On Friday, Upper St. Clair faced Bethel Park in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Upper St. Clair Panthers snuck past the Bethel Park Black Hawks with a 14-10 win. The 14-point effort marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Ethan Hellmann threw for 67 yards and a touchdown.
Charlie Bywalski was his top target, picking up 49 receiving yards and a touchdown. On the ground,
John Banbury rushed for 102 yards.
Upper St. Clair pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Bethel Park, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers challenges Moon Area at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Upper St. Clair's defense has only allowed ten points per game this season, so Moon Area's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Bethel Park, they will welcome South Fayette at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Bethel Park: 13.9, South Fayette: 13.4) so any points scored will be well earned.
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