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SOL National Conference
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 40, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 29
(Game stats courtesy of Drew Markol/Phillyburbs.com. https://www.phillyburbs.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2023/10/21/two-way-standout-williams-a-huge-part-of-unbeaten-cb-wests-success/71210616007/ )
For a while, it looked almost too easy.
And the Bucks led 27-7 early in the second quarter after quarterback Cooper Taylor scored on a four-yard TD run
“We had a fast start, and we were executing at a high level, guys were making plays,” West coach Rob Rowan said. “I thought everything was really clean on both sides of
the ball.
“Even the play they scored on, we had everything covered, but the kid (quarterback Owen Pinkerton) just made a great throw and beat our guy.”
It certainly looked as though the eagerly awaited showdown between the SOL’s two unbeaten squads might turn into a lopsided affair.
But that didn’t happen.
A 36-yard Pinkerton touchdown pass late in the second quarter made it a 27-14 game at the intermission.
“I really thought the key to the game honestly – we came out in the second half, and we had a stop and then they had a stop,” Rowan said. “When they got the ball back, they put a really nice drive together, and they went down and scored and cut it to one score.”
Pinkerton scored on a 17-yard run midway through the third quarter, pulling the Titans to within 27-21.
“When we got the ball back – offensively, we had a fourth-and-four situation, and we went for it,” Rowan said. “Our OC (offensive coordinator) dialed up a phenomenal play call.
“We had a guy whose name isn’t mentioned on an every-week basis step up and make a tremendous play.”
That player was Devin McGowan who already had hauled in a 53-yard touchdown pass from Taylor to give the Bucks an early 7-0 lead and – when his team needed it most – got the first down and then some.
“Him converting on that fourth-and-four and not only converting, but he broke the run and took it all the way down to the goal line,” Rowan said. “We responded to adversity in that moment, and that was a huge pivotal point in the game because if they get the stop – they get all the momentum.
“Again, they were moving the ball – they’re really good offensively. They’re really good on both sides of the ball, so to have the answer there and execute on a fourth down in a pivotal situation, I really thought that was the turning point of the game.”
Also in the third quarter, Jack Williams took it in from a yard out to put the Bucks on top 34-21. It was his second one-yard TD of the game.
An 11-yard touchdown run by Conor McFadden – who had a 46-yard TD run earlier in the game – gave the Bucks a 40-21 lead early in the fourth quarter to put the game out of reach
“Conor was electric again,” Rowan said. “We rushed for over 300 yards, so our offensive line came out and really, really played at a high level.”
Comprising the Bucks standout O-line are Hayden Mulligan, Gio Pellegrino, Cole Patterson, Christian Pudlo and Finn McGowan as well as tight end Shane Dillon.
Pinkerton, who led the Titans with 205 rushing yards on 20 carries, scored a late touchdown for the 40-29 final. The Titans’ junior quarterback ran for two scores and threw for two more.”
“It was a (heck) of a football game,” Rowan said. “It was an incredible crowd. Obviously, there was a lot of excitement for this game – two 8-0 teams.
“It’s special playing at War Memorial on a Friday night with the magnitude and everything that was surrounding this game – it was awesome.”
The Bucks coach acknowledged the standout efforts of Conor McFadden and Cooper Taylor.
“Jack Williams was fantastic again,” Rowan said. “He’s just a warrior for us. He plays almost every snap of the game. He’s our punter, he’s one of our kickoff guys. He’s a defensive starter, he’s an offensive starter. He had two touchdowns today. He was just a force on the field.
“Cooper played both ways all game as well. He had a bunch of tackles, played really well offensively again. I couldn’t be more proud of my guys. I love ‘em – I tell them that as often as I can, and I couldn’t be more proud to be their coach.”
Pinkerton had a huge night for the Bucks, finishing with a game-high 218 yards rushing on 22 carries.
