will the Warhawks have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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