Football Preview: Crestwood Comets vs. Valley View Cougars
The Crestwood Comets will head out to face off against the Valley View Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Crestwood took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 54-14 win over Wyoming Valley West. With the Comets ahead 27-7 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Crestwood to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jake Jeckell, who rushed for 79 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Crestwood is undefeated when Jeckell posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-5 otherwise. Colin Lazo was in the mix as well, providing Crestwood with two touchdowns.
Crestwood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 299 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in ten consecutive matches.
Crestwood didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Carter Kennedy, Matt Urban, and Tom McLaughlin picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Valley View had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12 points) and they went ahead and made it nine on Friday. They blew past the Buckhorns 34-13. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 123rd, while the Buckhorns are ranked 252nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Valley View's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Preston Reed, who rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Nick Kucharski also helped out as he racked up 128 rushing yards.
The victory got Crestwood back to even at 5-5. As for Valley View, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Crestwood ended up a good deal behind Valley View in their previous matchup back in August, losing 28-13. Can Crestwood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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