Football Preview: Conemaugh Township Indians vs. Northern Cambria Colts
The Conemaugh Township Indians will venture away from home to take on the Northern Cambria Colts at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Conemaugh Township focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Friday.
Conemaugh Township is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Cambria Heights on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Conemaugh Township was outmatched by Cambria Heights at home and fell 43-6. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 438th, while the Highlanders are ranked 176th).
Meanwhile, Northern Cambria owes their defense a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Penns Manor 28-0 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Colts, who have now won six matches by 27 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Ty Dumm, who rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 115 yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an incredible 74 yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (97 yards to be exact) went to Malik Fox, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Conemaugh Township has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-4 record this season. As for Northern Cambria, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Conemaugh Township ended up a good deal behind Northern Cambria when the teams last played back in September of 2023, losing 42-23. Thankfully for Conemaugh Township, Jack Sheredy (who rushed for 313 yards and five touchdowns on only 14 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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