With the win, the Bucks (9-0, 6-0 SOL) clinched a share of the SOL National Conference title, and they will have a chance to win sole possession of the crown when they host Central Bucks East in Friday’s regular season finale. Central Bucks South (8-1, 5-1) will host Pennridge on Friday.
Central Bucks South 7-7-7-8 29
Central Bucks West 21-6-7-6 40
NESHAMINY 28, CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 27
(Statistics provided courtesy of Neshaminy football)
Travis Lavelah had himself a night.
The senior running back had 24 carries for 166 yards and four touchdowns to lead the visiting Redskins to the important win.
“Travis Lavelah ran the ball real well behind our offensive line,” Neshaminy coach Steve Wilmot said of an ‘O’ line that included tight end Connor Frederick, Charlie Soska, RJ Esher, Kyler Nelson, Milo Makes and Owen Swartz. “Two of those guys (Swartz and Makes) are sophomores, and they battled their butts off today – they did good.”
It took Lavelah no time at all to get the ball rolling for his team’s offense as he scored on an 18-yard run to give the Redskins an early 7-0 lead, but that was erased when the Patriots ran a trick play the resulted in quarterback Danny Voglesong connecting with Jack Donnelly for a 47-yard touchdown pass.
A Donnelly interception resulted in Voglesong once again connecting with Donnelly for a touchdown, this one from 14 yards out that gave East a 14-7 advantage. Again, that lead disappeared in a hurry.
With 29 seconds remaining in the opening quarter, Lavelah scored on a three-yard run, knotting the score 14-14 at the end of one quarter.
The Patriots were on the move yet again, but Neshaminy recovered a costly fumble at the Redskins’ 20. They capitalized, scoring on a 15-yard Lavelah touchdown run to go into halftime with a 21-14 lead.
East took the opening kickoff of the second half and marched 80 yards. The drive was capped when Dean Blackwell – who did most of the work on the drive – scored on a five-yard run, knotting the score 21-21 after Jack Corrigan’s third extra point of the game.
After a Neshaminy punt, East drove down the field again, and once again, Blackwell handled a lot of the workload. The drive was capped with Voglesong scoring on a naked bootleg that put the Patriots on top 27-21 heading into the fourth quarter. They did not convert the extra point.
This time Neshaminy had an answer, going on a drive that culminated with Lavelah scoring on an 11-yard touchdown run. The successful extra point gave the Redskins a 28-27 lead, and this was no ordinary extra point.
“On the touchdown, unfortunately, we got a personal foul, and our field goal kicker (Kaden Nicastro) had to kick the extra point from 15 yards back from where it normally is, and he made it, so that was a big play for us. That put us ahead.”
East staged one last heroic drive, but a 47-yard field goal attempt fell just short, and the Redskins escaped with the win.
“Our team has a lot of character, they really do,” Wilmot said. “Obviously, last week did not go our way (in a 42-0 loss to Central Bucks South), but they battled back. They’re a great group of kids to be around. They don’t get down.
“We have some limitations on certain parts of our team, but the kids just back each other up and go out week after week and fight. We knew we’d be in the ball game, and the kids fought hard to win.”
The Redskins’ coach also credited the effort of his defense.
“CB East has a good offense, and they were doing some good things, but at the end of the game, our defense bent a little bit, but they didn’t break,” Wilmot said. “When we needed some key stops at the end of the game, they were able to come through for us.
“I thought Jared Molle, who’s a linebacker, did real well for us. John Dougherty did a nice job covering some passes – he had a couple of pass breakups in the third and fourth quarter. Our two inside linebackers – Carson Snyder and Colton Clee – battled all night. East has a terrific line, and they’re humungous, and they battled well.”
Neshaminy (4-5, 3-3 SOL) will travel to Pennsbury Friday for the annual rivalry game. Central Bucks East (4-5, 2-4) will be on the road at Central Bucks West on Friday.
