Football Preview: Bishop McCort Crushers vs. Bellefonte Raiders
The Bishop McCort Crushers will head out on the road to square off against the Bellefonte Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Bishop McCort is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Westmont Hilltop on Friday as Bishop McCort made off with a 34-14 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Meanwhile, Bellefonte never let their opponents score on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Philipsburg-Osceola 43-0 at home. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 172nd, while the Mountaineers are ranked 374th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Liam Halterman was a one-man wrecking crew for Bellefonte as he threw for 252 yards and three touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Jaeden Gabrovsek was Halterman's top target, picking up 100 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bellefonte was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 237 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Bishop McCort now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Bellefonte, they pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Bishop McCort strolled past Bellefonte in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 33-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bishop McCort since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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