The Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic Yellowjackets will face off against the Holy Cross Crusaders at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Holy Cross took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic, who comes in off a win.
Holy Cross will be up against a hot Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Yellowjackets came within four points of losing the streak, but they secured a 16-12 W against Waterbury Career Academy.
Cole Linnen
| 11/01/25 vs Watertown | 146 |
| 10/25/25 vs Wolcott | 109 |
| 11/08/25 @ Waterbury Career Academy | 100 |
| 09/26/25 vs Derby | 52 |
| 10/03/25 vs Naugatuck | 30 |
| + 3 more games |
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Airyn Berube and Cole Linnen. Berube rushed for 63 yards and one touchdown while Linnen rushed for 100 yards on only 13 carries. Linnen has become a key player for Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic: the team is undefeated when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 1-4 otherwise.
Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 287 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2024.
Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic's defense made their presence known, laying out Ethan Blaize four times. That dominant display was truly a team effort as four different players picked up one apiece.
Holy Cross had taken Woodland Regional down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Thursday. The Crusaders took a blow against the Hawks, falling 42-14. The contest marked the Crusaders' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
The victory got Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic back to even at 4-4. As for Holy Cross, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
Gilbert/Northwestern/Housatonic took a serious blow against Holy Cross when the teams last played back in November of 2024, falling 42-7. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Yellowjackets were down 21-0.
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