Neshaminy 14-7-0-7 28
Central Bucks East 14-0-13-0 27
NORTH PENN 17, PENNRIDGE 16
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In the end, it came down to an extra point. The Knights made both of theirs while the Rams made one of two.
“We got lucky they missed the extra point,” North Penn coach Dick Beck said. “I thought we played good enough defense to win.
“We can’t fumble the punt return – that’s a bad mistake by us. We had two snaps that we snapped, and we weren’t ready for. That was a backbreaker, a drive killer. We’re just not good enough to make those mistakes. We fumbled a handoff that I thought was going to be a very good play. It’s frustrating, but to get out with a win, I’m happy.”
The Knights got on the scoreboard first when Amir Major scored from a yard out in the first quarter. The Rams answered with a scoring drive that was capped with Noah Keating connecting with Joseph Gregoire for a 37-yard touchdown that knotted the score 7-7 after a quarter.
In the second quarter, quarterback Matt Bucksar scored on a four-yard run to send the Knights into halftime with a 14-7 lead.
“I thought Matt Bucksar did some really good things at quarterback – he threw a couple of good balls, ran the ball smart all day,” Beck said. “I was happy with him.”
A Ryan Bocklet 23-yard field goal midway through the third quarter put the Knights on top 17-7, but Aidan Hatfield answered with a 31-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter to make it a one-score game.
With 4:07 remaining, Keating took it in from a yard out, but the missed extra point allowed the Knights to cling to their one-point lead that held until the final horn.
For the Knights, Christian Johns-Wallace was a catalyst on defense, coming down with a pair of interceptions.
“One (interception) he returned to the five-yard line to set up our first touchdown, and that was good,” Beck said. “I thought Michael Cliver probably had 11 or 12 tackles from the strong safety position. I thought he played very well.”
Keating threw for 132 yards.
North Penn (5-4, 4-2 SOL) will host Abington on Friday, and Pennridge (3-6, 2-4) will travel to Central Bucks South on Friday.
Pennridge 7-0-0-9 16
North Penn 7-7-3-0 17
PENNSBURY 41, ABINGTON 12
Sparked by an all but unstoppable running game, the Falcons bounced back from a pair of close losses to earn a decisive road win over the Ghosts.
“We keep at it every week, battling, so it was nice to come away with a win,” Pennsbury coach Galen Snyder said. “I felt like we played a pretty clean game for the most part, not a lot of penalties, and that is something that has hurt us this year.”
It took no time at all for the Falcons to get on the scoreboard. Jordan Brensinger set the tone for a big offensive night for the Falcons, returning the opening kickoff to the Ghosts’ 20-yard line. Quarterback Nate Beighley did the rest, connecting with Aiden Parker for a touchdown and a 7-0 lead before the game was two minutes old.
Abington had an immediate answer, driving down the field for a touchdown of its own when quarterback Michael Moynihan connected with Michael Coonahan for a touchdown, pulling the Ghosts to within one, 7-6.
The Falcons reeled off 34 unanswered points before the Ghosts got on the board again, and that score came on another Moynihan pass late in the game.
In the Falcons’ 34-0 tear, Brensinger had a seven-yard touchdown run, Jordan Czerniak burst through a hole in the line, racing 30 yards up the middle for a touchdown that put the Falcons on top 20-6 early in the second quarter. 
An interception by linebacker Walker Murray set up a 55-yard touchdown run by Czerniak, who surpassed the 100-yard mark on the play. When Biegley found CJ Wiser in the corner of the end zone with a nifty pass completion, the Falcons led 34-6. Midway through the fourth quarter, Brensinger’s 14-yard touchdown run put the Falcons on top 41-6 before the Ghosts scored a late TD.
“I thought Walker Murray played well on both sides of the ball for us,” Snyder said. “He had an interception, he made a lot of tackles, he did a great job blocking for us on the offensive side of the ball. We really only started using him on offense the last two weeks. He’s playing well.
