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SOL National Conference
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 28, NORTH PENN 26
Central Bucks West has had its share of thrillers in recent years.
Add Friday night’s showdown with North Penn to that list.
After rallying from a 20-7 halftime deficit to take a 28-20 lead, the Bucks found themselves a two-point conversion away from seeing the game head into overtime. The Knights, it turns out, weren’t going to down quietly, and when– with 58 seconds remaining – quarterback London Evans connected with Duke Horgan on a touchdown pass, the Knights were within two.
“They made a great play in the end zone for the touchdown,” West coach Rob Rowan said. “The kid caught it in traffic in front of like three guys. I just told our guys, ‘Hey, we’re good, man. We’ve got one more play. We’ve got to defend right now.’”
And defend they did.
Senior Louie Cipollo stepped to the fore, reading the Knights’ pass play on the two-point conversion attempt and delivering a game-saving interception, allowing the Bucks to escape with the 28-26 win.
“He’s so good,” West coach Rob Rowan said of Cipollo. “His football IQ is so off the charts. He’s just an elite player there defensively.
“We were able to get an idea of what they might be thinking, felt like we got ourselves in the right look, and our guys made a tremendous play. Obviously, Louie being the guy there to jump the route and end the game.”
Things certainly didn’t look promising for the Bucks when the Knights opened up an. early 14-0 lead and still led 20-7 at halftime. A 50-yard TD run by Cole Riley gave the Knights a 7-0 advantage, and that lead grew to 14-0 when Rylei Gray punched it in from the one. A Braylen Cape touchdown cut the Knights’ lead in half, but the Knights regained a two-score lead when Evans connected with Gray for a 12-yard touchdown late in the second quarter.
“They definitely controlled the first half,” Rowan said. “I thought our kids came out on the first drive and we were moving the ball pretty well, and we had a false start on fourth-and-one. That kind of put us back on our heels a little bit. When you’re playing a really good team, you can’t make those mistakes.”
The Bucks came roaring back in the second half. Nick Miletto’s 12-yard touchdown run made it a 20-14 game. The Bucks took their first lead (21-20) when quarterback Josh George punched it in from the one-yard line.
“I thought Nick Miletto and Braylen Cape running the ball in the second half really started to run the way that we expect our guys to run,” Rowan said. “Liam Laphen had a big catch late in the fourth quarter. Great pass, great ball by our quarterback, and that put us in position to take the lead.”
Miletto’s second TD run of the night gave the Bucks a 28-20 advantage with 2:44 remaining, setting the stage for the wild finish.
“It’s just resilience, and it’s what our guys put on display all night,” Rowan said. “We scored with a little less than three minutes on the clock, and I know how explosive those guys are. They’ve got athletes all over the field, and their quarterback was playing really well tonight. I knew we had our work cut out for us.
“The second half defensively, it really was a team effort. They’re so talented offensively, and to hold those guys to six points in the second half, that’s a total team effort.”
West’s win came on the heels of a 14-7 loss to Pennridge a week earlier in the SOL opener for both squads.
“I think more important than the win tonight is that we really found out who we were,” Rowan said. “I think you can’t put enough value on that, for a group of 15-, 16-, 17-year-old young men to be able to experience what they did last week and then not get off to the greatest start this week — to find the resolve and the resiliency to come out and play the way they did in the second half. That is what is most important. That’s what we will capture and build off of.”
Up next: Central Bucks West (4-1, 1-1 SOL) will be on the road at Abington Friday, and North Penn will host Neshaminy Friday.
North Penn 7-13-0-6 26
Central Bucks West 0-7-14-7 28
PENNRIDGE 26, CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 7
The Rams found themselves in unfamiliar territory
With six minutes remaining in the opening quarter, the Patriots went on top 7-0 after an 80-yard touchdown drive that featured the running game of Michael Price, Liam Hoey, Chase Ingram and Hunter Pulford. Cole Wojnicki’s extra point gave the Patriots a 7-0 advantage.
“That’s the first time we were down all year,” Pennridge coach Kyle Beller said. “Our kids responded right back. I thought that was pretty key.”
