Football Recap: Harbor Creek Falls Despite Big Games from Tyshawn Jones and Gavin Zillman

By Team Reports Sep 22, 2024, 5:37pm

Football Recap: Harbor Creek Huskies vs. Fairview Tigers

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Harbor Creek entered their game against Fairview on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Harbor Creek Huskies took a 23-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Fairview Tigers. The Huskies have struggled against the Tigers recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.

Despite the loss, Harbor Creek had strong showings from Gavin Zillman, who rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and Tyshawn Jones, who rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown.

He was just one part of a punishing run game: Harbor Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 226 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.

Vincent Campoli had an outrageously good game for Fairview as he rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. Tyler Benford handled things on the ground, rushing for 80 yards.

Harbor Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Fairview, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.

Harbor Creek will face off against Mercyhurst Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mercyhurst Prep will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last. As for Fairview, they will square off against Oil City on Friday. Fairview's defense has only allowed 11.8 points per game this season, so Oil City's offense will have their work cut out for them.

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