State College has won six straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Bishop McDevitt has won six straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The State College Little Lions will welcome the Bishop McDevitt Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
State College is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Carlisle at home to the tune of 60-0 on Friday. Given the Little Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Thundering Herd are ranked 276th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Eddie Corkery, who threw for 124 yards and four touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ty Salazer, who picked up 42 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
State College didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Sean Brennen, Danny Brennen, and Salazer picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Bishop McDevitt made easy work of Central Dauphin East on Friday and carried off a 41-21 victory. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Crusaders just coasted through the last quarter.
Bishop McDevitt's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Nazir Jones-Davis, who rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Jones-Davis has posted since back in August. Another player making a difference was Stone Saunders, who threw for 158 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bishop McDevitt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 287 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
State College's win bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Bishop McDevitt, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 8-1.
Friday's match will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Corkery and Saunders. Corkery has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 202.1 passing yards and has 23 passing touchdowns on the season. For his part, Saunders has averaged 213.1 passing yards and has 27 passing touchdowns on the season.
State College lost to Bishop McDevitt at home by a decisive 41-23 margin in their previous meeting back in September of 2015. Thankfully for State College, Tayvon Bowers (who threw for 314 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 42 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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