Football Preview: Columbia Blue Devils vs. Averill Park Warriors
Columbia is 0-4 against Averill Park since March of 2021 but things could change on Friday. The Columbia Blue Devils will welcome the Averill Park Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Columbia is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Columbia is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Troy with a sharp 33-12 victory on Friday. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 68th, while the Flying Horses are ranked 312th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Columbia's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Aj Ficarra led the charge by rushing for 91 yards and two touchdowns. Christopher Carter Jr was another key player, gaining 96 total yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Averill Park scored first but ultimately less than Bethlehem Central in their contest on Friday. They took a 29-22 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles.
Columbia's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Averill Park, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Columbia came up short against Averill Park in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 33-20. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Averill Park's Jacob Phelps, who rushed for 166 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry. Now that Columbia knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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