Hargrave is preparing for their first district matchup of the season on Friday. After each having a week off, they and the Liberty Panthers will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 7:30 p.m. Hargrave has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 157 points over their last three games.
Hargrave is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Splendora: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Falcons blew the Wildcats out of the water with a 56-14 final score. The Falcons have beaten the Wildcats the last seven times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Wildcats has come to flipping the script.
Nolan Cook
| 09/12/25 @ Splendora | 265 |
| 09/13/24 vs Splendora | 145 |
| 09/05/25 vs Furr | 93 |
| 08/30/24 vs La Marque | 90 |
| 08/29/25 @ La Marque | 82 |
Hargrave's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Nolan Cook, who threw for 265 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 77 yards and a pair of scores on only ten carries. Those 265 passing yards gave Cook a new career-high. Drayden Bacon was another key rusher, rushing for 169 yards and a pair of TDs while picking up 10.6 yards per carry.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Hargrave proved: they limited Splendora to a paltry 2.7 yards per carry. The Falcons didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 8.8.
Meanwhile, Liberty lost 30-10 to East Chambers two weeks ago. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their meetings with the Buccaneers: they've now lost four in a row.
Liberty now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Hargrave, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Everything went Hargrave's way against Liberty when the teams last played back in September of 2024, as Hargrave made off with a 49-28 victory. Will the Falcons repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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