Blue Mountain unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They took a 34-27 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes on Friday. The contest was a 6-6 toss-up at halftime, but the Eagles couldn't quite close it out.
Blue Mountain's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Chase Guers, who picked up 98 receiving yards and one touchdown, and Cohen Kirby, who threw for 175 yards and one TD. Reese Miller got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Most of the squad's points came courtesy of special teams, who contributed 15 in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Guers, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.
Colton Reber was nothing short of spectacular for Schuylkill Haven: he rushed for 205 yards and a pair of scores on only 13 carries, and also caught one TD. Those 205 rushing yards gave Reber a new career-high. Niko Carestia also helped out as he racked up 145 rushing yards.
Blue Mountain and Schuylkill Haven will both get their first taste of in-conference action in their upcoming games. The Eagles will take on rival Southern Lehigh at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Schuylkill Haven is set to square off against their familiar foe Panther Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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