Despite a strong season so far, Central Dauphin East has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They lost 41-21 to the Bishop McDevitt Crusaders on Friday. The Panthers were down 34-14 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Bishop McDevitt's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nazir Jones-Davis led the charge by rushing for 126 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Jones-Davis has posted since back in August. Another passer making a difference was Stone Saunders, who threw for 158 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Central Dauphin East's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-2. As for Bishop McDevitt, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-1.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers challenges Harrisburg at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. They are coming into the contest with three straight wins on the road, so Central Dauphin East will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Bishop McDevitt, they will take on State College at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. State College will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
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