Shamokin Area has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Athens Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Shamokin Area will bounce into Friday's match after beating Mount Carmel, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Shamokin Area never let Mount Carmel onto the board and left with a 21-0 victory on Friday. Considering the Indians have won five games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Zakem Clinton continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 73 yards and two touchdowns. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks, making four total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defending a pass. Jayce Ginck handled things on the ground, rushing for 88 yards.
Shamokin Area was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 167 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Shamokin Area's defense and their three sacks. In that department, Clinton was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Athens). They took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 51-6 win over Sayre. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Wildcats with their most commanding win of the season.
Shamokin Area's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-0. As for Athens, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
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