Harrisburg entered their tilt with Cedar Cliff on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They walked away with a 28-20 win over the Cedar Cliff Colts. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Colts are ranked 89th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jaiyon Lewis was his usual excellent self, throwing for 231 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 69 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Elias Coke made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Harrisburg's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. Coke picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown. Harrisburg got some further help from Isaac John Lewis: he picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Despite the defeat, Cedar Cliff had strong showings from Blake Secrest, who gained 87 total yards and a touchdown, and Amarion Autry, who picked up 34 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave Secrest a new career-high in rushing yards.
Harrisburg's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Cedar Cliff, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Harrisburg will take on Carlisle at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Harrisburg is facing Carlisle at the right time seeing as Carlisle is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Cedar Cliff, they are taking a road trip to challenge Chambersburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Chambersburg and three for Cedar Cliff.
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