Football Recap: Lake Linden-Hubbell's Win on Friday Extends Winning Streak to Five + How To Watch

Football Recap: Lake Linden-Hubbell Lakes vs. North Central Jets

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Oct 4, 2025, 10:24am

HOW TO WATCH: This game can be replayed on the NFHS Network, the official streaming partner of the MI High School State Assn. (MHSAA) & North Central High School. Watch Full Replay

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Previous 5 Games

10/03/25 @ North Central52-34
09/27/25 vs Forest Park1-0
09/19/25 @ Stephenson52-20
09/13/25 vs Rapid River62-14
09/06/25 vs Munising48-36

Lake Linden-Hubbell came tearing into Friday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.3 points), and they left with even more momentum. They took down the North Central Jets 52-34. This was payback for the Lakes, who suffered a 60-8 loss the last time these two teams met.

Lake Linden-Hubbell was led to victory by Brady Axford and Joshua Daavettila. Axford rushed for 138 yards and three scores while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, while Daavettila rushed for 125 yards and one TD on only 11 carries.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Lake Linden-Hubbell was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 264 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Central only rushed for 153.

North Central lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Kaden Malone, who rushed for 52 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only five carries, and also picked up 53 receiving yards. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making eight total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending one pass. Another player making a difference was Ben Stage, who rushed for 45 yards and one score.

Lake Linden-Hubbell's record now sits at 5-1. As for North Central, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-2.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lake Linden-Hubbell will welcome Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield] at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Lakes will need to watch out since the Miners have now posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for North Central, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Ontonagon at 6:00 p.m. The Jets will be up against the Gladiators' rather soft defense (which has allowed 42.5 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.

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