You can't lose the contest if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Hartington-Newcastle's strategy against Wakefield on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Hartington-Newcastle Wildcats blew the Wakefield Trojans out of the water with a 74-6 final score. With the Wildcats ahead 52-6 at the half, the game was all but over already.
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.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: 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 matches 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.
Hartington-Newcastle's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Wakefield, they are on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
Hartington-Newcastle will challenge Lutheran-Northeast at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hartington-Newcastle will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Wakefield, they will square off against Bloomfield on Friday.
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