Karns City and Central Clarion [Clarion/Clarion-Limestone/North Clarion] are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2020, but not for long. The Karns City Gremlins will challenge Central Clarion [Clarion/Clarion-Limestone/North Clarion] at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Karns City knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Central Clarion [Clarion/Clarion-Limestone/North Clarion] likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, Karns City earned a 35-27 win over Punxsutawney.
It was another big night for Hunter Scherer, who rushed for 187 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 102 rushing yards per game. Cole Johnston handled things on the ground, rushing for 102 yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Central Clarion [Clarion/Clarion-Limestone/North Clarion]). They breezed by Bradford at home to the tune of 76-13 on Friday. The victory was just business as usual for Central Clarion [Clarion/Clarion-Limestone/North Clarion], who after five games remain undefeated this season.
Jase Ferguson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 286 yards and six touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes. Mason Burford did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 118 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Central Clarion [Clarion/Clarion-Limestone/North Clarion] was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 251 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bradford only rushed for -8.
Karns City's record now sits at 3-1. As for Central Clarion [Clarion/Clarion-Limestone/North Clarion], their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Karns City was dealt a bruising 50-15 loss at the hands of Central Clarion [Clarion/Clarion-Limestone/North Clarion] in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ferguson, who threw for 208 yards and four touchdowns on only 16 passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Now that Karns City knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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