The Scranton Prep Cavaliers will face off against the Jersey Shore Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Scranton Prep's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Mid Valley 35-0. The Cavaliers haven't had any issues with the Spartans recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, after only seven points in their last game, Jersey Shore made sure to put some points up on the board against Penn Wood on Friday. The Bulldogs blew past the Patriots 44-20. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Patriots are ranked 355th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Jersey Shore's victory came down to the chemistry between Nolen Pauling and his top target Carson Watkins. Pauling threw for 196 yards and four touchdowns while Watkins picked up 71 receiving yards and three scores. Those three receiving touchdowns gave Watkins a new career-high. Bo Sechrist handled things on the ground, rushing for 90 yards.
Special teams was a major factor in the game for Jersey Shore, racking up 12 points in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Carter Rhinehart, who ran a punt back for a touchdown.
Jersey Shore didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Watkins.
Jersey Shore's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Scranton Prep, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Scranton Prep was able to grind out a solid win over Jersey Shore in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, winning 27-19. Do the Cavaliers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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