Week ten takes the Trojans to the seat of Cambria County, Ebensburg and the Red Devils of Central Cambria High School. 

Quarterback Blake Bussard is 42-for-96 passing for 486 yards and 4 touchdowns.  He has been picked off 4 times as well.  His favorite targets are Erik Espe (9 receptions, 139 yards, 1 TD) and Max Michkofsky (9 receptions, 101 yards, 1 TD).

Espe and Michkofsky are also leaders in the ground game.  Espe has 72 carries for 406 yards and 6 TDs while Michkofsky has 60 carries for 442 yards and 4 TDs.

On defense, Nick Wissinger leads the unit with 70 tackles while Michkofsy and Mitchell Brown are not far behind with 69 and 60 stops respectively.  Mario Deyulis leads the club with two sacks while Bussard, Espe and Brown each have two interceptions.

Stephen O'Saben is the key returner for Coach Bussard's squad.  He has returned 13 punt returns for 118 yards and 10 kickoffs for 161 yards.  On the kicking game side, CC is blessed with a very talented kicker in Austin Crimmins.  He has 33 kickoffs for 1771 yards and 7 touchbacks and has also converted 17 extra points and connected on 5 field goals.

I don't have a real long, in-depth analysis or break down of this game.  It's one that I feel the Trojans will win but they must be careful they don't fall into a trap.  It is the final home game for CC so it's their senior night.  They are going to want to go out in style on that note.  It also looks like they will be the final team in the eight-team field of the AA playoffs and they'll want to use it as a great test to see where they are.

On the other hand, the Trojans will most likely use this as a tune-up for their own playoff game, which will be the district championship game against Hollidaysburg.  It would be great to get this game in hand early and get most of the starters out of it in the second half and more importantly, get the team out with limited injury issues.


Now, to our quick look around at week ten in the LHAC and 6-AAA scene.  We have some non-conference, some playoffs and a team off in the LHAC.

Chestnut Ridge (5-4) at Bedford (3-6)
Big time rivalry game in Bedford.  I give to the edge to the Lions as they are the better team this year, but you never know.

Bishop Carroll (2-7) at Southern Huntingdon (4-5)
Regular season week ten non-conference finale for both squads. I look for the Rockets to win this home contest. 

Bishop Guilfoyle (3-6) at United (8-1)
I'm actually at a loss as to why BG would even make their team eligible for this game.  The Lions, reigning Heritage Conference champs, will make easy work of the Marauders.

Forest Hills (9-0) at Somerset (3-6)
Although the Rangers will hit the road, they will come away as a 10-0 team and head into the Class AA playoffs with a full head of steam.  Nick Dudukovich gets a lot of ink for his offensive game, but the Ranger defense has only given up 56 points all season.

Penn Cambria (6-3) at Richland (7-2)
I think some Panther weaknesses were exposed by Johnstown last week.  That combined with the fact that Brandon Bailey's Rams are fighting for a home playoff game for the first time in their program history make this a huge game for them.  I look for them to win a close one. 

Westmont (1-8) at Cambria Heights (0-9)
I hate seeing teams go 0-10 but I am not picking the Highlanders because of that.  I am picking them because they have a potent passing game and Westy can be passed on.  Look for the CH seniors to go out as winners in their last chance. 

Bishop McCort will be the top seed in the Class A playoffs.  They will enjoy a first round bye and will await the winner of the Moshannon Valley-Mount Union game. 



Bald Eagle Area (2-7) at Bellefonte (1-8)
The Red Raiders are struggling through the season at this point and I don't see them getting their second win against the Eagles.

Indian Valley (2-7) at Lewistown (2-7)
Although we have a pair of two-win teams, Mitchell Field will be packed as this is a big rivalry game.  IV has the mo' coming off the victory over Bellefonte a week ago.  The Warriors will go home with the Old Iron Kettle.

DuBois (4-5) at Hollidaysburg (4-5)
The Golden Tigers will win their home regular season finale and finish at .500 going into the 6-AAA final with Johnstown.