For the first time this season, Northwest Catholic will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will challenge the Plainville Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Plainville will square off against a team with plenty of momentum: Northwest Catholic extended their winning streak to three on Saturday. The Lions took their matchup with ease, bagging a 35-7 victory over Joel Barlow. With the Lions ahead 28-7 at the half, the game was all but over already.
A big part of Northwest Catholic's win came down to the chemistry between Vincent Burbank and his top target Kayden Davis. Burbank threw for 305 yards and five touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes while Davis picked up 215 receiving yards and three TDs. Davis showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 64 yards. Chase Henry did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 43 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Plainville got the win against Tolland on Friday by a conclusive 43-18. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Blue Devils just coasted through the last quarter.
Northwest Catholic better keep an eye on Anthony Abarno. He was instrumental in Plainville's win, throwing for 322 yards and four touchdowns, while also punching in one score on the ground. Abarno is crushing it when it comes to passing touchdowns: he's passed for at least three every time he's taken the field this season. A healthy portion of Abarno's aerial production (93 yards to be exact) went to William Putnam, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Plainville proved: they limited Tolland to a paltry 1.4 yards per carry. The team can thank Cooper Dinielli for the heroic effort on defense: he. Plainville's ground attack was stronger, having averaged four.
Plainville now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Northwest Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Everything went Northwest Catholic's way against Plainville when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as Northwest Catholic made off with a 34-14 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lions since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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