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 matchup was a 6-6 toss-up at halftime, but the Eagles couldn't quite close it out.
Blue Mountain's loss came despite strong showings from Chase Guers and Cohen Kirby. Guers picked up 98 receiving yards and one touchdown, while Kirby 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 touchdown. Those 205 rushing yards gave Reber a new career-high. Niko Carestia also helped out as he racked up 145 rushing yards.
Blue Mountain wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 28-0 loss against Southern Lehigh on the 29th. As for Schuylkill Haven, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 54-0 victory against Panther Valley on the 29th.
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