Northwest Area has gone 4-0 against Columbia Montour Vo-Tech recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Northwest Area Rangers will venture away from home to face off against the Columbia Montour Vo-Tech Rams at 1:00 p.m. Northwest Area is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Northwest Area came up short against South Williamsport and fell 21-14. The Rangers were down 21-0 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
The losing side was boosted by Jace Mccoy, who rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 166 yards and a touchdown. Those 77 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. A healthy portion of Mccoy's aerial production (110 yards to be exact) went to Noah Arnett.
Meanwhile, Columbia Montour Vo-Tech blew past Bucktail, posting a 36-6 victory. Considering the Rams have won five matchups by more than 29 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Braxtyn Brown continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 374 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 17.8 yards per carry. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he posted at least 111 rushing yards in the fourth games prior.
Columbia Montour Vo-Tech was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 433 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 275 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Columbia Montour Vo-Tech didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Logan Bracey.
Northwest Area's loss dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Columbia Montour Vo-Tech, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
Everything came up roses for Northwest Area against Columbia Montour Vo-Tech when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 40-8 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northwest Area since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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