The Rams pulled to within one when quarterback Aiden Tetkowski connected with Brody Blomgren on a 35-yard touchdown pass. A botched extra point allowed the Patriots to maintain a 7-6 lead.
But not for long.
Matt Schafer’s 13-yard touchdown run was followed by a 17-yard touchdown pass from Tetkowski to Bradley Dornon that sent the Rams into halftime with a 19-7 lead.
If there was a defining moment in the game, it came early in the second half when the Patriots – trailing 19-7 – were driving and fumbled inside the Pennridge 10. The Rams turned the fumble into a long drive that was capped with a 41-yard touchdown run by Tetkowski that put the Rams on top 26-7. The Patriots never threatened the rest of the way.
“Blake Landherr stood him up, Mar’Quan Walker came in and laid a good hit and caused the fumble, and Ryan Flood jumped on it,” Beller said of the fumble. “That’s a huge momentum swing right there. If they punch it in, it’s 19–14. It’s a whole different game. We end up going down, driving and scoring. That really changed things.
“We played most of the third quarter inside our 40-yard line. They got an onside kick to start it. One or two little plays and it could have been a different game, but our guys got it done.”
With the win, the Rams upped their record to 5-0, and there were a lot of things their coach liked about his team’s performance.
“I was pleased with our offense,” Beller said. “They did a really good job. I thought they really controlled the line of scrimmage and did a really good job keeping them off balance and putting points on the board.
“We bent a little bit on defense today, and that’s a credit to East. They really did a nice job. They’ve got a nice team there.”
Trevor Picciotti didn’t score a touchdown, but he was a key weapon, especially in the second half when the Rams were using the clock. The junior running back had 24 carries for 152 yards.
“I thought he took the game over in the second half running the ball,” Beller said. “He just wouldn’t go down. He had a monster game.
“He was just grinding the clock down, doing what he needed to do. He had a really nice game running the ball. He just wasn’t going to be denied. I thought what he did in the second half was huge and how he kind of took it over. That’s credit to him. It’s credit to the offensive line.”
Tetkowski completed 5 of 9 passes for 101 yards and two touchdowns. He also had four carries for 59 yards.
“Aiden had a nice game,” Beller said. “Bradley Dornan had a great catch in the end zone for a touchdown in the first half. Aiden scored on a touchdown run in the second half. I really thought they all did a really nice job.”
Up next: Pennridge (5-0, 2-0 SOL) will host Pennsbury on Friday, and Central Bucks East will host Central Bucks South Friday.
Pennridge 6-13-7-0 26
Central Bucks East 7-0-0-0 7
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 36, NESHAMINY 0
Coaches routinely talk about winning the battle in the trenches.
It wasn’t just talk after Central Bucks South’s dominant road performance at Heartbreak Ridge Friday. The Titans put on a clinic on both sides of the football, controlling the line of scrimmage so completely that the Redskins never could get untracked.
“They played great,” South coach John Cataldo said. “They were very physical. They executed well. We played complementary football. It was a good night.
“When your offense is sustaining drives, your defense is causing turnovers and your special teams is playing well, that’s complementary football. That’s winning football, and that’s what we did.”
In a preview of things to come, the Titans marched 61 yards for an early score that was capped when Sean Bulicki scored on a six-yard run.
“Tonight Sean Bulicki kind of established himself as our closer,” Cataldo said. “You really have to give him some credit. He ran hard tonight and earned some yards”
When Colin White recovered a fumble on the Redskins’ ensuing possession, the Titans capitalized on a short field when Gavin Graham scored on a three-yard run and then – after a Redskins penalty – took it in for the two-point conversion that put the Falcons on top 15-0, a lead they took into halftime.
“We were able to get a lead very early in the game, and I think we were able to hold onto that momentum throughout the entirety of the game,” Cataldo said.
A 78-yard scoring drive to open the second half showcased the Titans’ running game and culminated with Graham scoring from the one, giving South an all but insurmountable 22-0 lead.
“We genuinely believe we have a stable of running backs,” said Cataldo of Graham, White, Bulicki and Hunter Sharp. “All four of them we’re confident in. They all have a little bit of a different style, but they’re all really capable running backs.”
