The South Allegheny Gladiators will challenge the Apollo Ridge Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as South Allegheny comes in on seven and Apollo Ridge on four.
If South Allegheny beats Apollo Ridge with 62 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Gladiators took their matchup on Saturday with ease, bagging a 62-21 win over Shady Side Academy. The result was nothing new for the Gladiators, who have now won six contests by 22 points or more so far this season.
Drew Cook
| 10/04/25 @ Shady Side Academy | 3 |
| 09/26/25 vs Ligonier Valley | 2 |
| 09/19/25 @ South Park | 1 |
| 09/12/25 @ Our Lady of the Sacred Heart | 2 |
| 09/05/25 @ Carlynton | 1 |
| + 3 more games |
A big part of South Allegheny's victory came down to the chemistry between Alijah Cook and his top target Drew Cook. Alijah threw for 169 yards and five touchdowns on only 15 passes while Drew picked up 122 receiving yards and three scores. That's the most receiving touchdowns Drew has posted since back in November of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Hakim Harrell, who rushed for 64 yards and one TD.
Special teams was a major factor in the game for South Allegheny, racking up 14 points in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Joey Gamret, who ran a punt back for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Apollo Ridge hadn't done well against Steel Valley recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Vikings snuck past the Ironmen with an 18-14 win.
South Allegheny's victory bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Apollo Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
South Allegheny was able to grind out a solid victory over Apollo Ridge when the teams last played back in October of 2024, winning 41-29. Do the Gladiators have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Vikings turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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