On Friday Chartiers Valley will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to face off against the Belle Vernon Leopards at 7:00 p.m. Chartiers Valley's defense has only allowed 15.7 points per game this season, so Belle Vernon's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Belle Vernon better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Chartiers Valley really get things going. Chartiers Valley simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Laurel Highlands 42-14 at home. The Colts pushed the score to 35-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Mustangs had little chance of recovering from.
Tayshaun Lewis was a one-man wrecking crew for Chartiers Valley as he rushed for 188 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. Lewis showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 54 yards. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Julius Best, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Chartiers Valley's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Michael Lawrence, Anthony Mousessian, Jack Czarnecki, and Dylan Czarnecki picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Belle Vernon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a blow against Thomas Jefferson, falling 42-14. While losing is never fun, the Leopards can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 75th, while the Jaguars are ranked 12th).
Despite the defeat, Belle Vernon got top-tier performance from Kole Doppelheuer, who picked up 157 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Doppelheuer also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making five total tackles and defending three passes.
The win got Chartiers Valley back to even at 3-3. As for Belle Vernon, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Chartiers Valley was dealt a bruising 49-7 defeat at the hands of Belle Vernon in their previous meeting back in September of 2021. Can Chartiers Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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