Shenandoah Valley hasn't had much luck against Minersville recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Minersville Battlin' Miners at 7:00 p.m.
Shenandoah Valley is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They were outmatched by Columbia Montour Vo-Tech on the road and fell 48-17. The loss leaves the Blue Devils without a win on the season.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Jonnuel Reyes, who rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Meanwhile, Minersville took care of business in their home opener on Friday (and then some). They blew past Halifax 39-0 at home. The Battlin' Miners' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Dante Carr had an outrageously good game as he threw for 270 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 91-yard run. Another player making a difference was Paiten LaPoint, who picked up 83 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Minersville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 228 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 156 rushing yards in 14 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Shenandoah Valley was dealt a bruising 48-7 defeat at the hands of Minersville in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Shenandoah Valley, Luke Stevenosky (who rushed for 163 yards and six 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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