Football Recap: Cumberland Valley Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Oct 9, 2024, 10:01am

Football Recap: Cumberland Valley Eagles vs. Bishop McDevitt Crusaders

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A victory for Cumberland Valley just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 30-8 to the Bishop McDevitt Crusaders. The contest marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Grant Shepley threw for 139 yards and a touchdown. Nolan Buzalka was his top target, picking up 64 receiving yards and a touchdown.

Stone Saunders was his usual excellent self, throwing for 161 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 44 yards and a touchdown for Bishop McDevitt. Those 44 rushing yards gave Saunders a new career-high. Nazir Jones-Davis handled things on the ground, rushing for 95 yards.

This is the second loss in a row for Cumberland Valley and nudges their season record down to 3-4. As for Bishop McDevitt, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1.

Cumberland Valley will head out to challenge Harrisburg at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Harrisburg will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Cumberland Valley surely won't give up without a fight. As for Bishop McDevitt, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Central Dauphin at 7:00 p.m. Bishop McDevitt is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 41.1 points per game this season.

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