The Gowanda/Pine Valley Central Panthers will square off against the Clymer Central/Sherman/Panama Wolfpack at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Having struggled with five losses in a row dating back to last season, Gowanda/Pine Valley Central finally turned things around against Cattaraugus-Little Valley on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Timberwolves 46-6 at home.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Clymer Central/Sherman/Panama, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They blew past Randolph 48-0 at home on Saturday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Wolfpack considering their three-point performance the game before.
Tate Catanese had a dynamite game for Clymer Central/Sherman/Panama, rushing for 67 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries, while also throwing for 176 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 passes. Catanese's longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Clymer Central/Sherman/Panama was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 219 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
The win got Gowanda/Pine Valley Central back to even at 1-1. As for Clymer Central/Sherman/Panama, they pushed their record up to 1-1 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Gowanda/Pine Valley Central was dealt a bruising 56-12 defeat at the hands of Clymer Central/Sherman/Panama in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Gowanda/Pine Valley Central was down 43-6.
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