The McGuffey Highlanders will head out on the road to challenge the Hopewell Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. McGuffey hasn't scored more than seven points for five games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
McGuffey is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Beaver on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Highlanders were beaten by the Bobcats 42-6. While losing is never fun, the Highlanders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 394th, while the Bobcats are ranked 153rd).
Meanwhile, Hopewell got themselves on the board against Quaker Valley on Friday, but Quaker Valley never followed suit. They breezed past the Quakers to the tune of 48-0. Considering the Vikings have won four contests by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
McGuffey better focus on containing James Armstrong and Nasir Wade as the pair were huge in Hopewell's win. Armstrong threw for 188 yards and four TDs while completing 92.3% of his passes, while Wade rushed for 178 yards and a pair of scores on only 11 carries. With that strong performance, Wade is now averaging an impressive 108 rushing yards per game.
Hopewell's run defense was locked in: Quaker Valley could only muster 3.2 yards per carry. The team can thank Justin Obeldobel for the heroic effort on defense: he. Hopewell didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 11.3.
Hopewell's defense didn't let Atticus Barr, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for five sacks. Leading the way was Aris Haniotes with two.
Hopewell's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 4-2. As for McGuffey, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
McGuffey was dealt a bruising 56-24 loss at the hands of Hopewell when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Can the Highlanders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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