Football Preview: Quakertown Panthers vs. Council Rock South Golden Hawks
The Quakertown Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Council Rock South Golden Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Quakertown's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five contests.
Quakertown took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They breezed by Harry S. Truman at home to the tune of 54-14. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 133rd, while the Tigers are ranked 412th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Quakertown's victory came down to the chemistry between Brady Martin and his top target Aiden Burgy. Martin threw for 146 yards and three touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes while Burgy picked up 96 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Burgy is on a roll when it comes to receiving touchdowns, as he's now hauled in two or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Brenden Gartland, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Quakertown didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Gussy Whalen and Matt Thomas.
Meanwhile, a win for Council Rock South just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Souderton 35-6. The loss continues a trend for the Golden Hawks in their matchups with the Indians: they've now lost four in a row.
Quakertown is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-4 record this season. As for Council Rock South, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Quakertown couldn't quite finish off Council Rock South in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 and fell 20-17. Can Quakertown avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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