Cedar Cliff hasn't had much luck against Bishop McDevitt recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Cedar Cliff Colts will challenge the Bishop McDevitt Crusaders at 7:00 p.m.
Cedar Cliff is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Central Dauphin East on Friday. Cedar Cliff was just a hair shy of victory and fell 28-27 to Central Dauphin East. The loss was the Colts' first of the season.
Cedar Cliff might have lost, but man, Kade Finkboner was a machine: he rushed for 53 yards and three touchdowns.
Even if they lost, Cedar Cliff's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Princeton "Pj" Dent was especially locked on to Central Dauphin East's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Bishop McDevitt on the road against Chambersburg on Friday as the squad secured a 40-3 win. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Trojans are ranked 186th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bishop McDevitt's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Stone Saunders, who threw for 253 yards and three touchdowns, and Maurice Barnes, who gained 161 total yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Bishop McDevitt also got help from Dominic Diaz-Ellis, who showed off his sure hands for 89 receiving yards.
Cedar Cliff's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-1. As for Bishop McDevitt, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.
Friday's match might be decided in the trenches. Cedar Cliff has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 214.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Bishop McDevitt struggles in that department as they've been averaging 190. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Cedar Cliff was dealt a bruising 48-7 loss at the hands of Bishop McDevitt when the teams last played back in September of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Cedar Cliff was down 42-0.
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