West York Area has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Eastern York Golden Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, everything went West York Area's way against Kennard-Dale as West York Area made off with a 35-14 win. Considering the Bulldogs have won three matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Issac Roberts continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 71 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, while also throwing for 101 yards on seven of 12 attempts. Julius Madden also helped out with an impressive 107 receiving yards.
West York Area's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Tayvon Thomas and Madden.
Meanwhile, Eastern York has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 13.8 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Thursday. They walked away with a 57-50 victory over Solanco. The win was just business as usual for the Golden Knights, who after five games remain undefeated this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Eastern York to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nuhsi Valenti, who rushed for 203 yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Valenti a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Quinn Bramble, who threw for 382 yards and four touchdowns while completing 90% of his passes.
Eastern York wouldn't let Solanco keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Cole Staker was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last 16 games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Eastern York was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
West York Area's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Eastern York, their record now sits at 5-0.
Friday's game will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Roberts and Bramble. Roberts has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 106 passing yards and has 6 passing touchdowns on the season. For his part, Bramble has averaged 226.4 passing yards and has 19 passing touchdowns on the season.
West York Area suffered a grim 39-14 defeat to Eastern York in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Valenti, who rushed for 140 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also picked up 30 receiving yards. Now that West York Area knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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