There's no place like home for South Allegheny, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 53-14 win over the Waynesburg Central Raiders. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Gladiators considering their seven-point performance the match before.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead South Allegheny to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cameron Epps, who rushed for 185 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also picked up 82 receiving yards and a touchdown.incredibly, Epps got all that yardage with just one huge grab Ryan Cortes was another key passer, throwing for 226 yards and three touchdowns.
South Allegheny was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Waynesburg Central only rushed for 89.
South Allegheny wouldn't let Waynesburg Central keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. South Allegheny can thank Max Jeffcoat and Isaac Winstead for forcing both of them.
Waynesburg Central's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jacob Stephenson, who rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown. Jack Ricciuti also helped out with an impressive 91 receiving yards.
South Allegheny is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for Waynesburg Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5.
South Allegheny will venture away from home to take on Ellwood City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 937 yards in their previous games. Waynesburg Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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