The Manheim Central Barons will face off against the Conrad Weiser Scouts at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Manheim Central took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They snuck past Martin Luther King with a 20-14 victory. Given the Barons' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 180th, while the Cougars are ranked 363rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Logan Geib went supernova for Manheim Central, rushing for 148 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Geib a new career-high in rushing yards. Manheim Central also got a significant boost from Caleb Moyer, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 98 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Manheim Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 219 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Conrad Weiser put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Fleetwood, posting a 35-7 win on the road. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-0.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Donovan Gingrich and his top target Evan Rittle. Gingrich threw for 222 yards and two touchdowns on perfect 11-for-11passing while Rittle picked up 126 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Rittle's longest reception was for an incredible 70 yards.
One reason for the win was Conrad Weiser's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Ashton Kiebach was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up threehimself.
Manheim Central's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-2. As for Conrad Weiser, their record now sits at 4-0.
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