Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Allegheny). They took their match at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 56-22 win over the Shady Side Academy Bulldogs. Considering the Gladiators have won four contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
South Allegheny's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Cameron Epps, who rushed for 173 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. Epps showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 61 yards. Ryan Cortes was another key player, having thrown for 273 yards and four touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, South Allegheny was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 285 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
South Allegheny didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Epps and Camden Lewis.
The victory made it two in a row for South Allegheny and bumps their season record up to 6-1. As for Shady Side Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-5.
South Allegheny will head out to face off against Apollo Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. South Allegheny is facing Apollo Ridge at the right time seeing as Apollo Ridge is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Shady Side Academy, they will host Seton LaSalle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Seton LaSalle will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Shady Side Academy surely won't give up without a fight.
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