Another fumble recovery by the Titans resulted in another Graham touchdown – this one from nine yards, and a 24-yard Trent Haviland to Santino (Sonny) Wade TD pass gave the Titans their final margin of victory.
“The keys to the game were our offense did a great job of sustaining drives,” Cataldo said. “Our offensive line executed their assignments well. Our running backs ran hard. Defensively, we were able to generate turnovers early, and that was key.
“Going into the game, we knew their running back (Brock Williams) was leading the (SOL) in rushing yards. We challenged our defensive line this week to win in the trenches, and they sure did.
Stonewalling Williams and the Redskins’ running game was a defensive front that included a combination of Jake Friedman, Gavin Graham, Braden Kube, Tim Fareno and Brody Horvat. The Redskins had just three first downs and managed just 112 yards of total offense.
The Titans’ linebackers were equally dominant.
“Sonny Wade’s a big hitter,” Cataldo said. “The very first play of the game he had a great tackle, and that kind of set the tone for the whole game.
“Javin Kube, our middle linebacker – he and Sonny are our two big hitters, and they did what they do and really set the tone.”
The offensive line spent the night creating holes for the Titan running backs and included Frankie Johnson (left tackle), Adrian Hryckowian (left guard), center Braden Kube, Wyatt Whitacre (right guard) and Mike Dolan (right tackle).
“They did an outstanding job tonight,” Cataldo said. ”Going to the Ridge to play against Neshaminy – they are a well-coached team, and to do that tonight, we’re very proud of the kids.
“They executed the game plan and we played true complementary football in all three phases, and that’s the result when you do that.”
The Titans’ coach acknowledged the importance of a difficult non-league schedule.
“Not to harp on the non-conference, but we knew it was challenging,” he said. “There are two ways you look at it. Either you sulk (after starting 0-3) — and we did not do that. We learned from our mistakes, and we are actively working to get better each week. We’re truly embracing that
“Our goal is just to continue to improve week after week. “We’re extremely happy and proud of the kids. I know the kids are really excited, and their confidence is building.”
Graham’s 93 yards and three touchdowns on 16 carries led the Titans’ ground game that gashed the ‘Skins for 208 yards. Dylon Varanage added 40 yards on just four carries.
Up next: Central Bucks South (2-3, 2-0 SOL) will be on the road at Central Bucks East, and Neshaminy (2-3, 0-2) will travel to North Penn Friday.
Central Bucks South 7-8-21-0 36
Neshaminy 0-0-0-0 0
PENNSBURY 42, ABINGTON 0
The Falcons were looking for a bounce-back win after last week’s 35-7 loss to North Penn. They delivered just that, opening up an early lead and rolling to the mercy rule win.
“To me, it was a response game in terms of coming back from the adversity from last week,” Pennsbury coach John Greiner said. “We had some self-inflicted wounds that allowed North Penn to get three touchdowns on the board 
within four minutes, and then we came back this week, put together a good week of practice and came out and put together a solid team win.”
The Falcons dominated play on both sides of the football, taking a 6-0 lead less than two minutes into the game when – after Pennsbury recovered a fumble – Luke Beighley bolted 38 yards for a touchdown and a 6-0 lead. With the Ghosts pinned at their own goal, a backward pass in the end zone resulted in a safety and an 8-0 lead after one quarter.
By halftime, the Falcons led 22-0, thanks to a 27-yard keeper by quarterback Jack Arndt and a 21-yard TD run by Henry Garlits.
The second half was more of the same. First, it was Arndt connecting with Connor Randolph, and then it was Arndt finding Bryce Krusen on a nifty 63-yard screen pass.
“Jack Arndt did an awesome job spreading the ball around and getting the ball to various receivers.”
A scoop and score by Beigley gave the Falcons their final margin of victory.
“We put together a solid team win in terms of offense, defense and special teams, causing turnovers and creating touchdowns in different ways — in the running game, passing game and off turnovers from the defensive 
perspective,” Greiner said. “The three facets worked together in terms of true complementary football for us.”
Friday’s shutout was the third in five games for the Falcons.
“The defense did an awesome job,” said Greiner, whose team had three takeaways. “One was an interception by Joshua Torres in the fourth quarter.”
