Clearfield is 10-0 against Penns Valley Area since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Clearfield Bison will face off against the Penns Valley Area Rams at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Clearfield has five straight victories, Penns Valley Area has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Clearfield is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Huntingdon: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Clearfield blew Huntingdon out of the water with a 46-7 final score. The contest marked the Bison's most dominant win of the season so far.
It was another big night for Brady Collins, who rushed for 355 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 18.7 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Freeland, who gained 89 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Clearfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 422 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 171 rushing yards in nine consecutive games dating back to last season.
One reason for the win was Clearfield's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Leading the way was Jonathan Rowles with two.
Meanwhile, Penns Valley Area's game on Friday was all tied up 13-13 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They came up short against Bellefonte, falling 34-13. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 465th, while the Raiders are ranked 192nd).
Clearfield pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Penns Valley Area, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything came up roses for Clearfield against Penns Valley Area when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 35-7 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Penns Valley Area's Ty Watson, who rushed for 217 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 42 receiving yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Clearfield to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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