The Bishop McDevitt Crusaders will head out to challenge the Central Dauphin Rams at 7:06 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Bishop McDevitt's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five contests.
Bishop McDevitt's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Cumberland Valley's usually-dominant defense. The Crusaders put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 34-13 win. Considering the Crusaders have won five matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Nazir Jones-Davis
| 10/03/25 vs Cumberland Valley | 131 |
| 09/26/25 @ Altoona | 70 |
| 09/19/25 vs Carlisle | 108 |
| 09/12/25 @ Cedar Cliff | 35 |
| 08/30/25 @ Harrisburg | 70 |
| + 3 more games |
It was another big night for Nazir Jones-Davis, who rushed for 131 yards and a pair of touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2024. Sebastian Williams was another key player, throwing for 123 yards and two TDs while completing 71.4% of his passes.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Central Dauphin and Central Dauphin East meet (five straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. The Rams walked away with a 28-18 victory over the Panthers.
The critical scores for Central Dauphin came from Jadyn Johnson, Xaivion Allen, Mark Lebo, and Mason Wydra.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Central Dauphin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. They are a perfect 3-0 when they've run for more than 200 yards.
Bishop McDevitt pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.3 points on average over those games. As for Central Dauphin, their record now sits at 3-4.
Bishop McDevitt strolled past Central Dauphin in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 by a score of 28-10. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Crusaders since the squad 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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