Football Preview: Bishop McCort Crushers vs. Penn Cambria Panthers
The Bishop McCort Crushers will head out on the road to square off against the Penn Cambria Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Bishop McCort sitting on four straight wins and Penn Cambria on eight.
Bishop McCort's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 28-0 victory over Bellefonte on the road. That 28 point margin sets a new team best for the Crushers this season.
Meanwhile, Penn Cambria won against Chestnut Ridge last Friday with 45 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Penn Cambria took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 45-6 win over Bellwood-Antis. Considering the Panthers have won five games by more than 26 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Penn Cambria's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Brady Jones led the charge by throwing for 190 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes, and also rushing for 71 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Gavin Harrold was Jones' top target, picking up 88 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 53 yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Penn Cambria was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 251 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 200 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups.
Bishop McCort's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Penn Cambria, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Bishop McCort was taken down by Penn Cambria 41-14 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Harrold, who rushed for 140 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries, and also threw for 25 yards and a touchdown. Now that Bishop McCort knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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