Football Recap: Allegany Comes Up Short Despite Aidyn Mckenzie's Strong Performance

By Team Reports Sep 26, 2024, 4:57pm

Football Recap: Allegany Campers vs. Mountain Ridge Miners

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Allegany was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat dating back to last season. They fell just short of the Mountain Ridge Miners by a score of 24-21. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Campers have suffered since September 15, 2023.

Despite the loss, Allegany still got an impressive performance from Aidyn Mckenzie, who rushed for 226 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. Khiante Bible was another key rusher, rushing for 112 yards on only 15 carries.

Allegany wouldn't let Mountain Ridge keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Allegany can thank Jackson Resh and Bible for forcing both of them. The dominant performance also gave Resh a new career-high in rushing yards.

Even though they lost, Allegany was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 455 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 167 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups dating back to last season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mountain Ridge to victory, but perhaps none more so than Carter Clites, who threw for 217 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.1% of his passes. Kyree Griffin helped Clites out on the ground, rushing for 54 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, while also picking up 44 receiving yards.

Allegany's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Mountain Ridge, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.

Allegany will venture away from home to challenge Albert Gallatin at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Mountain Ridge, they will head out to take on Frederick at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.

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