The Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders will venture away from home to face off against the Bellwood-Antis Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (Bishop Guilfoyle 11.2, Bellwood-Antis 14.5) so any points scored will be well earned.
Bellwood-Antis will be up against a hot Bishop Guilfoyle team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. Everything went the Marauders' way against Tyrone on Saturday as they made off with a 26-0 victory. Given the Marauders' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 105th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 274th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for Bishop Guilfoyle came from Jack Gioiosa, Connor Okonak, and Keegan Hewitt.
Bishop Guilfoyle didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Tyrone to a completion percentage of just 36.8%. That dominant aerial defense primarily came from three players: Jake Kissell, Gioiosa, and Jake Marasco, who each logged one passes deflected. Bishop Guilfoyle has been improving in that area: they had allowed a completion percentage of 0.63 earlier this season, but they've only allowed one of 0.63 in their last three games.
Bishop Guilfoyle's defense didn't let Eli Woomer, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Kissell, Jesse Georgiana, and Anthony Kowalski, who each picked up one sack apiece. Kissell was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, making 14 total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defending one pass.
Meanwhile, Bellwood-Antis didn't have quite enough to beat Philipsburg-Osceola on Friday and fell 31-28. While the Blue Devils had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Mountaineers 14-7.
Bishop Guilfoyle will need to focus on slowing down Alex McCartney, one of several Bellwood-Antis players who made an impact when they last played. He rushed for 103 yards and two scores. McCartney is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 103 every time he's taken the field this season.
Bishop Guilfoyle's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Bellwood-Antis, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Everything came up roses for Bishop Guilfoyle against Bellwood-Antis in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 41-12 victory. In that game, the Marauders amassed a halftime lead of 28-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
