Hawks fly out of Morristown, 2-0
Hardin Valley – The 2025 high school season is a mere two weeks old, but Hardin Valley Academy already has doubled its win total from last year.
The Hawks kept their perfect record intact, improving to 2-0, with a 34-0 victory over Morristown East Friday night at HVA.
But, second-year head coach Tyler Wynn knows plenty of work lies ahead for his squad, which will hit the road for the first time this season as it travels to Cleveland to play Bradley Central this week.
“I’m proud of these guys,” Wynn said. “We’ve won two games but we still have a lot of work to do.”
It was the defense that took center stage for the Hawks, which won their second consecutive meeting against the Hurricanes.
HVA forced Morristown East into five turnovers.
Samuel Mann forced a fumble and came up with an interception while recoding 18 tackles for the Hawks, which scored points off of most of the Morristown East miscues.
Owen Vaughan returned an interception for a touchdown while Tran Rowe recovered two fumbles and recorded three sacks on the night.
“Our defense is playing well right now,” Wynn said.
Offensively, the Hawks had their share of struggles last week as they rushed for only 126 yards on 30 attempts. Levi Amey led the Hawks’ ground attack as he rushed for 56 yards on 10 carries. Mann and Nick Rivers each had rushing TD’s for the Hawks.
Quarterback Riley Matz was 15-for-26 through the air on the night. He finished with 189 yards and connected with tight end Logan Holbrook on a touchdown pass.
It was a night when several Hawks performed at a high level, but Holbrook had a huge impact on the contest. He was a perfect 4-for-4 on extra points and made a pair of field goals. He also had a touchdown reception and came up with a pair of long punts that flipped field position in HVA’s favor.
“Logan Holbrook was all over the place for us,” Wynn said. “He made all of his extra points and he was 2-for-2 on field goals.
“He also caught a touchdown pass and he had a 56 yard punt and a 44-yard punt and did a good job flipping the field.”
Next up for the Hawks is a region showdown against Bradley Central. It will be Hardin Valley’s first road game of the 2025 campaign.
“Bradley Central is a good team,” Wynn said. “They have a lot of good players back from last year and they have some players back from their state championship team in 2024.”
