Karns City hasn't had much luck against Brookville recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Karns City Gremlins will square off against the Brookville Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Karns City is headed out to face Brookville after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Karns City never let Moniteau onto the board and left with a 59-0 win on Friday.
Meanwhile, Brookville had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They blew past Bradford, posting a 48-21 victory on the road. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 212th, while the Owls are ranked 460th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Anthony Ceriani was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 302 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.6 yards per carry. Another player making a difference was Easton Belfiore, who rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Brookville's defense and their six sacks. Leading the way was Belfiore and his two. His longest rush was for an incredible 83 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Brookville was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 497 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bradford only gained 319.
Karns City and Brookville were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in November of 2023, but Karns City came up empty-handed after a 42-41 loss. Can Karns City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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