The Jenkintown Drakes will square off against the Columbia Montour Vo-Tech Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Jenkintown's defense has only allowed 14.2 points per game this season, so Columbia Montour Vo-Tech's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Jenkintown is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Renaissance Academy, posting a 57-0 victory on the road. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Drakes just coasted through the last quarter.
Jenkintown's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nick Dvalishvili led the charge by rushing for 85 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. That's the most rushing yards Dvalishvili has posted since back in October of 2023. Another player making a difference was Keyon Alexander, who rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Jenkintown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 250 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive games.
Jenkintown's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. Manny Bowens led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Meanwhile, Columbia Montour Vo-Tech had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They came out on top against the Crusaders by a score of 24-14.
It was another big night for Braxtyn Brown, who rushed for 190 yards and two touchdowns. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he posted at least 190 rushing yards in the third games prior. Columbia Montour Vo-Tech also got help from Logan Bracey, who showed off his sure hands for 96 receiving yards.
Another reason for the win was Columbia Montour Vo-Tech's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for eight sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Brayden Benjamin and Tyson Brown, who racked up five sacks between them. Benjamin also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
Jenkintown now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Columbia Montour Vo-Tech, their win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
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