The Everett Warriors will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the North Star Cougars at 12:00 p.m. Everett's defense has only allowed 18 points per game this season, so North Star's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Everett came up short against Clear Spring on Friday, falling 30-6. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 462nd in Pennsylvania, while the Blazers are ranked 142nd in Maryland).
Everett might have lost, but man, Jakobe Harman was a machine: he rushed for 245 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. Harman's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 101 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, North Star hadn't done well against Windber recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. North Star breezed by Windber at home to the tune of 44-8. That 36 point margin sets a new team best for the Cougars this season.
Kasey Yoder had a dynamite game for North Star, throwing for 218 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 66 yards and a touchdown. Yoder was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 57 yards. Ethan Smith also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North Star was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 216 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Everett now has a losing record at 2-3. As for North Star, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
Everett was dealt a bruising 64-31 defeat at the hands of North Star in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Everett avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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