Blue Valley Northwest is 0-7 against Saint Thomas Aquinas since September of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Blue Valley Northwest Huskies will head out on the road to square off against the Saint Thomas Aquinas Saints at 7:00 p.m. Blue Valley Northwest is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34 points per game this season.
Blue Valley Northwest is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: Blue Valley, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Blue Valley Northwest was ranked seventh). Blue Valley Northwest fell to Blue Valley 27-21. The matchup marked the Huskies' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Lj Bowens, who rushed for 117 yards. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 108 rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Saint Thomas Aquinas put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They won a match that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Rockhurst 14-13.
This is the second loss in a row for Blue Valley Northwest and nudges their season record down to 4-2. As for Saint Thomas Aquinas, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Things could have been worse for Blue Valley Northwest, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 28-14 loss to Saint Thomas Aquinas in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Saint Thomas Aquinas' Calin Arndt, who rushed for 197 yards and a touchdown. Now that Blue Valley Northwest knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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