The Conemaugh Valley Blue Jays will head out to square off against the West Shamokin Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with seven consecutive losses for Conemaugh Valley and nine for West Shamokin dating back to last season.
Conemaugh Valley is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against River Valley on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Conemaugh Valley was dealt a 47-13 defeat at the hands of River Valley.
Loss or not, Conemaugh Valley got some senior leadership from Ethan Mcnulty and Zach Blair. Mcnulty rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown, while Blair rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Blair's longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Meanwhile, West Shamokin scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They lost 42-21 to Homer-Center.
West Shamokin might have lost, but man, Kaleb Kimmel was a machine: he rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown. Those 121 rushing yards gave Kimmel a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: West Shamokin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 288 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 97 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've averaged 175.
Conemaugh Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for West Shamokin, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 0-7.
Conemaugh Valley was taken down by West Shamokin 42-6 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Conemaugh Valley, Lou Swartz (who rushed for 134 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also threw for 120 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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