Central York came tearing into Friday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Red Lion Lions at home to the tune of 63-16. Considering the Panthers have won five matchups by more than 39 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Central York got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Brooklyn Nace out in front who threw for 262 yards and five touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 33 yards. That's the most rushing yards Nace has posted since back in August. Another rusher making a difference was Legend Johnson, who gained 102 total yards and two touchdowns.
Although Red Lion took the loss, they still got scores from Octavius Thompson and Raphael Zamora.
Central York pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Red Lion, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Central York will host Archbishop Hoban at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Central York is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.4 points per game this season. As for Red Lion, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions challenges Northeastern at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Red Lion is facing Northeastern at the right time seeing as Northeastern is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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