Greiner had high praise for the efforts of his offensive line that is acclimating to an offense that includes its share of passing – a change from the ground and pound that was a Pennsbury trademark.
“The idea of pass blocking has been a different concept to them, and picking up different blitz techniques from various teams is completely different than what they’ve been used to,” Greiner said. “It’s just a process of the offensive line trying to mesh together the pass blocking and the run blocking at the same time.”
Comprising the offensive line were Shane Mulvey at tight end, Michael Leahy at tackle, Jimmy Coons at guard, Dylan Brosovich at center, John Zurick at guard and Mason Jones at tackle.
“I want to throw them kudos because they’ve been maligned in terms of pass blocking, which is new to them,” Greiner said. “Those six strung together a solid performance tonight.”
Up next: Pennsbury (3-2, 1-1 SOL) will travel to Pennridge on Friday.
“Hopefully we can get off the seesaw of playing well at home and then struggling on the road,” Greiner said.
Abington (2-3, 0-2) will host Central Bucks West Friday.
Abington 0-0-0-0 0
Pennsbury 8-14-20-0 42
SOL Continental Conference
QUAKERTOWN 24, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 21
The Panthers needed a win.
And thanks to a heroic late-game touchdown drive, they eked out a dramatic victory over the defending conference champion Golden Hawks on their home field. The win snapped a four-game losing streak to open the season for the Panthers.
Coach George Banas didn’t mince words when asked about the importance of Friday’s win.
“This is one of those games where it makes or breaks the season,” the Panthers’ coach said. “Our kids battled. They made a bunch of plays. We’re still young and learning, and we made a bunch of mistakes tonight, but give them a lot of credit. They responded when they needed to and drove down and punched it in with twenty-some seconds to go to take the lead.”
Just 21 seconds showed on the game clock when quarterback Carter Tucholski scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 13-yard run.
“Carter really stepped up and played a good game,” Banas said. “He hit some kids where he needed to and was able to run the ball tonight. We know he can, and he didn’t hesitate at all.”
Making the win even more significant was the fact that the Panthers – who opened up an early 14-0 lead – stayed the course even after the Golden Hawks battled back to take a 21-17 lead in the third quarter.
“We just never gave up tonight,” Banas said. “You didn’t see, like in the past, where maybe shoulders would drop or heads would go down a little bit. You didn’t see that tonight. Tonight you saw guys trying to rally each other and pick each other up and shake things off when things didn’t go well.
“The mentality was much better this week. It started on Monday. We had a really, really good week of practice. Mentality-wise, it was phenomenal, and it showed tonight that we didn’t give up.”
The Panthers set the tone early with back-to-back touchdown runs in the opening quarter – the first less than two minutes into the game on a 14-yard run by Lukas Furness and the second in the closing seconds of the frame on a four-yard run by Gavin Handschmucher.
The Golden Hawks got on the scoreboard in the second quarter to make it a 14-7 game, but Ben Maugle’s 25-yard field goal upped the Panthers’ lead to 17-7.
“Ben Maugle, our kicker, is phenomenal,” Banas said. “We’re in week five, and he just set the record for touchbacks in a season. Putting an opponent back, starting on the 20 every offensive series, is huge.
“To have a kicker, a weapon like he is, and he’s only a junior — we didn’t hesitate tonight. We knew we had a field-goal opportunity, so we ran him out there and he makes the field goal. His field goal and extra points win the game.”
The Panthers took a 17-14 lead into halftime and saw that slip away in the third quarter when the Golden Hawks went on top 21-17, but the Panthers refused to be denied, rallying to win it with the late-game drive.
“Even that last drive was like two steps forward, one step back. Two steps forward, one step back,” Banas said. “Whether it was a missed assignment and a play got blown up or we got a penalty, it was not smooth sailing.
“It was definitely edge-of-your-seat. We took a couple shots to the end zone and ended up getting in.”
There was plenty of credit to go around after Friday’s big road win
“I thought our defense played really well tonight,” Banas said. “We had some missed assignments that led to points, but they’re things that are correctable. All our mistakes tonight were correctable mistakes that we can work on.”
