There's no place like home for North Schuylkill, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Notre Dame-Green Pond Crusaders 31-29. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but the Spartans were the better team in the second half.
Despite the defeat, Notre Dame-Green Pond had strong showings from Alex Clark, who picked up 207 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and Matt Bodnar, who threw for 363 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.0 yards per attempt. With that strong performance, Clark is now averaging an impressive 109.7 receiving yards per game. A healthy portion of that aerial production (81 yards to be exact) also went to Carmine Diaz.
North Schuylkill pushed their record up to 2-1 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Notre Dame-Green Pond, their loss was their first of the season and also makes their record 2-1.
North Schuylkill will head out to face off against Southern Lehigh at 6:55 p.m. on Friday. As for Notre Dame-Green Pond, they will face off against Saucon Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Saucon Valley will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Notre Dame-Green Pond surely won't give up without a fight.
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