Football Preview: Central York Panthers vs. South Western Mustangs
Central York has been away from home for three games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will host the South Western Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Central York will be strutting in after a win while South Western will be coming in after a loss.
Central York's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 40-0 victory over Spring Grove. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Rockets are ranked 223rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for Central York came from Saxton Suchanic and Brooklyn Nace.
Meanwhile, South Western entered their matchup against Dallastown on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. South Western fell 30-21 to Dallastown. Despite 141 more yards than the Wildcats, the Mustangs couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
The losing side was boosted by Bryce Graham, who threw for 326 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.9 yards per attempt. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Owen Allen was Graham's top target, picking up 94 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Even if they lost, South Western's defense still kept up the pressure with six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Ethan Rissler and Antwan Jefferson who racked up four sacks between them. Rissler also set a new season high mark in total tackles with four.
Central York's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for South Western, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2.
Everything went Central York's way against South Western in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as Central York made off with a 29-7 victory. Will Central York repeat their success, or does South Western have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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