Panther’s Close Regular Season with a W!

MJ Yeager

Staff Writer ’24

Nouvel’s Varsity Football team defeated Division 7 Burton Bendle 41-8 in their final regular season game. Joey LeFevre led the Panther’s scoring 4 touchdowns on 6 receptions, with a total of 177 yards. Junior QB Preston Otter threw a very accurate game going 12/15 on pass completions, totaling 250 yards, as well as throwing 5 touchdowns (4 to Joey LeFevre and 1 to Tristen Elizalde). This win caps their season with a record of 6-3, which locks them in position for a possible playoff run. Their first District playoff game will be against the Ubly Bearcats at their home turf. The Detroit Free Press stated that Nouvel’s bracket is the “Toughest district”, consisting with the teams of Nouvel, Ubly, Michigan Lutheran Seminary, and Harbor Beach. All four of the teams in the district are top 15 in Division 8. Best of luck to the Panther’s as they head to Ubly this Friday, October 28th.

Game Day Prep: Joey Lefevre

Brady Kingsbury ’24

Staff Writer

Joey LeFevre is a wide receiver and safety for the Nouvel Panthers varsity team. Joey has played for the for the Panthers all four years of his NCC career. Joey’s go to meal the day before a big game is chicken alfredo pasta. He also drinks a lot of water the day before, and the day of the game to make sure he’s well hydrated come game time. Being that this weeks game is away, Joey will stay after school to get taped and ready to leave on the bus. During the bus ride over Joey likes to listen to music and get into the right mindset. When they arrive at the field they get stretched out, and walk the field to prepare for pregame warmups. After pregame warmups Joey and the team will be ready to take the field for arguably the biggest game of their season this Friday at 7:00pm.