LAKEVILLE - It's a football night in Lakeville! LaVille returns home to open the Hoosier North Athletic Conference with rival Triton. The Trojans come into week two with a 1-0 overall record and eager to challenge the defending HNAC champions. "Practice this week has been good," Lancer coach Jeff Kaiser said when asked how practice has gone following the 17-10 victory at Bremen to open the season. "The guys seem focused and hungry for more." As LHS puts the opener behind and proceeds to the next task, Kaiser talked about the Lancer effort. "We were impressed with how the team responded to adversity throughout the game and that is a big factor with new starters and the first game of the year," said Kaiser. "Defensively we shut down their run game and made a few plays in their passing game. Offensively we put points on the board early and got some key first downs late in the game when we needed them." The next five weeks will be against conference opposition, so Kaiser knows his club will need to be prepared. "The HNAC is going to be extremely competitive week in and week out as always, so beating Triton will get off to a good start and a quality win over a solid opponent," explained Kaiser. "Home opener, defending our HNAC championship, we hope to pack the place and make sure our fans and student body are loud and proud!! GO BLUE!!" G A M E D A Y TEAMS: Triton (1-0) at LaVille (1-0) WHERE: Lancer Field, Lakeville, IN. WHEN: Friday, August 25, 2023 TIME: 7 p.m. ET COACHES: Zach Whittaker (1-0 in first season at Triton); Jeff Kaiser (1-0 in first season at LaVille) LAST OUTING: Triton def. South Central (Union Mills), 30-6. LaVille def. Bremen, 17-10 ALL-TIME SERIES: LaVille leads Triton, 37-17-1 LAST MEETING: LaVille def. Triton, 56-14, Aug. 26, 2022 NOTING: The Lancers – are coming off a 17-10 victory at Bremen On August 18 to open the 2023 season . . . were led in rushing by Cody Allen with a career-high 157 yards and two rushing touchdowns against Bremen . . . defense was led by Braedyn Foster with 11 tackles, Xzavian Lafave with 10, and Cody Czarnecki an interception against the Lions . . . are now 9-1 in their last 10 season opening games of the football season, including winning the last four straight openers . . . . lead the all-time series 37-17-1 overall and have won 12 of the last 14 home games against the Trojans . . . are among state leaders winning 11 straight regular season games dating back to the 2022 season. The Trojans - are coming off a 30-6 victory over South Central (Union Mills) on August 18 . . . compiled 322 rushing yards against the Satellites . . . . finished with zero yards passing v. South Central . . . held the Satellites to negative-29 yards rushing for the game . . . were led by a trio on both sides of the ball - Cole Shively finished with 157 yards on 17 carries and three touchdowns . . . . also had Vincent Prater rush 21 times for 87 yards . . . closed with Wayne Reichert with 47 yards o 12 totes and a touchdown . . . defense was led by Reichert, Colton Reynolds, and Javan May . . . Reynolds broke the line of scrimmage for 3.5 tackles for loss to go with 6.5 tackles . . . May pushed through for 2.5 TFL, a sack and 4.5 tackles . . . Reichert collected 1.5 sacks to go with an interception . . . last victory at Lancer Field was a 21-10 decision on September 28, 2012 . . . schedule includes 3 of the first 4 games at home to start the 2023 season, with the lone road game at LaVille . . . close the regular season with four of five games on the road, with a single home contest against North Judson-San Pierre on September 29. QUOTING: "Triton will bring a balanced attack with a very athletic QB in Cole Shively along with two RB's in Vinny Prater and Wayne Reichert. To go along with these three players is Donte Workman, who is their top receiver . . . Defensively they are led upfront by Esai Lemler, Kohen Hensley and Reichert lead the LB core and then Shively and Workman as leading DB's. They get to the football in a hurry and play with a lot of emotion . . . Triton has a new coach in Coach Zach Whittaker and those guys believe in what they are doing. They play with a tremendous amount of confidence which we see consistently on film. We must contain #2 and slow their running game down. If we play physical and limit mistakes, we will be successful." – Jeff Kaiser, LaVille head football coach BROADCAST/LIVE STREAM: The LaVille game can be seen and heard on LVH1. Listeners can also hear the game on MAX 98.3FM with Tony Ross and crew. Keep up to date with all LaVille athletics, and read about your favorite student athletes at www.lavillelancers.com