Belle Vernon won the last time they faced Laurel Highlands, and things went their way on Friday too. The Belle Vernon Leopards simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Laurel Highlands Mustangs 47-10 at home. With that win, the Leopards brought their scoring average up to 26.8 points per game.
Belle Vernon was led to victory by Kole Doppelheuer and Curtis Wade. Doppelheuer gained 172 total yards and two touchdowns, while Wade threw for 112 yards and three touchdowns on only ten passes. The dominant performance also gave Doppelheuer a new career-high in rushing yards. Anthony Crews helped Wade out on the ground, rushing for 65 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 32 receiving yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Belle Vernon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 257 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 88.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 174.
Belle Vernon didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Deaubre Lightfoot and Nick Mahalko.
The victory made it two in a row for Belle Vernon and bumps their season record up to 3-4. As for Laurel Highlands, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Belle Vernon didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 49-7 win against Ringgold on the 18th. As for Laurel Highlands, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 38-3 defeat against Trinity on the 18th.
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