Football Recap: Cowanesque Valley Skates Past Northwest Area with Ease

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Previous 5 Games

10/10/25 - Away	60-0 W
10/11/24 - Home	43-22 W
08/26/23 - Home	32-12 W
08/26/22 - Away	19-51 L
09/10/21 - Home	15-14 W

While Cowanesque Valley put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Northwest Area. The Indians blew past the Rangers 60-0. The Indians haven't had any issues with the Rangers recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.

Cowanesque Valley got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Dave Hess out in front who threw for 246 yards and four TDs while completing 73.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 46 yards and one touchdown. The Indians also got a significant boost from Kegan Lane, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 184 yards.

Cowanesque Valley's run defense was locked in: Northwest Area could only muster 2.1 yards per carry. While four picked up at least one total tackle, Hess stood above the rest. He threw for 246 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 46 yards and one score. Cowanesque Valley didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 8.1.

Cowanesque Valley 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 Levi Stahli. His passing game has become a key predictor of Cowanesque Valley's success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 0-4 otherwise.

The win got Cowanesque Valley back to even at 4-4. As for Northwest Area, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6.

Coming up, Cowanesque Valley will challenge North Penn-Mansfield at 7:00 p.m. on the 18th. The Indians will be up against the Tigers' rather soft defense (which has allowed 29.13 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Northwest Area, they will face off against Wellsboro at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.