“I thought Nate Beighley played well, and Jordan Czerniak, Jordan Brensinger – I thought all those guys played well. I thought the offensive line played well. Abington has a couple of formidable defensive linemen, and I thought they did a good job.”
Comprising the Falcons’ offensive line were AJ Cartusciello, Chris Rausch, Connor O’Brien Uriah Smart, Chris Karamis and tight end CJ Wiser.
Pennsbury (4-5, 2-4 SOL) will host Neshaminy in a key conference battle on Friday, and Abington (1-7, 0-6) will be on the road at North Penn on Friday.
Pennsbury 14-6-14-7 41
Abington 6-0-0-6 12
SOL Colonial Conference
SOUDERTON 31, UPPER DUBLIN 6
Souderton took care of business, knocking off Upper Dublin in a battle of the only two undefeated squads in Continental Conference play. With the win, the Indians clinched a share of the conference crown. Only a win over Bensalem in their final regular season game separates the Indians from sole possession of the title.
“I thought we had an opportunity to compete for a championship this year,” Souderton coach Ed Gallagher said. “The last couple of years, it’s been us, Quakertown and Upper Dublin. We won it in 2020, and Quakertown probably had their best team in school history in ’21, and Upper Dublin probably had their best team in school history in ’22, so when you look at the grand scheme of things, it was a nice opportunity.
“I thought we had a really good team last year, but unfortunately, Upper Dublin was a buzzsaw, so it was kind of a different thing. This year coming back with what they lost to graduation, I thought we were going to be in a decent position to regain the title. I’m so happy with the effort the kids gave tonight. They really were locked in, focused and came with a job to do and got it done.”
The Indians wasted little time before seizing control of the game, opening up a 7-0 lead midway through the first quarter when Michael McCormick scored on a four-yard touchdown run. “Danny Dyches returned the opening kickoff over midfield, so we started with the ball on their 45, ran the ball a couple yards, had a completion to Danny, a couple of good runs, and McCormick got his first touchdown,” Gallagher said.
The Indians’ defense forced a three-and-out, and Ryan Sadowski capped the ensuing drive with a 14-yard touchdown run to put the Indians on top 14-0.
The Indians threatened yet again in the first quarter, taking it to the UD 20 only to see that drive end with a fumble recovered by the Cardinals.
In the second quarter, sophomore quarterback Ben Walsh delivered a long pass to Dyches, who took it to the house for a 65-yard touchdown.
In the closing seconds of the half, McCormick scored his second touchdown, this one from three yards out to send the Indians into halftime with a commanding 28-0 lead.
“To lead 28-0 in a championship game at halftime, you’re feeling pretty good,” Gallagher said.
Upper Dublin opened the second half with an eight-minute scoring drive that culminated with quarterback Kevin Etkin finding Chris Kohlbrenner with an eight-yard touchdown pass to make it a 28-6 game.
A Rylan Zuk 33-yard field goal gave the Indians their final margin of victory.
Gallagher had plenty of praise to go around after this one.
“Chase Johnson had another takeaway – he had an interception that he returned to put us into scoring range, and he’s continuing to make plays,” the Indians’ coach said. “Danny Dyches was all over the field. He had over a hundred yards receiving, a couple big returns, he made a lot of tackles defensively. He played great.
“Ben Walsh had a really good game, he did a nice job getting the ball where it needed to be and making good decisions. I’m really just pleased with the overall execution tonight.
“Our defense was fantastic. We’ve been doing the same thing all year – our defensive line gets so much pressure. We have eight-nine guys that can rotate in and keep them fresh. They’re really good and made a lot of plays. Our linebackers were solid, our secondary was solid. It’s just a good unit. They did a great job.”
Souderton (9-0, 5-0 SOL) will host Bensalem on Friday.
“It’s very exciting,” Gallagher said. “We’ll have a home game now for playoffs. We have a share of the conference title, and we have to go and win it outright next week and see where the cards fall coming up to the playoffs.”
