Football Game Preview: Huntingdon Bearcats vs. Penn Cambria Panthers

By Team Reports Nov 4, 2025, 10:53pm

Football Preview: Huntingdon Bearcats vs. Penn Cambria Panthers

The Huntingdon Bearcats will head out to face off against the Penn Cambria Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.

Huntingdon will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 13 points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Tyrone on Friday. The Bearcats took their matchup with ease, bagging a 42-7 win over the Golden Eagles. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Bearcats had established a 28-point advantage.

Landon Erdman

Rushing Touchdowns (Career)

10/31/25 vs Tyrone3
10/17/25 vs Penns Valley Area2
10/03/25 @ Tyrone2
08/29/25 vs Somerset2
10/24/25 vs Richland1

Landon Erdman had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 140 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. Those three rushing touchdowns gave him a new career-high. Cole Lane got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.

Huntingdon didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Elliott Guisler, Lane, and Javaughn Dodson picked up one apiece. Lane got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.

Meanwhile, Penn Cambria had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They blew past Forest Hills 41-7 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won eight contests by 21 points or more so far this season.

Huntingdon better keep an eye on Brady Jones. He was instrumental in Penn Cambria's win, rushing for 112 yards and three scores on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 69 yards and one TD. Jones' longest rush was for an impressive 53 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.

Penn Cambria didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Forest Hills to a completion percentage of just 45.5%. That dominant aerial defense primarily came from two players: Corbin Vinglish and Blake Lilly, who each logged one passes deflected. Sadly, that's becoming something of a trend for Penn Cambria; they were averaging 60.5%completion percentage earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've fallen to only 60.5%.

Penn Cambria's defense didn't let the opposing QB, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for four sacks. Vinglish was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 109.6 rushing yards per game.

Penn Cambria pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 39.0 points over those games. As for Huntingdon, their record is now 8-3.

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