Football Preview: Cedar Cliff Colts vs. Central Dauphin East Panthers
The Cedar Cliff Colts will hit the road for the first time this season to square off against the Central Dauphin East Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Friday, Cedar Cliff needed a bit of extra time to put away Central Dauphin. They came out on top against the Rams by a score of 21-13. The score was all tied up 7-7 at the break, but the Colts were the better team in the second half.
The critical scores for Cedar Cliff came from Blake Secrest, Kade Finkboner, and Princeton "Pj" Dent.
Meanwhile, Central Dauphin East was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Chambersburg 50-2 at home. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the Trojans are ranked 208th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The win made it two in a row for Cedar Cliff and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Central Dauphin East, their victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-0.
Cedar Cliff came up short against Central Dauphin East when the teams last played back in September of 2021, falling 20-7. Can Cedar Cliff avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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