The Greater Johnstown Trojans will face off against the Penn Cambria Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Greater Johnstown has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Penn Cambria will arrive with five straight victories.
Greater Johnstown came into this matchup off a tough 36-point loss last Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Penns Valley Area by a score of 27-24 on Thursday. The Trojans gained 56 more yards on the day, but it was the Rams that made the best use of them.
Cordell Porter
| 09/19/25 vs Westmont Hilltop | 142 |
| 09/05/25 @ Somerset | 114 |
| 10/09/25 vs Penns Valley Area | 82 |
| 09/26/25 @ Bishop McCort | 55 |
| 08/29/25 @ Central | 48 |
Greater Johnstown might have lost, but man, Daniel Porter was a machine: he threw for 165 yards and a pair of TDs, and also rushed for 109 yards on only 12 carries. Porter's longest rush was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Greater Johnstown also got a significant boost from Cordell Porter, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 82 yards.
Meanwhile, Penn Cambria strolled past Tyrone with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 27-10. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 114th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 236th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Penn Cambria's win came from a few key players Greater Johnstown will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Evan Latterner, who rushed for 128 yards on only seven carries. Those 128 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Brady Jones, who rushed for 54 yards and two scores on only seven carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Penn Cambria was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 338 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Tyrone only rushed for 174.
Penn Cambria didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Grant Gides.
Penn Cambria's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Greater Johnstown, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Greater Johnstown was dealt a bruising 42-6 loss at the hands of Penn Cambria when the teams last played back in August of 2022. Thankfully for the Trojans, Garrett Harrold (who threw for 196 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes, and also punched in one TD on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