The Panthers’ coach went on to credit several catalysts in the win.
“(Dominic) Ferrugio had a really good night on both sides of the ball,” Banas said. “He made some really key catches on offense and made a bunch of plays on defense. Mason Pavone, the other defensive end, really played well tonight.
“Ben Hutchinson, playing safety for us, got beat up right at the end of the half. They really took it to him, and then he seals it with the interception at the end of the night. This team really bounced back tonight and didn’t hang their shoulders or their heads. I’m super proud of them for that.”
Up next: Quakertown will host Bensalem on Friday, and Council Rock South is off next week but will return to action Friday, Oct. 9, when the Golden Hawks will celebrate Youth Night.
Quakertown 14-3-0-7 24
Council Rock South 0-14-7-0 21
UPPER DUBLIN 14, BENSALEM 13
Bret Stover has won a lot of football games during his successful coaching career. Friday night’s come-from-behind road win at Bensalem with a last-minute scoring drive – the Upper Dublin coach was still shaking his head long after it was over when he recalled what happened.
The game-winning score came after a Bensalem fumble near midfield that was recovered by Ty Greenberg with the Cards on the short end of a 13-6 score.
“We were able to put one drive together and we got the touchdown,” Stover said. “I was like ‘Let’s just get on the bus and go home because we absolutely stole this. Somebody’s going to arrest us for stealing.’”
It looked for all the world like the Cards would be going home with a loss.
“They were driving on us again,” Stover said. “They got the ball around the 30 and got it to midfield, and I’m thinking, ‘We’re never going to get the ball back.’
“Then they fumbled the snap, and Ty Greenberg fell on it for us, and we were able to put one drive together.
Capping the game-winning drive was a huge play after the Cards found themselves with fourth-and-long from the 18 when quarterback Lawson Tyler connected with Jabriel Epps in the back of the end zone.
“It was really our last hope kind of thing,” Stover said. “We had a play called, and I got kind of overruled by my staff, which was great because the play we called ended up working.”
Instead of playing for the tie, Stover elected to go for two and the win. Lawson connected with Braeden Skahan for the two-point play.
The game’s final moments were not without drama.
“Nobody had timeouts left at this point,” Stover said. “They ran our kickoff back to the 45, and they did get to the 30.
“They had one shot to the end zone, and we knocked it down, and on the next play Tyler O’Sullivan sacked the quarterback, and we walked off with the win. We absolutely stole this.”
Earlier, the two teams were deadlocked at halftime.”
“We were just dominated in the first half,” Stover said. “Tyler O’Sullivan had a 55-yard interception return right before halftime, and it was a 6-6 game at halftime.
“Their kid, (Brennan) Farnsworth, who ran wild last week was very good tonight. A lot of props to him from me. He had both of their touchdowns. They ran the ball well.”
The Owls took a 13-6 lead in the second half only to see the Cards find a way to win it.
“That’s the kind of game that a young team can now hang their hat on,” Stover said. “They grew up tonight, which we were proud of.”
The UD coach credited the efforts of several players.
“Epps played well in spots,” Stover said. “Our guys up front, offensive-line-wise, protected well for Tyler to get the ball off. It wasn’t a great passing night for us by any stretch.
“Skahan’s a beast for us. He scored the two-point play and must have had six catches on offense, and he had an interception on the goal line when they could have gone up by two scores.”
The win was the second in as many games for the Cards, who dropped their first three games.
“At this stage, it’s good, and it’s good for morale,” Stover said. “Practice was great this week. Everybody wanted to come and work hard, and hopefully we can continue that momentum.”
Up next: Upper Dublin (2-3, 2-0 SOL) will travel to Council Rock North Friday, and Bensalem will be on the road at Quakertown Friday.
Upper Dublin 0-6-0-8 14
Bensalem 6-0-7-0 13
SOUDERTON 63, COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 6
Stone McKenna didn’t play football as a junior but opted to come out again as a senior. Souderton coach Ed Gallager is certainly glad he did.
“Stone McKenna is a really good football player,” the Indians’ coach said. “Unfortunately, he didn’t play last year. He’s a very good track runner, and he was a good football player as a freshman. He was making great strides as a sophomore, and in our first JV game that year, he broke his collarbone.
