Huntington North hasn't had much luck against New Haven recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Huntington North will be strutting in after a victory while New Haven will be coming in after a loss.
Huntington North is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Norwell 48-7. The Vikings pushed the score to 35-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Knights had no chance of recovering from.
A big part of Huntington North's win came down to the chemistry between Lathen Janes and his top target James Linker. Janes threw for 346 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes while Linker picked up 235 receiving yards and three TDs. Linker's longest reception was for an incredible 99 yards. Mason Ptak also deserves some recognition as he hauled in his first receiving touchdown of the season.
Huntington North didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kaine Landrum and Max Double.
Meanwhile, New Haven was beaten by East Noble 59-21 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 166th, while the Knights are ranked 29th).
New Haven's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Huntington North, their victory bumped their record up to 3-5.
Everything came up roses for Huntington North against New Haven when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 51-8 win. In that contest, the Vikings amassed a halftime lead of 44-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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