A well-balanced attack led State College over Central Dauphin East in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the State College Little Lions blew the Central Dauphin East Panthers out of the water with a 55-17 final score. With the Little Lions ahead 35-10 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Leading State College to victory were Lamar Wilson and Eddie Corkery. Wilson rushed for 152 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry, while Corkery threw for 301 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 14.3 yards per attempt. The dominant performance gave Wilson a new career-high in rushing yards. Ty Salazer was Corkery's top target, picking up 149 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
State College wouldn't let Central Dauphin East keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. State College can thank Cooper Ingold and Salazer for forcing both of them. Salazer's receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 118 receiving yards dating back to last season.
The win was the fifth in a row for State College, bringing their record for this year to 7-1. As for Central Dauphin East, with the defeat, they broke their eight-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-1.
State College will challenge Carlisle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in State College's favor as the team sits on five straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Carlisle has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road. As for Central Dauphin East, they will head out to take on Bishop McDevitt at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bishop McDevitt will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Central Dauphin East surely won't give up without a fight.
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