The Cedar Cliff Colts will face off against the State College Little Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Cedar Cliff is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Chambersburg, posting a 35-7 win. The high-scoring effort was just what the Colts needed considering they were shut out in their previous contest.
Landon Howell had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 110 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only 14 carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Cedar Cliff was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 210 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2024.
Cedar Cliff's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB five times. Blake Secrest was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up three sacks himself. Another thorn in Chambersburg's side was Will Kocher, who made seven total tackles (2.0 for loss) and snagged an interception.
Meanwhile, State College had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Rams 41-13. The Little Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 27 points or more this season.
Cedar Cliff better focus on containing Connor Kulka and D'Antae Sheffey as the pair were huge in State College's win. Kulka threw for 268 yards and three TDs while completing 74.2% of his passes, while Sheffey gained 160 total yards and two touchdowns.
The victory got Cedar Cliff back to even at 3-3. As for State College, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Cedar Cliff was dealt a bruising 38-0 loss at the hands of State College in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Will the Colts have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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