After each having a week off, the Central Dauphin East Panthers and the Central York Panthers will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Central Dauphin East is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Central Dauphin East is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Harrisburg two weeks ago (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Central Dauphin East was beaten by Harrisburg 56-17. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Cougars are ranked 15th).
Meanwhile, after only seven points in their last matchup, Central York made sure to put some points up on the board against William Penn two weeks ago. Central York breezed by William Penn to the tune of 41-0. The Panthers' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Central York to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brooklyn Nace, who threw for 236 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Brendyn Smith, who picked up 120 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Central Dauphin East's loss dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Central York, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
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