Upper Dublin (6-3, 4-1) will be on the road at Quakertown on Friday.
Upper Dublin 0-0-6-0 6
Souderton 14-14-0-3 31
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 24, BENSALEM 0
Chase Myers had a huge night running the football, leading the Golden Hawks to the big win after back-to-back losses to Upper Dublin and Souderton.
“I was most pleased that we bounced back, and we’re still resilient,” Rock South coach CJ Szydlik said. “Making the playoffs is the biggest thing for us. We’ve been preaching about it for a while.
“We lost two tough games in a row, but we just had to hang on with our leaders and hope that we’d come through, and we probably played one of our best games tonight. It was a complete game.”
The Golden Hawks coach had high praise for his team’s ground game.
“Chase Myers probably ran for over 200 yards,” Szydlik said. “We didn’t throw the ball very much, and defensively, I think they only had about three or four first downs, so we played really, really well on defense.
“We ran some different stuff, some younger guys got a chance to play today and played well in big spots.”
Behind a pair of touchdown runs by Myers and a successful two-point conversion – also by Myers, the Golden Hawks took a 15-0 lead into halftime.
In the second half, the Golden Hawks drove down the field and kicked a field goal for an 18-0 lead, and they put their final touchdown on the board when – after a long Myers run – Ryan Small scored for the 24-0 final.
“We just played defense from there,” Szydlik said.
Council Rock South (6-3, 3-2 SOL) will travel to Council Rock North for Friday’s Unity Cup game. Bensalem (2-7, 1-4) will be on the road at Souderton.
QUAKERTOWN 49, HARRY S TRUMAN 8
Eddie Bittner – on the heels of a three-touchdown effort in last week’s win over Council Rock North – scored four touchdowns to lead the visiting Panthers to the decisive win.
“Two weeks in a row, we were able to take care of business early and coast in the second half, get everybody on the field again,” Quakertown coach George Banas said. “We could have played better, that’s for sure.
“It’s a long, long bus ride – it’s an hour and 20 minutes, and that’s tough.”
Showing no ill effects from their long trip, the Panthers put a pair of touchdowns on the board in the final four minutes of the opening quarter. Bittner’s 13-yard touchdown run gave the Panthers a 7-0 lead, and then it was Gavin Carroll scoring on a 15-yard TD run for a 14-0 lead after one quarter.
A pair of Bittner touchdowns in the second quarter – on runs of one and three yards – sent the Panthers into the halftime locker room with a comfortable 28-0 lead.
“We were pretty sound – we had four drives on offense, and we scored all four times,” Banas said. “Bittner had two shoulder surgeries in the offseason, so good for him. Last week, he had three (touchdowns), and tonight he had four.”
The Panthers took the opening kickoff of the second half down the field for the score when quarterback Vince Micucci connected with Bittner on a 20-yard scoring strike that gave Quakertown a 34-0 lead.
“We botched the extra point, unfortunately, but on the very next series, Reagan Payne scooped and scored, so we were able to get the running clock going,” Banas said.
It is the second touchdown in as many weeks for the senior defensive back, who had a pick-6 in Quakertown’s win over Council Rock North last week.
Evan Hilton’s five-yard touchdown run and a successful two-point conversion put the Panthers on top 49-0 before the Tigers got a late score.
“Overall, the team is getting better week by week,” Banas said. “We’re coming together, things are starting to click.
“We’re definitely on an upward trend, which is always a positive this late in the season. We keep getting one guy back a week (from injuries). We’re hoping we get Keondre (Lopez) back for next week and go from there.”
Quakertown (5-4, 3-2 SOL) will host Upper Dublin on Friday.
“That’s big for us – they’re always tough, they’re always well coached, so they’ll have a good game plan,” Banas said. “Their kids are tough.
“I’m glad it’s at home. It’s a big game for us playoff-wise.”
