New Philadelphia entered their tilt with Dover on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They strolled past the Dover Crimson Tornadoes with points to spare, taking the game 40-24. For the Quakers, this counts as revenge for the 20-13 win the Crimson Tornadoes walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
Keaton Fausel continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 275 yards and four touchdowns while completing 94.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 38 yards and a touchdown. Caleb Carlisle was in the mix as well, providing New Philadelphia with two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to New Philadelphia's defense and their eight sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Caleb Crowthers and Boston Crowell, who racked up four sacks between them.
New Philadelphia's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. As for Dover, they moved to 7-3 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. New Philadelphia will venture away from home to challenge Jackson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Jackson will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something New Philadelphia surely won't give up without a fight. As for Dover, they will head out on the road to square off against Athens at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Athens' defense has only allowed 8.1 points per game this season, so Dover's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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