Two dominant signal callers in Brody Rebuck and Wyatt Brosious are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Shikellamy Braves will venture away from home to square off against the Bloomsburg Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Shikellamy will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Selinsgrove, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. The Braves really took it to the Seals for the full four quarters, racking up a 48-7 win. The matchup marked the Braves' most dominant victory of the season.
Shikellamy's win on Friday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Brady Kurtz, who rushed for 60 yards and one touchdown. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 56 yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Shikellamy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 258 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Bloomsburg and Hughesville have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Friday. The Panthers blew past the Spartans 35-0. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Panthers' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 236th, while the Spartans are ranked 482nd).
Bloomsburg didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Krue Wheadon and Julius Serrano. Serrano got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Shikellamy's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-2. The home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.3 points over those games. As for Bloomsburg, their record now sits at 6-1.
Shikellamy came up short against Bloomsburg in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, falling 39-29. Can the Braves avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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