On Friday, Bishop McDevitt faced State College in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Bishop McDevitt Crusaders fell just short of the State College Little Lions by a score of 58-55. The Crusaders' defeat signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Bishop McDevitt's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Stone Saunders, who threw for 438 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt, and Dominic Diaz-Ellis, who picked up 205 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Diaz-Ellis was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 52 yards. Bishop McDevitt also got a significant boost from Nazir Jones-Davis, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 109 yards.
A big part of State College's victory came down to the chemistry between Eddie Corkery and his top target Ty Salazer. Corkery threw for 409 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.2 yards per attempt while Salazer picked up 221 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Salazer has been hot recently, having posted two or more receiving touchdowns the last four times he's played. Lamar Wilson helped Corkery out on the ground, rushing for 113 yards, while also picking up 44 receiving yards.
Bishop McDevitt's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-2. As for State College, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 9-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Bishop McDevitt will host Lower Dauphin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bishop McDevitt will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive. As for State College, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on McDowell at 7:00 p.m. on November 8th.
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