PIAA D6 Single A Championship Preview!

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Greg Ricupero | November 15, 2023

D6 Single A Championship Game Preview

#4 Cambria Heights Highlanders (9-3) vs #2 Purchase Line Red Dragons (9-3)

Last Meeting Week #1 8/25/23 CH 7 @ PL 19

CH PF 27.3 PA 11.9

PL PF 24.8 PA 16.8

Key Players

Passing

CH Issac Weiland 50% 958 yds 10-5 TD-Int

PL John Elick  53% 1233 yds 13-6 TD-Int

Rushing

CH Stephen Nelen 819 yds 7.4 9 TD

CH Jaxxon Kline 748 yds 5.2 9 TD

CH Trey Trybus 413 yds 9.8 5 TD

PL Brock Small 1332 7.1 16 TD

PL John Elick 979 5.8 10 TD

Receiving

CH Stephen Nelen  23-350 15.2 3 TD

CH Hunter Nelen 10-188 18.8 2 TD

PL Jaylin Robertson 30-449 15.0 6 TD

PL A J Chambers 13-231 17.8 3 TD (out)

PL Victor Bartlebaugh 13-139 10.7 0 TD

Punting

CH Garrett Jasper 37.3

PL Victor Bartlebaugh 30.3

Kicking

CH Cameron Abrams 26-32 2-2 32 pts

PL Jakob Mountain 20-28 1-1 23 pts

The Heritage Conference once again proving to be the league in D6 Single A. The conference is strong & balance with the Dragons finishing fourth & Highlanders fifth. Both teams have a handful of talented big play skilled players. That being said line play should decide the outcome of this game. I have seen both teams look good in wins and both teams look bad in losses. Both teams have great head coaches. The Highlanders play all their home games are turf which will be a slight advantage. Both teams have an awesome fan base. The Dragons are a more experienced team. The Highlanders have a huge junior core. Weather could be a factor. The Dragons need to be able to pass the ball. However the Highlanders who in many games don’t have to pass, looked good doing it last week at Northern Cambria. The Highlanders have a deeper roster than the injury plagued Dragons. Turnovers could very well decide this game. My head says Highlanders, my heart says Dragons. I picked the Dragons at the beginning of the year and these kids have overcome a ton of obstacles. So let’s go Dragons by 1!

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