Football Preview: Blackhawk Cougars vs. Montour Spartans
Blackhawk is 2-8 against Montour since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Blackhawk Cougars will look to defend their home field against the Montour Spartans at 7:00 p.m. Blackhawk will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Blackhawk is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Yough: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Blackhawk blew Yough out of the water with a 57-6 final score. The result was nothing new for Blackhawk, who have now won three matchups by 25 points or more so far this season.
Blackhawk found their leader in underclassman Brayden Mccarthy, who rushed for 23 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 30 receiving yards.
Blackhawk's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Sam Stewart and Jason Wadding. The dominant performance also gave Stewart a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Blackhawk was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 335 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 156 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Montour put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They strolled past Mars with points to spare, taking the game 31-14. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Fightin' Planets are ranked 71st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Among those leading the charge was Caden Halajcio, who rushed for 122 yards. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he posted at least 114 rushing yards in the third games prior.
Blackhawk now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Montour, their victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Blackhawk was dealt a bruising 45-13 loss at the hands of Montour in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Blackhawk was down 38-0.
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