The McGuffey Highlanders will take on the Avonworth Antelopes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. McGuffey hasn't scored more than 13 points for seven games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
McGuffey's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Hopewell on Friday. They were outmatched by the Vikings and fell 63-0. While losing is never fun, the Highlanders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 428th, while the Vikings are ranked 120th).
Meanwhile, Avonworth put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Quaker Valley with a sharp 40-19 victory. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 27-0.
McGuffey better focus on containing Logan Krul and Carson Bellinger as the pair were huge in Avonworth's win. Krul rushed for 152 yards and one TD on only 14 carries, while Bellinger threw for 168 yards and four touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Bellinger a new career-high in passer rating (164.3). Luca Neal was Bellinger's top target, picking up 39 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Avonworth was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 308 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in nine consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Avonworth's win bumped their record up to 7-0. As for McGuffey, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
McGuffey was dealt a bruising 41-13 defeat at the hands of Avonworth in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bellinger, who threw for 113 yards and four touchdowns on only eight passes. Now that the Highlanders know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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