The Hopewell Vikings will square off against the McGuffey Highlanders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopewell is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 39 points per game this season.
The home team had come away the winner the last five times Hopewell and Quaker Valley had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Vikings took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 48-0 victory over the Quakers. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 71st, while the Quakers are ranked 305th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nasir Wade
| 09/26/25 @ Quaker Valley | 178 |
| 09/19/25 @ Avonworth | 53 |
| 09/12/25 vs Beaver | 143 |
| 09/05/25 @ Ambridge | 120 |
| 08/29/25 vs New Castle | 51 |
| + 1 more games |
Hopewell's success was spearheaded by the efforts of James Armstrong, who threw for 188 yards and four touchdowns while completing 92.3% of his passes, and Nasir Wade, who rushed for 178 yards and a pair of scores on only 11 carries. With that strong performance, Wade is now averaging an impressive 108 rushing yards per game.
Hopewell's run defense was locked in: Quaker Valley could only muster 3.2 yards per carry. The team can thank Justin Obeldobel for the heroic effort on defense: he. Hopewell didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 11.3.
Hopewell's defense didn't let Atticus Barr, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for five sacks. Aris Haniotes was especially locked on to Quaker Valley's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, McGuffey played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by Beaver 42-6. The Highlanders were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-0.
Hopewell's win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 4-2. As for McGuffey, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything came up roses for Hopewell against McGuffey in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 56-24 victory. Will the Vikings repeat their success, or do the Highlanders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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