After flying high against West Shamokin last Friday, Conemaugh Township came back down to earth. The Conemaugh Township Indians came up short against the River Valley Panthers on Friday, falling 39-14. The Indians were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 32-0.
Although Conemaugh Township took the loss, they still got scores from Kaden Valentine and Cam Dunn.
Sam Yanits went supernova for River Valley, rushing for 147 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. With that strong performance, Yanits is now averaging an impressive 103 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Ewing, who rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown.
Conemaugh Township's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for River Valley, they pushed their record up to 1-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Conemaugh Township will hit the road for the first time this season to square off against United Valley co-op [Blacklick Valley/United] at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Conemaugh Township focused on turnovers this week as team gave up five on Friday. As for River Valley, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Portage at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games.
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