The Lansdale Catholic Crusaders are taking a road trip to take on the Southern Columbia Area Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Lansdale Catholic sitting on five straight victories and Southern Columbia Area on 13.
Lansdale Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Williams Valley 33-7. The result was nothing new for the Crusaders, who have now won eight games by 21 points or more so far this season.
Yeboa Cobbold Jr. went supernova, rushing for 102 yards and one TD on only seven carries, while also throwing for 124 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. Nick OBrien was in the mix as well, providing Lansdale Catholic with two scores.
Lansdale Catholic didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Asher Thickening.
Steelton-Highspire typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Southern Columbia Area proved too difficult a challenge. They blew past the Steamrollers 55-26. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Tigers' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Steamrollers are ranked 125th).
Southern Columbia Area's win came from a few key players Lansdale Catholic will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Brayden Andrews, who rushed for 133 yards and three TDs on only 11 carries, and also picked up 51 receiving yards. Another passer making a difference was Ayden Hockenbroch, who threw for 146 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Southern Columbia Area was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 354 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 184 rushing yards in 25 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Lansdale Catholic's win bumped their record up to 12-2. As for Southern Columbia Area, their victory bumped their record up to 13-1.
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