A win for Red Lion just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 63-16 loss at the hands of the Central York Panthers. The Lions haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Although Red Lion took the loss, they still got scores from Octavius Thompson and Raphael Zamora.
Central York's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Brooklyn Nace led the charge by throwing for 262 yards and five touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes, and also rushing for 33 yards. That's the most rushing yards Nace has posted since back in August. Brendyn Smith did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 86 receiving yards.
Red Lion's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Central York, their victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions faces off against Northeastern at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Red Lion is facing Northeastern at the right time seeing as Northeastern is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Central York, they will square off against Archbishop Hoban at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Archbishop Hoban's defense has only allowed 10.9 points per game this season, so Central York's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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