Football Preview: Jersey Shore Bulldogs vs. Shamokin Area Indians
Jersey Shore is 9-1 against Shamokin Area since October of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Jersey Shore Bulldogs will head out to challenge the Shamokin Area Indians at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Jersey Shore humbled Selinsgrove with a 48-7 victory. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 78th, while the Seals are ranked 234th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jersey Shore's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Bo Sechrist led the charge by rushing for 70 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 35 receiving yards and a touchdown. Brodie Herr handled things on the ground, rushing for 89 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Jersey Shore was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 241 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in four consecutive matches.
Jersey Shore's defense made their presence known, laying out Rocco Amato. seven times. The heavy lifting was done by Luke Thompson and Herr, who racked up five sacks between them.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Shamokin Area rose to the challenge on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Wildcats 50-7. The Indians' win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Logan Steele continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 151 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 38 yards and a touchdown. Jayce Ginck was another key player, rushing for 43 yards and two touchdowns.
Jersey Shore is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 40.3 points. As for Shamokin Area, they pushed their record up to 11-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Friday's matchup will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Elijah Jordan and Steele. Jordan just won't slow down this season and has thrown 26 touchdowns while averaging 201.1 passing yards per game. Steele has been a dominant force too and has thrown 20 touchdowns while averaging 128.3 passing yards per game.
Jersey Shore couldn't quite finish off Shamokin Area in their previous meeting back in September and fell 30-28. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Steele, who threw for 236 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Now that Jersey Shore knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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