Forest Hills had won five straight home games dating back to last season and Mason Papinchak did his part to make it six on Friday. In a tight game that could have gone either way, the Forest Hills Rangers made off with a 22-21 victory over the Central Dragons thanks in part to Papinchak, who rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns. He has become a key player for Forest Hills: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise.
Forest Hills didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Chase Williamson, Maddox Dombrosky, and Austin Pramuk picked up one apiece.
Although Central took the loss, they still got scores from Jaxon Detterline, Adam Baird, and Lukas Black.
Forest Hills' win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Central, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-5.
Forest Hills will stay at home for another week and welcome Tyrone at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tyrone is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.4 points per game this season. As for Central, they are on the road again on Friday to play Penn Cambria at 7:00 p.m. Penn Cambria's defense has only allowed 11.5 points per game this season, so Central's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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