Harry S Truman (1-8, 0-6) will host Strath Haven in a non-league game.
Quakertown 14-14-13-8 49
Harry S Truman 0-0-0-8 8
SOL American Conference
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 56, WISSAHICKON 28
The Trojans and Colonials spent the better part of the first two quarters exchanging touchdowns.
“It was a shootout in the beginning – both teams were scoring at will,” PW coach Dan Chang said. “Wissahickon does a great job – Rory (Graver) is doing a great job over there, and we struggled to stop them.”
There was nothing to suggest that trend would change, but it did.
“We got a big (defensive) stop late in the second quarter,” Chang said. “We got the ball back with four minutes to go in the half, and we were able to drive down and score, and we know we’re getting the ball to start the second half.
“We came out the second half, scored again to go up two (scores), and then it changed their game plan a little bit.”
The Colonials accumulated 409 rushing yards, and no one had a more productive day than Everett Baker, who had five carries for 157 yards and three rushing touchdowns. He also had a punt return for a touchdown. Nazye Boogs had nine carries for 113 yards and two touchdowns. Luke Winterbottom had 13 carries for 90 yards and a touchdown. The Colonials had just one passing attempt and that was completed for 20 yards and a TD.
“Our offensive line was really solid again,” PW coach Dan Chang said of a line comprised of center Max Vizza, guards Tye Hines and Shi-Nobi Morffiah, tackles Jared Thomas-Payne, Eddie Moyett and Chase Rarrick. “We were moving guys. Our guys on the edge were blocking tremendously.
“Marcus Laffredo is a receiver, but that guy blocks every play, and he earns every catch that he gets. I was really proud of those guys.”
A recap of the contest would show that the Trojans struck first when Quasir Sampson scored on a two-yard run. The Colonials answered with an eight-yard touchdown run by Nazye Boggs, and the first quarter ended with the two teams deadlocked 7-7.
In the opening minutes of the second quarter, Sampson scored his second TD of the day, this one from a yard out, and the Trojans led 14-7. Again, the Colonials answered, this time Boggs scored on a 57-yard touchdown run to even the score.
Wissahickon’s Quentin West came up with a catch and raced 66 yards for the score and a 21-14 advantage. The Colonials knotted the score and then came up with the key defensive stop that set the stage for a 28-yard rushing touchdown by Everett Baker and a 28-21 halftime lead.
On PW’s opening possession of the second half, Baker scored his third touchdown, this one from 59 yards out.
Baker followed that with a punt return for a touchdown that put the Colonials on top 42-21 midway through the third. The Trojans never threatened.
“We made some adjustments in the second half (defensively) and a couple of tweaks to what we do to try to slow what they were really hurting us with, and it was pretty effective, I think,” Chang said. “We got them off track a couple of times, and we were able to make some stops until we subbed our guys out there at the end.”
Plymouth Whitemarsh (7-1, 4-0 SOL) will host Upper Moreland on Friday, and Wissahickon (6-3, 2-2) will host Cheltenham on Friday.
Plymouth Whitemarsh 7–21-28-0 56
Wissahickon 7-14-0-7 28
CHELTENHAM 48, WILLIAM TENNENT 14
Cheltenham opened up an early lead and never looked back on its way to the no-doubt-about-it win over William Tennent.
“I was most pleased with our defense – our defense did their job, executing everything that we practiced all week,” Cheltenham coach Troy Gore said.
James Smith came up with an interception, and there were others who also came up big.
“Isaiah Brooks stuffing it on the inside,” Gore said. “David Macon had a good day, and Sean Alston had a great day.
“We shut them down a little bit, and we came out strong and scored on our first drive.”
Jared Higginbotham scored on an eight-yard run on the opening drive of the game, and the Panthers were off and running.
