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Hanover Horton Football

By Mike Moore                                      Photo By Ryan Kerwin, JTV Sports

Staff Writer

 

Horton — Johnnie Stewart knows with three more wins, and six total, his Hanover-Horton football team is guaranteed a playoff spot.

 

The Comets’ coach actually thinks, based on his squad’s schedule, that five wins will be enough to sneak into the postseason.

 

But wins five and six won’t be possible without win No. 4 coming first, and as Stewart spoke the other day about his team, that’s all he was focused on.

 

“These are all big games, and right now, for us, this one is huge,” Stewart said of Friday night’s tilt at East Jackson. “They have some quality players. Every game we’ve seen of theirs they play tough. We have to be able to do the same.”

 

After a 3-1 start, Hanover dropped its last two and enters tonight at 3-3.

 

“We are very shorthanded right now,” Stewart said, noting that a considerable amount of starters will not be playing. He said the absences were not health related, but refused to explain more. “So, we have some younger guys who’ve been asked to step up, and they have.”

 

East Jackson enters the game 1-5, having scored just 20 points the past four weeks while being shutout three times.

 

The Trojan are led by quarterback Daniel Poole, who Stewart said will be the focus of his team’s defense.

 

“We have to find ways to slow him down, it’s that simple,” he added.

 

Hunter Miller is set for another start at quarterback for Hanover, though with rain expected to linger all night, the running game will have to be key.

 

“We’re 3-3 and right in the thick of it,” Stewart said. “But we’re running out of chances. We have a great opportunity here that we need to take advantage of.”

 

Hanover faces Addison (5-1) next week before a crossover in Week 9.

 

The Comets are looking for their first postseason berth since going 8-2 in 2014.

 

Mike Moore is a play-by-play commentator and Sports Writer for JTV Sports.

 

He’s also a Realtor with Real Estate One, specializing with buyers and sellers throughout Michigan, from the Jackson area to metro Detroit. You can reach him at mmoore@realestateone.com or by calling (313) 770-6365 with any inquiries.

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