Football Recap: Bishop Guilfoyle Starts Season with Victory at Home

By Team Reports Aug 30, 2024, 7:50am

Football Recap: Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders vs. Bald Eagle Area Eagles

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Bishop Guilfoyle took care of business in their home opener on Saturday (and then some). They never let the Bald Eagle Area Eagles onto the board and left with a 21-0 win. For the Marauders, this counts as revenge for the 36-14 loss the Eagles walked away with the last time they faced one another back in November of 2023.

Bishop Guilfoyle's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Hamilton Gates led the charge by picking up 85 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 47 yards and a touchdown.

On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Bishop Guilfoyle's defense and their five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Jake Kissell and Connor McElheny who racked up four sacks between them.

Bishop Guilfoyle will head out to face off against Bishop McCort at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Bald Eagle Area, they will challenge Central Cambria at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

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