The Newport Buffaloes will head out on the road to square off against the Upper Dauphin Area Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Newport has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight losses, while Upper Dauphin Area will come in with three straight victories.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Newport and Halifax meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. The Buffaloes came up short against the Wildcats, falling 27-7.
Meanwhile, Upper Dauphin Area was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Susquenita 38-7. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Trojans just coasted through the last quarter.
Newport better focus on containing Carter Dreibelbis and Isaac Jackson as the pair were huge in Upper Dauphin Area's win. Dreibelbis rushed for 186 yards and three TDs while picking up 8.1 yards per carry, while Jackson gained 87 total yards and two touchdowns. Dreibelbis' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 117 rushing yards.
Upper Dauphin Area's run defense was locked in: Susquenita could only muster 1.1 yards per carry. The team can thank Gauge Downs for the heroic effort on defense: he. Upper Dauphin Area's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 3.6 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 7.1 on average over their last five games.
Upper Dauphin Area didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Karson Engle and Landen Osenga. Engle also made four total tackles, which is notable because Upper Dauphin Area is undefeated when he posts at least three total tackles, but 0-5 otherwise.
Newport's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Upper Dauphin Area, their record now sits at 3-5.
Newport was dealt a bruising 47-14 loss at the hands of Upper Dauphin Area in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Can the Buffaloes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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