Football Recap: Brookville Raiders vs. Moniteau Warriors
Brookville and Moniteau met for a duel on Friday where Brookville came out on top. The Brookville Raiders took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 48-8 win over the Moniteau Warriors. With the Raiders ahead 41-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Easton Belfiore was a one-man wrecking crew for Brookville as he rushed for 87 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries, and also picked up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Belfiore has posted since back in August. Another passer making a difference was Trenton Colgan, who threw for 100 yards and a touchdown on perfect 5-for-5 passing.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Brookville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 359 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Moniteau only rushed for 68.
Brookville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Dante Morey and Belfiore.
Despite the loss, Moniteau had strong showings from Kole Scott, who picked up 131 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Brendin Sankey, who threw for 146 yards and a touchdown. An impressive showing, but Sankey really ramped things up playing D: he forced a fumble, made 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
With the victory, Brookville broke their six-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-6. As for Moniteau, they are on a 16-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.
Brookville will challenge Port Allegany at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Port Allegany will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Brookville surely won't give up without a fight. As for Moniteau, they will take on Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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