Z-Land teams split Week 7 with a pair of victories for AC and South Adams, while Bellmont and Heritage both dropped games by big margins.
All three ACAC teams in Z-Land will be on the road next week and our microphones will be at Woodlan to follow the Starfires and also at Bluffton for the ACAC championship game between the Jets and the Tigers. We will also be covering Bellmont’s game against DeKalb in Week 8.
Here are the conference standings after this Friday:
NE8: 1st-East Noble (5-0), 2nd-Leo (4-1), 2nd-DeKalb (4-1), 4th-Columbia City (2-3), 4th-Huntington North (2-3), 4th-New Haven (2-3), 7th-Norwell (1-4), 8th-Bellmont (0-5)
ACAC: 1st-Bluffton (5-0), 2nd-Adams Central (4-0), 3rd-Southern Wells (2-2), 4th-South Adams (2-2), 5th-Heritag (1-3), 6th-Jay County (1-4), 7th-Woodlan (0-4)
SAC A Division: 1st-Northrop (4-1), 1st-Bishop Dwenger (4-1), 1st-Carroll (4-1), 4th-Homestead (3-2), 5th-Snider (2-3)
SAC B Division: 1st-Bishop Luers (3-2), 1st-North Side (3-2), 3rd-South Side (1-4), 3rd-Concordia (1-4), 5th-Wayne (0-5)
Our featured Games of the Week
#7 Bluffton (7-0) 35 Heritage (4-3) 0
Last Season: Heritage 51 Bluffton 20 in Week 7
Last Bluffton Win over Heritage: 2021 (29-0 in Week 7)
New Haven (2-5) 45 at Bellmont (0-7) 22
Last Season: New Haven 50 Bellmont 9
Last Bellmont Win over New Haven: 2015 (31-14 in Week 7)
South Adams (4-3) 42 Jay County (2-5) 16
Last Season: South Adams 34 Jay County 14 in Week 7
Last Jay County Win over South Adams: 2018 (15-14 in Week 7)
#1 Adams Central (7-0) 48 at Southern Wells (2-5) 7
Last Season: Adams Central 55 Southern Wells 0 in Week 7
Last So. Wells Win over Adams Central: 2011 (41-24 in Week 7)
Other ACAC Games
Prairie Heights (0-7) 6 at Woodlan (3-5) 30
Last Season: Woodlan 42 Prairie Heights 0 in Week 7
Last Prairie Heights Win over Woodlan: 2021 (40-27 in sectional opener)
Other NE8 Games
Norwell (1-6) 0 at DeKalb (5-2) 42
Last Season: DeKalb 47 Norwell 21 in Week 7
Last Norwell Win over DeKalb: 2022 (62-14 in Week 7)
East Noble (7-0) 41 at Columbia City (4-3) 10
Last Season: East Noble 35 Columbia City 14 in Week 7
Last Columbia City Win over East Noble: 2022 (42-19 in Week 7)
Leo (6-1) 35 at Huntington North (2-5) 28
Last Season: Leo 34 Hunt. No. 20
Note: The Vikings have never defeated Leo, losing every game against the Lions since the two teams joined the NE8.
SAC GAMES THIS WEEK
Northrop (6-1) 35 at Snider (2-5) 14
Last Season: Snider 49 Northrop 14
Last Northrop Win over Snider: 1999 (Sectional, 24-14)
Bishop Dwenger (5-2) 27 at Bishop Luers (3-4) 7
Last Season: Dwenger 8 Luers 0
Last Luers Win over Dwenger: 2023 (29-28 in Week 7)
Homestead (4-3) 0 at Carroll (4-3) 49
Last Season: Carroll 31 Homestead 10
Last Homestead Win over Carroll: 2020 (70-41 in Week 7)
North Side (5-2) 28 at South Side (1-6) 13
Last Season: North Side 6 South Side 0
Last South Side Win over North: 2017 (35-22 in Week 7)
Concordia Lutheran (1-6) 21 at Wayne (0-7) 20
Last Season: Wayne 44 Concordia 20 in Week 7
Last Concordia Win over Wayne: 2022 (29-22 in Week 7)
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