Football Recap: Claysburg-Kimmel Bulldogs vs. Southern Huntingdon County Rockets
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Claysburg-Kimmel). They took their contest on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 59-28 victory over the Southern Huntingdon County Rockets. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Bulldogs also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.
Mark Lattieri was his usual excellent self, rushing for 241 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.4 yards per carry. Another player making a difference was Mason Campagna, who rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Claysburg-Kimmel was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 367 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Southern Huntingdon County only rushed for 130.
Chase Gibbons and Rowdy Grissinger certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Gibbons rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown, while Grissinger picked up 140 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Gibbons a new career-high in rushing yards. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Eli Rice, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
The win (which was Claysburg-Kimmel's fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-2. As for Southern Huntingdon County, they dropped their record down to 0-6 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Claysburg-Kimmel has already played their next matchup, a 49-0 victory against Glendale on the 4th. As for Southern Huntingdon County, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 36-7 win against West Branch on the 4th.
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