It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Northern Bedford County had no problem doing just that on Friday. They strolled past the Meyersdale Red Raiders with points to spare, taking the game 30-14. The Panthers pushed the score to 28-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Red Raiders cut but never quite recovered from.
It was another big night for Ben Clark, who rushed for 170 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Northern Bedford County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 223 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Northern Bedford County's defense and their three sacks. Joey O'Brian was especially locked on to Meyersdale's QB and sacked him twice.
Despite the defeat, Meyersdale had strong showings from Caleb Sines, who rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and Karter Schurg, who gained 70 total yards and a touchdown. Sines is becoming a predictor of Meyersdale's success: when he posts at least 80 rushing yards the team is 5-2 (and 1-3 when he doesn't).
Northern Bedford County is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 26.9 points per game. As for Meyersdale, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-5 record.
Northern Bedford County didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 14-7 defeat against Windber on the 9th. Meyersdale does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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