Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ellwood City). They breezed by the Freedom Area Bulldogs on the road to the tune of 43-3 on Friday. Given the Wolverine's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 169th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 459th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Among those leading the charge was Christopher Smiley, who threw for 189 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Elijah Palmer-McCane helped Smiley out on the ground, rushing for 74 yards and two touchdowns.
The victory for Ellwood City keeps them at an undefeated 4-0. As for Freedom Area, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2-1.
Ellwood City will square off against New Brighton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ellwood City's defense has only allowed 16.2 points per game this season, so New Brighton's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Freedom Area, they will challenge Beaver Falls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Freedom Area is facing Beaver Falls at the right time seeing as Beaver Falls is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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