The Roman Catholic Cahillite will challenge the Hollidaysburg Golden Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Roman Catholic sitting on five straight victories and Hollidaysburg on 13.
Roman Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Whitehall 49-7. The Cahillite might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 26 points or more this season.
Roman Catholic's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Semaj Beals led the charge by throwing for 200 yards and four TDs on only 13 passes. Another back making a difference was Hanif Sheed, who rushed for 120 yards and one touchdown on only eight carries.
Meanwhile, Hollidaysburg didn't have too much trouble with Delaware Valley on Friday as they won 56-42. Given the Golden Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Warriors are ranked 112th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Carter Muth and Michael Iuzzolino. Muth had a great game and rushed for 281 yards and five scores while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Iuzzolino was balling out in the loss, rushing for 137 yards and a pair of TDs.
Hollidaysburg didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. Kayden McCrystal was the real danger to the passing game, picking up two interceptions all by himself.
Hollidaysburg's win bumped their record up to 13-0. As for Roman Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 9-3.
Everything came up roses for Roman Catholic against Hollidaysburg in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, as the team secured a 48-14 win. In that contest, the Cahillite amassed a halftime lead of 34-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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