The North Star Cougars will face off against the Everett Warriors at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (North Star: 9.6, Everett: 18) so any points scored will be well earned.
North Star is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Windber, posting a 44-8 victory at home. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
North Star found their leader in underclassman Kasey Yoder, who threw for 218 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown. Yoder got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 57 yards. Cash Hawkins was Yoder's top target, picking up 91 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North Star was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 216 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Everett was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Clear Spring, falling 30-6. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 462nd in Pennsylvania, while the Blazers are ranked 142nd in Maryland).
Despite the defeat, Everett got top-tier performance from Jakobe Harman, who rushed for 245 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. Harman's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 101 rushing yards dating back to last season.
The victory made it two in a row for North Star and bumps their season record up to 4-1. As for Everett, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Everything came up roses for North Star against Everett in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 64-31 win. Does North Star have another victory up their sleeve, or will Everett turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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