Hartington-Newcastle won the last time they faced Wakefield, and things went their way on Friday too. The Hartington-Newcastle Wildcats breezed by the Wakefield Trojans on the road to the tune of 74-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
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. Cole Heimes was another key player, rushing 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 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. Lammers also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making five total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending a pass in addition to snagging two interceptions.
Hartington-Newcastle's victory 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.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hartington-Newcastle will take on 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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