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Trojans look to get back on track

Trojans look to get back on track

CENTRAL DAUPHIN EAST AT CHMBERSBURG
Game data: Friday, at Trojan Stadium, 7 p.m. … Mid Penn Commonwealth game … Live stream on MidPennBroadcasting.com.

Jason Chambers

Last week: The Trojans (3-4, 3-4, 1-3 MPC) fell to Altoona, 25-7 … CD East (3-4, 1-3 MPC) gave Harrisburg a battle before falling late, 34-27.
The opponent: East is not as run-heavy as last week's opponent, Altoona, but they have one of the best running backs in the Commonwealth in Jared Porter … Last week against a strong Harrisburg defense, Porter racked up 227 yards and a touchdown … This is not a good scenario for the Trojans, who allowed power backs to gain 256 and 277 yards in the last two games and allowed 610 yards on the ground (and only 16 passing yards) in those two games … CDE's quarterback is Demaj Jalloh, who completed 14 of 25 passes for 83 yards last week … An'Tiyan Neal caught 5 balls for 37 yards and Xavier Armstrong ran for 2 TDs.
Coach's view: "(East) played a great game last week and let it slip through their fingertips," Chambersburg coach Mark Luther said. "They lost a lot of seniors from last year, but their kids play hard. They're not big overall, but they have really good team speed. We've gone up against some lines bigger than us recently, but that's not so much the case this week … but these guys are quick on the D-line. Once again, if we can't run the ball, and we can't stop the run, it's going to be tough."
Unsung: Safety Jason Chambers (jr., 5-9, 160) had 8 tackles, one assisted tackle and one tackle for a loss last week … Luther said, "All of the coaches raved about Jason's play last week. He was really playing downhill, making tackles from the secondary. He really helped to shut down Altoona's perimeter option game — I think they had only two or three plays where they got positive yardage on that."
Stats: Passing — Riley Harmon 87-for-146 (60%), 1,158 yards, 9 TDs, 4 int. … Rushing — Imani Watson 40-173, 2 TDs; Antonio Harrison 36-142, 2 TDs; Dayre Senft 45-123, 1 TD … Receiving — Rhaigeon Parker 23-351, 3 TDs; Jermere Jones 21-308, 2 TDs; Trever Luther 19-266, 1 TD.