The State College Little Lions will face off against the Cedar Cliff Colts at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (State College has three straight victories, Cedar Cliff has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
State College gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They enjoyed a cozy 24-7 win over Central Dauphin. Given the Little Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Rams are ranked 149th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
State College's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Eddie Corkery, who threw for 249 yards and two touchdowns. Another receiver making a difference was Cooper Brushwood, who picked up 142 receiving yards and a touchdown.
State College's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB five times. Quincy Smith was especially locked on to Central Dauphin's QB and sacked him 2.5 times. Smith has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last five times he's played. State College got some further help from Trayce Brennan: he picked up 0.5 sacks and made 11 total tackles.
Meanwhile, Cedar Cliff lost 38-13 to Chambersburg on Friday. The contest marked the Colts' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Although Cedar Cliff took the loss, they still got scores from Owen Anastasi and Kade Finkboner.
State College's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Cedar Cliff, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
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