The Harbor Creek Huskies will take on the Fairview Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Harbor Creek took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They breezed by North East at home to the tune of 49-10. With the Huskies ahead 42-3 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Harbor Creek got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Cameron Herman out in front who picked up 99 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Tyshawn Jones was another key rusher, rushing for 60 yards and two touchdowns.
Harbor Creek wouldn't let North East keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Harbor Creek can thank Ethan Mcadoo and Jacob Smith for forcing both of them. Smith also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making two total tackles.
Meanwhile, Fairview beat Girard 31-20 on Friday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fairview to victory, but perhaps none more so than Vincent Campoli, who rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 89 yards and a touchdown while completing 80% of his passes. Tyler Benford was another key player, rushing for 120 yards and a touchdown.
Benford wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Fairview was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 261 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Fairview's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Benford and Joey O'Reilly. That's the most rushing yards Benford has posted since back in October of 2023.
Harbor Creek now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Fairview, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.
Harbor Creek came up short against Fairview when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 23-13. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Campoli, who rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 144 yards and a touchdown on only 12 passes. Now that Harbor Creek knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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