WHERE: 7 p.m. Friday, Susquenita HS
RECORDS: Milton Hershey 5-2, 3-1 Capital; Susquenita 6-1, 4-0.
THE SPARTANS: Three of the five wins by head coach Jeff Boger’s troops are by seven or fewer points. Run defense did a solid job last week. But it will need to be better this week. Other than Trinity, nobody has had its way with the Spartans’ defense. Not the biggest bunch but gets to the ball. QB Ben Campbell (16) is finding the mark with more consistency. Keep the trend going.
THE BLACKHAWKS: The best Tootsie Roll lollipop is the orange one. That fits the Blackhawks. Is coach Bart Miller’s crew just a flavor-of-the-month or a player? Defense has three shutouts, and only Cedar Cliff has cracked more than two scores in a game. Defense fits the mold of a player. Secondary had its best showing of the year last week against Camp Hill. If Todd Mullen (32) gets 27 or more carries, Susquenita wins.
SHAY SAYS: We keep picking Milton Hershey (+5) to lose and they refuse to play ball. Hawks are rolling to it will take a mistake-free effort to make us wrong yet again.