The Middletown Blue Raiders will square off against the West York Area Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The last three games Middletown has played have been within three points, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Middletown gave up the first points on Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Eastern York, sneaking past 21-19.
Luis Roman
| 09/05/25 @ Greencastle-Antrim | 126 |
| 10/31/25 @ Eastern York | 103 |
| 10/17/25 vs Big Spring | 101 |
| 10/04/25 vs Line Mountain | 101 |
| 10/10/25 @ East Pennsboro | 96 |
| + 6 more games |
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Gavin Paul and Luis Roman. Paul rushed for 204 yards and one score while picking up 12.8 yards per carry while Roman rushed for 103 yards and one TD on only 13 carries. Middletown is 4-2 when Roman posts 80 or more rushing yards, but 2-3 otherwise.
Middletown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 316 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West York Area). They blew past Dover 50-7 two weeks ago. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by 24 points or more this season.
West York Area's win came from a few key players Middletown will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jensen Ferber, who threw for 255 yards and five touchdowns on only 15 passes. That's the most passing touchdowns he has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Julius Madden, who picked up 148 receiving yards and a pair of TDs.
One reason for the win was West York Area's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. Logan Boyer was especially locked on to Dover's QB and sacked him three times. West York Area got some further help from Ibraheem Fuentes-Bream: he picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Special teams played a big role in the game for West York Area, adding 12 points to the final score. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Madden, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.
The win made it two in a row for West York Area and bumps their season record up to 9-1. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 42.5 points over those games. As for Middletown, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
