Gardner-Edgerton has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Blue Valley Northwest Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Gardner-Edgerton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They really took it to Shawnee Mission East for the full four quarters, racking up a 42-7 win. Given the Trailblazers' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Lancers are ranked 28th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Blue Valley Northwest had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 49-14 victory over the Firebirds. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Huskies had established a 28 point advantage.
Blue Valley Northwest's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nathan Baxter led the charge by throwing for 257 yards and three touchdowns. Lj Bowens helped Baxter out on the ground, rushing for 104 yards and two touchdowns.
Blue Valley Northwest didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Cade Wilson, Trevor Garlington, and Joseph Arnold picked up one apiece.
Blue Valley Northwest's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 40.0 points per game. As for Gardner-Edgerton, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
Everything went Gardner-Edgerton's way against Blue Valley Northwest in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as Gardner-Edgerton made off with a 28-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gardner-Edgerton since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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