Football Recap: Hickory Drops Highest Score of Season Against Girard

Hornets

Team Score (Highest)

10/31/25 vs Girard	60
09/05/25 @ Conneaut Area	55
10/03/25 vs Titusville	48
10/17/25 vs Slippery Rock	42
08/29/25 @ USO [University Prep/Sci-Tech/Obama Academy]	41

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hickory). Their defense stepped up to hand the Girard Yellowjackets a 60-0 shutout on Friday. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 369th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.

Hickory was led to victory by Kelvin Morrison and Christian Dungee. Morrison rushed for 248 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, while Dungee rushed for 124 yards and a pair of scores on only nine carries. What's more, Dungee posted two rushing touchdowns, the most he's had since back in August.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Hickory proved: they limited Girard to a paltry 2.8 yards per carry. The team can thank Matthew Myers for the heroic effort on defense: he. Hickory didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 17.

Hickory's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.8 points over those games. As for Girard, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-5.

Coming up, Hickory will look to defend their home field on Friday against Fort LeBoeuf at 7:00 p.m. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Morrison and Skyler Sadowski. Girard does not have any more games scheduled as of now.