The Upper St. Clair Panthers will hit the road for the first time this season to take on the Canon-McMillan Big Macs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Upper St. Clair will be strutting in after a victory while Canon-McMillan will be coming in after a defeat.
Upper St. Clair is headed out to face Canon-McMillan after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Upper St. Clair blew past Mt. Lebanon 42-22 on Friday. The win was nothing new for the Panthers as they're now sitting on four straight dating back to last season.
Upper St. Clair's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Dante Coury led the charge by rushing for 78 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, while also catching a touchdown. Ethan Hellmann was another key passer, rushing for 34 yards and a touchdown.
Hellmann wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Upper St. Clair was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 239 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in six consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Canon-McMillan managed to keep up with Peters Township until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Canon-McMillan lost 42-17 to Peters Township.
Although Canon-McMillan took the loss, they still got scores from TJ Sabatucci and Ty Jansma.
Canon-McMillan wouldn't let Peters Township keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Canon-McMillan can thank Daisean Lacks and Logan Logsdon for forcing both of them.
Upper St. Clair was able to grind out a solid victory over Canon-McMillan when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 24-17. Will Upper St. Clair repeat their success, or does Canon-McMillan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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