Two dominant  backs in  Ty'Meere Wilkerson and  Dewayne Downey are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Berwick Bulldogs will host the Hanover Area Hawkeyes  at 7:00  p.m.  on Friday. Both teams are coming into the  contest red-hot, with Berwick sitting on  ten straight  wins and Hanover Area on three.
Berwick's defense heads into the  matchup  hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed  on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Tunkhannock 53-0. Given the Bulldogs' advantage  in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 173rd, while the Tigers are ranked 493rd) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.

 Brayden Cleaver
| 10/24/25 @ Tunkhannock | 73 | 
| 10/17/25 vs Selinsgrove | 48 | 
| 09/05/25 vs Lackawanna Trail | 38 | 
| 09/26/25 vs Wyoming Area | 31 | 
| 10/03/25 @ Greater Nanticoke Area | 11 | 
Berwick can attribute much of their success to  Brayden Cleaver, who threw for 73 yards and two  touchdowns. Those  73  passing yards gave  Cleaver a new career-high.
 Berwick was unstoppable on the ground and  finished the game with 288  rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now  rushed for at least 214  rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Hanover Area put their dominant defense on display in the team's third consecutive shutout  on Friday. They claimed a resounding  63-0 victory over Greater Nanticoke Area. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Hawkeyes just coasted through the last quarter.
Berwick better keep an eye on  Logan Richardson. He was instrumental in Hanover Area's win, throwing for 190 yards and five  TDs while completing 88.9% of his passes. Richardson's passing game has become a key predictor of the Hawkeyes' success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 110 or higher, but only 2-4 otherwise. Another player making a difference was  Deacon Eisenbach, who picked up 88 receiving yards and a pair of  scores.
 Special teams  played a big role in the game for Hanover Area, adding 18 points to the final score. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of  Dawin Downey, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown. Another bright spot was a punt return touchdown from  Conor Richardson.
 Hanover Area's win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Berwick, their victory bumped their record up to 10-0.
 Everything came up roses for Berwick against Hanover Area in their previous matchup  back in September, as the  squad secured  a  56-19 win. In that  game, the Bulldogs amassed a halftime lead of  35-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat  on Friday.