Football Preview: Central York Panthers vs. Red Lion Lions
Central York has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers challenges the Red Lion Lions at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Central York is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 62-13 victory over Northeastern. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won four matches by 40 points or more so far this season.
A big part of Central York's win came down to the chemistry between Brooklyn Nace and his top target Brendyn Smith. Nace threw for 274 yards and five touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes while Smith picked up 181 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Smith showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 55 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Legend Johnson, who rushed for 26 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Red Lion was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 35-34 to Spring Grove.
Red Lion might have lost, but man, Mason Platts was a machine: he threw for 327 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.5% of his passes. Zyaire Selby was another key player, picking up 102 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Central York pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Red Lion, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Friday's game will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Nace and Mason Hollingshead. Nace has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 208.3 passing yards and has 18 passing touchdowns on the season. For his part, Hollingshead has averaged 65.3 passing yards and has 5 passing touchdowns on the season.
Central York was able to grind out a solid win over Red Lion when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 35-27. Does Central York have another victory up their sleeve, or will Red Lion turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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