Central Bucks East and Central Bucks South are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Central Bucks East Patriots will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Central Bucks South Titans at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, Central Bucks East got the win against Council Rock North by a conclusive 38-13. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Indians are ranked 374th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Logan Simkiss and Michael Price were among the main playmakers for Central Bucks East as the former rushed for 84 yards on only five carries and the latter rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Central Bucks East was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 368 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Central Bucks South put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Upper Dublin as Central Bucks South made off with a 33-7 win. With the Titans ahead 21-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Owen Pinkerton was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 200 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes, and also rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. Danny Gies was Pinkerton's top target, picking up 113 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Central Bucks East now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Central Bucks South, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Central Bucks East came up short against Central Bucks South when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 13-6. Can Central Bucks East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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