The Bishop McDevitt Crusaders will venture away from home to square off against the Central Dauphin East Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bishop McDevitt has six straight victories, Central Dauphin East has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Friday, everything came up roses for Bishop McDevitt against Central Dauphin as the team secured a 48-21 win. The Crusaders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by 21 points or more this season.
Nazir Jones-Davis
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Nazir Jones-Davis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 91 yards and three scores. Those three rushing touchdowns gave him a new career-high. Jerome Larue Jr. also helped with two TDs in total.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Bishop McDevitt's defense and their four sacks. Zach Brown was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up three himself.
Meanwhile, Central Dauphin East played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against State College, falling 39-7. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 197th, while the Little Lions are ranked 14th).
Central Dauphin East's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Bishop McDevitt, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
Everything went Bishop McDevitt's way against Central Dauphin East in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as Bishop McDevitt made off with a 41-21 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Crusaders since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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