High School Sports

Football preview: West Branch at Philipsburg-Osceola

From CDT staff reports
Philipsburg-Osceola's Levi Hughes runs down the field with the ball during the Friday, September 5, 2014 game against Bald Eagle Area.
Philipsburg-Osceola's Levi Hughes runs down the field with the ball during the Friday, September 5, 2014 game against Bald Eagle Area. Abby Drey CDT photo

The skinny: Philipsburg-Osceola has been overmatched in the majority of its games the past two years.

In both of those 0-10 seasons, the Mounties dropped close games to West Branch in Week 1. Philipsburg-Osceola fell 30-28 to the Warriors in 2014 and lost 21-10 in 2015.

The Mounties will try to end a 27-game losing streak Friday night.

Running backs Levi Hughes and Matt Johnson will power the offense along with fullback Brandon Anderson in the team’s Power-slot I offense.

Time: 7 p.m.

Coaches: WB — Kevin Hubler; P-O — Mike Mann (first season)

Last meeting: West Branch 21, Philipsburg-Osceola 10, last season

Players to watch: P-O — Levi Hughes, RB

This story was originally published August 26, 2016 at 3:10 PM with the headline "Football preview: West Branch at Philipsburg-Osceola."

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