HIGHLAND — Hobart closed its regular season with a shutout and will see the same opponent again in a week.
The Brickies beat Highland 42-0 in a Northwest Crossroads Conference game Friday, 10/16, at Highland. Hobart (6-3, 4-2 NCC) bounced back from a 41-0 loss at Hammond Morton the previous week.
Hobart led 14-0 at halftime after a touchdown in each of the first two quarters. The Brickies broke the game open with 21 points in the third quarter and added a touchdown in the fourth.
Quarterback Aleks Tatum completed 2 of 3 passes for 51 yards and a touchdown. A. Kasch caught a 26-yard touchdown pass, and S. Miller ran for 49 yards on 11 carries.
The Hobart defense held Highland to zero passing yards. Trojans quarterback Aaron McCormack completed 1 of 4 passes, and Jake Slaven ran for 74 yards on 17 carries.
It was Hobart's third shutout of the season, after a 33-0 win at Chesterton in the opener and a 72-0 win over Kankakee Valley on 9/11. The Brickies have scored 340 points in nine games.
Hobart has won all 26 meetings with Highland since 2004, including a 74-0 win last season. The Brickies went 10-3 in 2025, a season that ended with a 10-7 playoff loss to South Bend Saint Joseph.
The teams meet again in the IHSAA sectional opener. Hobart hosts Highland (2-7) at 7 p.m. Friday, 10/23.
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