Football Preview: Clearfield Bison vs. Penns Valley Area Rams
Clearfield has gone 10-0 against Penns Valley Area recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Clearfield Bison will take on the Penns Valley Area Rams at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Clearfield has five straight wins, Penns Valley Area has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Clearfield is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Huntingdon: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Clearfield blew Huntingdon out of the water with a 46-7 final score. That looming 46-7 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Bison yet this season.
Brady Collins was his usual excellent self, rushing for 355 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 18.7 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Freeland, who gained 89 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Clearfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 422 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 171 rushing yards in nine consecutive matches dating back to last season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Clearfield's defense and their four sacks. Leading the way was Jonathan Rowles with two.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 13-13 at halftime, Penns Valley Area was not quite Bellefonte's equal in the second half on Friday. They lost 34-13 to the Raiders. 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 465th, while the Raiders are ranked 192nd).
Clearfield's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Penns Valley Area, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything came up roses for Clearfield against Penns Valley Area when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 35-7 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Penns Valley Area's Ty Watson, who rushed for 217 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 42 receiving yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Clearfield to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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