THE WEEK AHEAD: BIG WEEK AHEAD FOR TROY, TOWANDA FOOTBALL, NEB VOLLEYBALL (2024-11-03)

Northern Tier Sports Report
Then there were three. NEB volleyball starts off the week by heading to Mountain View for state play, while Troy and Towanda host district semifinal football games.

VOLLEYBALL

Tuesday, November 5

NEB (19-4) at Mountain View (18-4), 6 p.m.: The District IV Champion travels to the District II Champion. NEB defeated Mountain View 3-0 in their match of the season back in August, but that was at NEB. If NEB wins they’ll play the winner of the District III champion, and the District VI runner-up on Saturday.

FOOTBALL

Friday, November 8

Southern Columbia (7-4) vs Troy (11-0) at Mansfield University, 7 p.m.: The game of the night in Pennsylvania as the top ranked team in the state takes on the defending state champions. Southern had an up-and-down regular season, losing three of four at one point, but are riding a 4-game winning streak into the semifinals. Troy hasn’t played a close game all the way through since Dover in week two. 

Warrior Run (7-4) at Towanda (9-2), 7 p.m.: The Black Knights have won six straight heading into this semifinal, their first since 2014. Warrior Run got the 21-7 upset of Loyalsock last week, but limped into the playoffs, going 1-3 in their final four games, including a 32-29 loss to Hughesville. Both teams have wins over Bloomsburg, Warrior Run 38-24, Towanda 42-20 last week.

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