Looking back at McDevitt vs. CV

In the rush that is a Friday night in The Sentinel, some vital pieces of information were left out of the story detailing Bishop McDevitt's 35-21 win over Cumberland Valley at Chapman Memorial Field.

That, and the fact that the game was arguably the biggest in Pennsylvania that evening we decided to take a quick lock back before completely turning the page to Week 4.

The first important fact is that both offenses eclipsed the 400-yard mark. Bishop McDevitt totaled 460 yards of offense (281 rushing, 179 passing) and CV went off for 402 (253 rushing, 149 passing). Due to the potency of the offenses, the teams combined for 40 first downs (21 for McDevitt, 19 for CV).

The game itself lasted two hours and 51 minutes but it wasn't because incomplete passes from McDevitt quarterback Matt Johnson (above), who completed 8 of 14 for 179 yards, two passing touchdowns and one rushing touchdown. Johnson and running back Jameel Poteat, who rushed 35 times for 227 yards and three touchdowns (one receiving), were the two best players on the field.

McDevitt somehow overcame a whopping 11 penalties for 96 yards. CV drew only five flags for 40 yards.

As exciting as the game was Friday night - in truth, it could have gone either way despite the 14-point final - we'll have to wait another year for these two behemoths to meet again. McDevitt chose to compete at the Class AAA level for at least this year and next while CV remains in Class AAAA.