Football Recap: Philip Barbour Skates Past Petersburg with Ease + How To Watch

While Philip Barbour put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Petersburg. The Colts breezed past the Vikings to the tune of 43-0. The result was nothing new for the Colts, who have now won five contests by 23 points or more so far this season.

Cameron Bennett produced another solid effort rushing for 115 yards and two touchdowns.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Philip Barbour proved: they limited Petersburg to a paltry 1.9 yards per carry. The team can thank Tyler Vance for the heroic effort on defense: he. Philip Barbour didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 7.8.

Tyler Vance

Total Tackles

10/10/25 vs Petersburg	10
10/03/25 vs South Harrison	14
09/26/25 vs Elkins	20
09/19/25 @ Bridgeport	8
09/12/25 @ North Marion	15
+ 14 more games

Philip Barbour didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Malachi Poling led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Vance has been hot for a while, having also posted seven or more total tackles the last 19 times he's played.

Philip Barbour's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-2. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to yards per carry: they averaged an imposing 6.04 yards per carry in those games compared to only 3.58 in the others. As for Petersburg, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 5-2.

Philip Barbour will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Lewis County at 7:00 p.m. on the 24th. The Colts will be up against the Minutemen's rather soft defense (which has allowed 32.83 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Petersburg, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 51-0 defeat against Frankfort on the 17th.