The Hartington-Newcastle Wildcats will face off against the Lutheran-Northeast Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Hartington-Newcastle is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Wakefield: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Hartington-Newcastle blew Wakefield out of the water with a 74-6 final score. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 52-6.
Cole Rosener had a dynamite game for Hartington-Newcastle, rushing for 263 yards and five touchdowns on only nine carries. Rosener's longest rush was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Heimes, who rushed for 61 yards and two touchdowns.
Heimes wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Hartington-Newcastle was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 400 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Hartington-Newcastle's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Brayden Lammers and Heimes. Heimes didn't just play on offense: he also made four total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Meanwhile, Lutheran-Northeast can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Friday. They put the hurt on Newman Grove/St. Edward with a sharp 43-20 win. The Eagles pushed the score to 43-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Panthers cut but never quite recovered from.
Jazee Ames was a one-man wrecking crew for Lutheran-Northeast as he rushed for 88 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 59 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Charlie Sullivan, who threw for 193 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 passes.
Hartington-Newcastle's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Lutheran-Northeast, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Hartington-Newcastle took a serious blow against Lutheran-Northeast when the teams last played back in October of 2021, falling 41-8. Can Hartington-Newcastle avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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