Williams Valley is 5-0 against Mahanoy Area since October of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Williams Valley Vikings will be defending their home-field for the first time for the first time when they go up against the Mahanoy Area Golden Bears at 7:00 p.m. Williams Valley will be strutting in after a victory while Mahanoy Area will be coming in after a loss.
Williams Valley is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Upper Dauphin Area. Williams Valley took down Upper Dauphin Area 21-6 on Friday. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 198th, while the Trojans are ranked 410th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for Williams Valley came from Brayden Crisswell, Blazer Lords, and Kian Krzyzanowski.
Meanwhile, Mahanoy Area came up short against Catasauqua on Friday and fell 47-34. The defeat continues a trend for the Golden Bears in their matchups with the Rough Riders: they've now lost four in a row.
Mahanoy Area might have lost, but man, Michael Oblas was a machine: he picked up 98 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 103 yards on only ten carries.
Williams Valley was able to grind out a solid win over Mahanoy Area in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 49-41. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Mahanoy Area's Colm Mcgroarty, who rushed for 201 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry, and also threw for 42 yards and a touchdown on only four passes. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Williams Valley to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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