The Quakertown Panthers will face off against the Chester Clippers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Quakertown and Council Rock South meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. The Panthers and the Golden Hawks were almost perfectly matched up, but the Panthers suffered a 28-27 defeat. 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 155th, while the Golden Hawks are ranked 49th).
Quakertown might have lost, but man, Brady Martin was a machine: he rushed for 92 yards and a pair of scores on only five carries, and also threw for 180 yards and one touchdown. Martin also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making seven total tackles and defending one pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Meanwhile, Chester strolled into their game on Saturday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They took their game with ease, bagging a 45-0 victory over Penn Wood. 45 seems to be a good number for the Clippers as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Chester's defense and their five sacks. Penn Wood's QB won't forget Demir Hatchett anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Zyon Santana was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Chester's victory bumped their record up to 9-0. As for Quakertown, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
