Football Preview: McGuffey Highlanders vs. Hopewell Vikings
The McGuffey Highlanders will face off against the Hopewell Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. McGuffey will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
McGuffey's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Beaver on Friday. They took a blow against the Bobcats, falling 49-0. While losing is never fun, the Highlanders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 389th, while the Bobcats are ranked 86th).
Meanwhile, Hopewell strolled past Quaker Valley with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 24-7. That 17 point margin sets a new team best for the Vikings this season.
Hopewell found their leader in underclassman Brody Rock, who rushed for 202 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry, and also picked up 36 receiving yards. Rock has become a key player for Hopewell: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
Hopewell was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 283 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
McGuffey's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Hopewell, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
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