Football Preview: Bishop McDevitt Crusaders vs. Central Dauphin Rams
The Bishop McDevitt Crusaders will square off against the Central Dauphin Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bishop McDevitt has five straight victories, Central Dauphin has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, everything went Bishop McDevitt's way against Cumberland Valley as Bishop McDevitt made off with a 30-8 win. Considering the Crusaders have won five matchups by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Stone Saunders was his usual excellent self, throwing for 161 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 44 yards and a touchdown. Those 44 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Bishop McDevitt also got a significant boost from Nazir Jones-Davis, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 95 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Bishop McDevitt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 228 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Bishop McDevitt didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Maurice Barnes and Jamison Crummel.
Meanwhile, Central Dauphin was just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 21-20 to Central Dauphin East. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while the Panthers are ranked 36th).
Loss or not, Central Dauphin got some senior leadership from Andrew Kurtz and John Harris Iii. Kurtz picked up 131 receiving yards and a touchdown, while Harris Iii rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown. Central Dauphin is 2-1 when Kurtz posts 80 or more receiving yards, but 0-4 otherwise.
Bishop McDevitt pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Central Dauphin, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Bishop McDevitt has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 417.1 total yards per game. It's a different story for Central Dauphin, though, as they've been averaging only 226.3. Will Bishop McDevitt be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will Central Dauphin flip the script? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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