Football Recap: Forest Hills Rangers vs. Huntingdon Bearcats
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Forest Hills). They took down the Huntingdon Bearcats 48-33 on Friday. That's more bragging rights for the Rangers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Mason Papinchak was his usual excellent self, rushing for 322 yards and a touchdown while picking up 13.4 yards per carry, and also picking up 53 receiving yards and a touchdown. Those 322 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Nate Cornell was another key player, rushing for 50 yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Forest Hills' imposing defensive line, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Jacob Yatsky and Kevin Brown, who racked up four sacks between them. Brown also sacked two sacks, which is notable because Forest Hills is 2-1 when he posts at least two sacks, but 2-3 otherwise. Another thorn in Huntingdon's side was Cody Biter, who picked up a sack and made 15 total tackles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Forest Hills was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 394 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Forest Hills' victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-4. As for Huntingdon, their loss was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 0-8.
Forest Hills does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Huntingdon, they will head out to challenge Bellefonte at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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