Football Recap: North Star Turns Things Around After Road Loss + How To Watch

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Previous 4 Games

09/12/25 - Home	21-7 W
09/13/24 - Away	33-8 W
09/15/23 - Home	41-28 W
10/09/20 - Home	27-46 L

There's no place like home for North Star, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 21-7 victory over the Tussey Mountain Titans on Friday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Cougars also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2024.

The critical scores for North Star came from Kasey Yoder and Cash Hawkins.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something North Star proved: they limited Tussey Mountain to a paltry 3.4 yards per carry. The team can thank Yoder for the heroic effort on defense: he. North Star hasn't allowed more than 3.7 yards per carry in three consecutive matches.

Tussey Mountain's loss came despite strong showings from Travis Witters and Noah Lucko. Witters picked up 90 receiving yards and one TD, while Lucko rushed for 77 yards. Lucko was even better on defense, picking up a sack and making six total tackles.

North Star's win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-2. As for Tussey Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 2-2.

North Star wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 27-19 defeat against Windber on the 19th. As for Tussey Mountain, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 27-12 loss against Meyersdale on the 19th.