Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Line Mountain). They breezed by the Halifax Wildcats on the road to the tune of 59-13 on Friday. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 189th, while the Wildcats are ranked 466th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Line Mountain's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Noah Ringes led the charge by rushing for 77 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, while also catching a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Ringes a new career-high in rushing yards. Another back making a difference was Ian Bates, who rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Line Mountain was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 273 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Line Mountain's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. Maxim Johnson was especially locked on to Halifax's QB and sacked him three times.
The victory (which was Line Mountain's third in a row) raised their record to 3-1. As for Halifax, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Line Mountain will take on Upper Dauphin Area at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Line Mountain will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Halifax, they will head out on the road to square off against James Buchanan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. James Buchanan's defense has only allowed 15.2 points per game this season, so Halifax's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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