West Shamokin hasn't had much luck against Northern Cambria recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The West Shamokin Wolves will challenge the Northern Cambria Colts at 7:00 p.m.
West Shamokin is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They took a 38-20 bruising from Purchase Line.
Although West Shamokin took the loss, they still got scores from Cole Wingard, Isaac Schrecengost, and Jordan Titus.
Meanwhile, Northern Cambria put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 47-8 win over Conemaugh Valley on the road. Given the Colts' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 226th, while the Blue Jays are ranked 543rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Northern Cambria relied on the efforts of Malik Fox, who gained 175 total yards and three touchdowns, and Ty Dumm, who threw for 167 yards and two touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes. Fox got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 62 yards. Reese Wagner was Dumm's top target, rushing for 62 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
Wagner wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Northern Cambria was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 286 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 178 rushing yards in 14 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
West Shamokin's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Northern Cambria, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
West Shamokin took a serious blow against Northern Cambria in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 48-0. Thankfully for West Shamokin, Jack Sheredy (who rushed for 148 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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