Football Game Preview: Henley Hornets vs. Seaside Seagulls

The Henley Hornets will host the Seaside Seagulls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Henley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40 points per game this season.

Seaside will face off against a team with plenty of momentum: Henley extended their winning streak to five on Friday. The Hornets took their matchup with ease, bagging a 48-6 victory over Mazama. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Oregon football rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Vikings are ranked 126th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.

Henley got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Joseph Janney out in front who threw for 234 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per attempt. Conner Shively did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 84 receiving yards.

Henley didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Mazama to a completion percentage of just 41.2%. The team can thank Jacob Bocchi for the heroic effort on defense: he. Henley has been improving in that area: they had allowed a completion percentage of 0.6 earlier this season, but they've only allowed one of 0.6 in their last three games.

Henley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jeremiah Brunick and Henry Fore.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 55 points the game before, Seaside was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They took a 25-12 hit to the loss column at the hands of Tillamook. The Seagulls' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Seaside now has a losing record of 4-5. As for Henley, their record now sits at 6-2.

Henley was able to grind out a solid victory over Seaside in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, winning 43-35. Will the Hornets repeat their success, or do the Seagulls have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.