The Bullitt East Chargers will take the trip down to Radcliff on Friday to take on the North Hardin Trojans.  North Hardin leads the all-time series (3-1).  The Chargers are coming into the game with a record of 4-1 and off of a shutout victory over Central.  North Hardin comes into the game off of a 42-26 defeat at PRP with a record of 1-3.

The visiting Chargers bring a fairly balanced offense into this contest, averaging 375.6 yards per game (199 passing and 176.6 rushing) and 35.6 PPG (14 passing TDs & 13 rushing TDs).  On offense the Chargers are led by QB Jack Zwernemann (SR) who has accounted for 943 YDS passing (14 TDS / 4 INT) & 390 YDS rushing (4 TDs).  WR Tyler Spalding (SR) has 16 receptions  with 335 YDS and 4 TDs.  On defense, the Chargers are starting to find their stride with back-to-back shutouts.  At the beginning of the year, what was thought to be the strength of the team, finally came up huge last week, holding D1 prospect Cortez Stone to 98 YDS rushing on 29 attempts.

For the Trojans, scoring points this year has not been a problem, but stopping teams from scoring has been another matter.  The pass heavy Trojans are led on offense by Louisville commit Shaun Boykins who has accounted for 578 YDS receiving and 9 TDs (8 receiving & 1 rushing) through 3 games (no stats posted yet for PRP game).  On the defensive side of the ball, NH is led by Mason Howard (17 total tackles, 4.5 TFLs & 3.5 sacks) and D1 prospect Darius Wiley (12 total tackles & 5 TFLs).  

North Hardin has enough athletes to make this one interesting for sure, but word on the street is Mr. Boykins may not be available for this game, which would definitely put a huge dent in North Hardin's chances.

Will North Hardin come up big and defend their home turf or will the Chargers avenge back-to-back, running clock losses to the Trojans from 2019 & 2020?

BE by whatever number they desire. NH has lost a lot of fans and community support by the lack of discipline and results over the years. There is ZERO reason for NH to be losing games like they do with the talent they have on the field.

1 minute ago, DawgsFan100 said:

BE by whatever number they desire. NH has lost a lot of fans and community support by the lack of discipline and results over the years. There is ZERO reason for NH to be losing games like they do with the talent they have on the field.

I can't speak for anything going on with their program and don't ever want to run any team, coach, player, etc. down, but I can say they seem to turn out some pretty good football players and multiple D1 commits, year-in and year-out, with underwhelming or disappointing team results.  There is no denying that there is a ton of talent at North Hardin.

North Hardin has the best athletes in Hardin County every year but costly mistakes, turnovers, and undisciplined play are their downfall. In a 2 game stretch of CAL and Daviess County, their 2 QBs amassed 12 turnovers. As for Boykins, he has had a nagging groin injury all year. Lunz has been the better receiver most of the season. Bullitt East 34 North Hardin 21

40 minutes ago, Hardin County Preps said:

North Hardin has the best athletes in Hardin County every year but costly mistakes, turnovers, and undisciplined play are their downfall. In a 2 game stretch of CAL and Daviess County, their 2 QBs amassed 12 turnovers. As for Boykins, he has had a nagging groin injury all year. Lunz has been the better receiver most of the season. Bullitt East 34 North Hardin 21

I think at some point you have to accept what NH is right now. A lot of talent but not very well coached and undisciplined which is why they can never win the big game. Its frustrating to watch from the side and see all the talent go to waste. They should be competing with ANYONE in the state based on talent alone. 

1 hour ago, Hardin County Preps said:

North Hardin has the best athletes in Hardin County every year but costly mistakes, turnovers, and undisciplined play are their downfall. In a 2 game stretch of CAL and Daviess County, their 2 QBs amassed 12 turnovers. As for Boykins, he has had a nagging groin injury all year. Lunz has been the better receiver most of the season. Bullitt East 34 North Hardin 21

Turnovers and penalties will kill any team for sure.  Lunz is a good ball player with a bright future.  As for Boykins, I don't think it's the nagging groin injury that might keep him out of this week's game.

I'll take Bullitt East. Seem to be programs going in opposite directions at this point in season.

Bullitt East Defense! 

I don't understand how North Hardin has been so bad the last few years, they have D1 talent almost every year. BE wins by 3 TDs. 

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Boykins is in street clothes.

Touchdown East.  XP is good.  7-0 East with 9:38 left in 1st.

NH goes 3 & out.  BE takes over at their 44 YD line

Touchdown East.  XP is good.  14-0 East with 10 seconds left in 1st.

Touchdown NH.  XP is blocked.  BE 14-6 with 10:04 left in 2nd.