The North Star Cougars will square off against the Everett Warriors at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (North Star: 9.6, Everett: 18) so any points scored will be well earned.
North Star is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Windber 44-8 at home on Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Cougars with their most commanding win of the season.
North Star found their leader in underclassman Kasey Yoder, who threw for 218 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 57 yards. Cash Hawkins was Yoder's top target, picking up 91 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North Star was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 216 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Everett was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 30-6 to Clear Spring. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 462nd in Pennsylvania, while the Blazers are ranked 142nd in Maryland).
The win made it two in a row for North Star and bumps their season record up to 4-1. As for Everett, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Everything came up roses for North Star against Everett in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 64-31 victory. Does North Star have another victory up their sleeve, or will Everett turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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