Boyd County lost against Hartington-Newcastle back in October of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Spartans fell 46-36 to the Wildcats. The Spartans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Several Spartans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ben Schmitz, who rushed for 203 yards and two scores on only 14 carries, and also threw for 31 yards and one touchdown. Schmitz's longest rush was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another rusher making a difference was Barrett Koenig, who rushed for 119 yards and a pair of TDs.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hartington-Newcastle to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jason Heimes, who rushed for 89 yards and four scores. The Wildcats are undefeated when Heimes posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Sudbeck, who threw for 146 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Boyd County now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Hartington-Newcastle, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
Looking ahead, Boyd County will head out to face off against Crofton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Spartans will need to watch out since the Warriors have now posted at least 31 points in their last three matchups. As for Hartington-Newcastle, they will welcome Bloomfield at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. That contest will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Heimes and Brock Jeannoutot.
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