The Chestnut Ridge Lions will head out to take on the Penn Cambria Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Chestnut Ridge is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Central Cambria: they outscored them in every quarter. The Lions' defense stepped up to hand the Red Devils a 27-0 shutout on Friday. The Lions haven't had any issues with the Red Devils recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Jayden Imler
| 09/19/25 @ Bedford | 277 |
| 09/26/25 vs Central Cambria | 135 |
| 08/22/25 @ Greater Johnstown | 108 |
| 08/29/25 vs Philipsburg-Osceola | 68 |
| 09/12/25 vs Forest Hills | 64 |
| + 1 more games |
Jayden Imler had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 135 yards and one score. He is becoming a predictor of Chestnut Ridge's success: when he posts at least 80 rushing yards the team is undefeated (and 0-3 when he doesn't). Garrett Weyandt was in the mix too, providing the Lions with two TDs.
Most of the squad's points came courtesy of special teams, who contributed 15 in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Weyandt, who ran a punt back for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Penn Cambria). They claimed a resounding 56-14 victory over Westmont Hilltop. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 112th, while the Hilltoppers are ranked 489th) , the win on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
The win got Chestnut Ridge back to even at 3-3. As for Penn Cambria, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Chestnut Ridge was taken down by Penn Cambria 45-7 when the teams last played back in October of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Lions were down 32-7.
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