Football Recap: Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders vs. Philipsburg-Osceola Mountaineers
Bishop Guilfoyle put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 49-14 win over the Philipsburg-Osceola Mountaineers. Given the Marauders' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 77th, while the Mountaineers are ranked 373rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Bishop Guilfoyle to victory were Taurean Consiglio and Hamilton Gates. Consiglio rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, while Gates gained 96 total yards and a touchdown. Nick Mccloskey was in the mix too, providing Bishop Guilfoyle with a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bishop Guilfoyle was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 253 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Philipsburg-Osceola's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Sam Mcdonald, who picked up 70 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Archer Baughman, who threw for 71 yards and two touchdowns.
Bishop Guilfoyle pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Philipsburg-Osceola, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Bishop Guilfoyle will head out to face off against Penn Cambria at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Bishop Guilfoyle: 13.6, Penn Cambria: 9.8) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Philipsburg-Osceola, they are taking a road trip to challenge Greater Johnstown at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Philipsburg-Osceola is facing Greater Johnstown at the right time seeing as Greater Johnstown is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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