Football Recap: Dallastown Wildcats vs. Central York Panthers
If Dallastown was riding high fresh off their 69-16 takedown of Northeastern last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Dallastown Wildcats were just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 28-27 to the Central York Panthers. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Despite the loss, Dallastown still got an impressive performance from Christopher Cromartie, who rushed for 151 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. Cromartie was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 68 yards. Another player making a difference was Jalen Cook, who picked up 22 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Dallastown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 88.3 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 247.7.
The critical scores for Central York came from Tyler Frey, Saxton Suchanic, and Brendyn Smith.
Dallastown's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-1. As for Central York, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-1.
Dallastown didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 17-14 victory against William Penn on the 4th. Central York has also already played their next match, a 62-13 win against Northeastern on the 4th.
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