Hazleton Area fell victim to Abington Heights and their airtight defense on Friday. They took a blow against the Abington Heights Comets, falling 27-0. The matchup marked the first time this year in which the Cougars were not able to get on the board.
Freddy Corrado threw for 117 yards on 14 of 23 attempts.
Yohansel Moran was his top target, picking up 37 receiving yards. On the ground,
Austin Wilson rushed for 51 yards.
Nick Bradley was his usual excellent self, rushing for 85 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 201 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes for Abington Heights. The dominant performance gave Bradley a new career-high in rushing yards. Shawn Theodore Jr. was Bradley's top target, picking up 110 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Hazleton Area dropped their record down to 5-5 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Abington Heights, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-4.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Hazleton Area is on the road again on Friday to play Williamsport at 7:00 p.m. As for Abington Heights, they will square off against Wyoming Valley West at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Abington Heights' defense has only allowed 15 points per game this season, so Wyoming Valley West's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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