Gore also liked what he saw from his wide receivers who were led by senior Zaire Williams, who had three touchdown receptions from senior quarterback Jonathan Ingram. Tre Mcleod scored on a 60-yard TD run, and Smith had a 55-yard touchdown run. AJ Gordon hauled in a 50-yard touchdown pass from Ingram.
Cheltenham (3-5, 3-1 SOL) will travel to Wissahickon on Friday, and William Tennent (2-7, 0-4) will be on the road at Springfield Twp on Friday.
UPPER MORELAND 24, SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP 7
The Golden Bears took a tenuous 10-7 lead into halftime and then scored a pair of touchdowns out of halftime to earn the Senior Night win.
“They were really coming after us up front, and I think our offensive line did a really nice job of protecting our quarterback,” UM coach Adam Beach said of his ‘O’ line comprised of Darrius Whetstone, Anthony Sabatino, Danny Bogart, Connor Hodum, Jimmy Baker and tight end Frankie McDermott and also back Justin Valentin. “(Quarterback) Alex Foley was able to score three touchdowns through the air and we kicked a field goal as well.”
Sophomore receiver Larry Hughes had a pair of touchdown passes and Aidan Tuffy also had a receiving TD – which was the first of the game and spotted the Golden Bears a 7-0 lead.
“Larry Hughes does a nice job for us,” Beach said. “After he scored, they really tried to take away (Aidan) Tuffy and a couple of our older guys, so Larry found himself getting a favorable matchup, and he was able to exploit that and really helped seal us the win in a really good high school football game.”
Friday’s win came on the heels of back-to-back losses and loomed particularly large in light of the Senior Night celebration.
“We talked about playing our best football game of the year, and I think we did that,” Beach said. “We really cut down on our mistakes mentally and physically, and we were able to play our most complete football game, and it showed. It showed on the scoreboard, it showed in the way we played. It was really great for the seniors to go out a winner in their last home game in the Grove.”
Upper Moreland (4-5, 2-2 SOL) will travel to Plymouth Whitemarsh on Friday, and Springfield Twp (3-5, 1-3) will host William Tennent on Friday.
Non-league
HATBORO-HORSHAM 21, COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 7
The Hatters bounced back from a disappointing showing in a lopsided loss to Bensalem with a win over visiting Council Rock North.
“I just thought we executed offensively for the most part,” Hatters’ coach Tom Butts said. “We kind of stopped ourselves on two drives with silly penalties.
“Our offensive line played really well today. I have to watch the film, but I thought they got off the ball pretty well at first glance. That was a big piece for us offensively.”
Comprising the Hatters’ offensive line were Ryan McCarthy (left tackle), Owen King (left guard), Stephen Stunder (center), Colin Schwartz (right guard) and Owen Fischer (right tackle). Roman Marinucci was at tight end with two other players – Ryan McKinney and Devin Tercha – also seeing action at that position when Marinucci was injured.
“We have kids playing multiple positions right now because we’re so banged up,” Butts said.
The Hatters took a 7-0 lead late in the opening quarter when Kayden Collazo scored on a five-yard run. Early in the second quarter, the Indians knotted the score when Gio Cozza connected with Grant Cappozzoli on an eight-yard touchdown pass.
Collazo’s second TD of the game – this one from two yards – sent the Hatters into halftime with a 14-7 lead. In the third quarter, Jaxson Bumpus scored on a three-yard run for the 21-7 final.
“Defensively, we had a couple mistakes to give up that first touchdown, but after that, we buckled down,” Butts said. “We tightened up and did pretty well.”
Hatboro-Horsham (5-4) will travel to Twin Valley Friday for a non-league game, and Council Rock North (2-7, 2-3) will host Council Rock South in the annual rivalry game on Friday.
Council Rock North 0-7-0-0 7
Hatboro-Horsham 7-7-7-0 21
LOWER MORELAND 17, MURRELL DOBBINS HS 0
SOUTH HUNTERDON REGIONAL 14, NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY 0
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