Football Preview: State College Little Lions vs. Central Dauphin East Panthers
State College is 7-2 against Central Dauphin East since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The State College Little Lions will challenge the Central Dauphin East Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with State College sitting on four straight wins and Central Dauphin East on eight (dating back to last season).
State College's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Cedar Cliff 38-0 at home. The Little Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 22 points or more this season.
A big part of State College's victory came down to the chemistry between Eddie Corkery and his top target Ty Salazer. Corkery threw for 280 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes while Salazer picked up 156 receiving yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, Salazer is now averaging an impressive 106 receiving yards per game. Lamar Wilson was in the mix too, providing State College with two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Central Dauphin East won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Central Dauphin 21-20. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Rams are ranked 143rd), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
State College pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Central Dauphin East, their victory bumped their record up to 7-0.
Everything went State College's way against Central Dauphin East when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as State College made off with a 43-17 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for State College since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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