“Obviously, he missed it and wanted to come back out his senior year, and he’s having a great impact.”
With the Indians dealing with several injuries, McKenna – a starter at cornerback – has been seeing more and more time at running back, and it was the senior speedster who got Souderton’s offense untracked in Friday’s win.
After Rock North pulled to within 8-6 (the Indians got on the board on an eight-yard run by Levi Lopez), McKenna went to work, scoring on a 51-yard run and then a 21-yard TD run after Souderton recovered a fumble.
And just like that, Souderton led 22-6 early in the second quarter.
“He’s developing more and more confidence each week, and I’m just really happy for him,” Gallagher said of McKenna. “He’s definitely a home-run hitter. That speed is something you can’t coach. But he is a good football player, too. It’s not just the speed thing.
“He sets his blocks up well. He’s a good football player.”
A 30-yard touchdown run by Vic Santangelo was followed by Chris Ormeno’s eight-yard TD run with McKenna putting the finishing touches on a huge half with an eight-yard touchdown run to send Souderton into halftime with a 42-6 advantage.
The second half featured a running clock and included a punt return for a TD by Ryan Walsh after a shanked punt. Then it was Lincoln Huss scoring on an eight-yard run, and Walsh closed out the scoring with a 13-yard TD run.
“We had a rough start” Gallagher said. “We had a bunch of penalties in the first quarter. We actually had to punt the first time we had the ball, and it was the only time we punted all night. We just seemed a little out of sync to start, but once we settled in, we were the better team and just dominated.”
Up next: Souderton (2-3, 2-0 SOL) will host Plymouth Whitemarsh Friday in a conference battle that could all but determine the conference champion.
“They’re really good,” Gallagher said of the undefeated Colonials. “We’re going to do the best we can to keep up with them. We show our flashes, and it’s 0-0 right now. We’re going to prep the kids the best we can and get after it.”
Council Rock North (0-5, 0-2) will host Upper Dublin Friday.
Council Rock North 6-0-0-0 6
Souderton 8-34-14-7 63
Non-league
WISSAHICKON 22, ACADEMY PARK 14
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The Trojans found themselves staring at an early 7-0 deficit, but Quasir Sampson’s five-yard touchdown run evened the score at 7 apiece after one quarter.
Academy Park capitalized on a blocked punt to go on top 14-7. A safety pulled the Trojans to within five at halftime, 14-9.
Ryan Kim hauled in a 24-yard touchdown pass from Evan Dixon, and the Trojans led 15-14 late in the third quarter. A huge 64-yard touchdown run by Kim with 4:21 remaining gave the Trojans their final margin of victory.
Up next: Wissahickon (4-1) will travel to Upper Moreland for the SOL opener for both teams Friday.
Academy Park 7-7-0-0 14
Wissahickon 7-2-6-7 22
WILLIAM TENNENT 35, NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY 7
The Panthers picked up their second win of the season, opening up a 14-7 halftime lead and extending that in a second half that saw them score 21 unanswered points.
“We played complimentary football – offense, defense and special teams with wind being a factor,” Tennent coach Biz Keeny said. “Our offense had good balance. With the return of our quarterback Brayden Rementer, we had a better passing game to compliment Gavin Mensch who had a big night running the ball.
“Our defense has been steady most of the season. Defensive contributions came from Teegan Stanfield, Joey Ceballos, Joe Gentner and others. Conference play starts next week so we will see where we are a week from now.”
Gavin Mensch put the Panthers on the board with a 60-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. They upped that lead to 14-0 when Tony Canales scored on a three-yard TD run.
The visiting Lions made it a one-score game with a touchdown, but the Panthers owned the second half. Mensch picked up his second TD of the game, hauling in a Braden Rementer 64-yard touchdown pass. Mensch’s third touchdown came on an 82-yard run, and Rementer’s 45-yard touchdown run gave the Panthers their final margin of victory.
Up next: William Tennent will be on the road at Hatboro-Horsham Friday for the SOL opener for both squads. New Hope-Solebury will host Delaware County Christian Friday.
New Hope-Solebury 0-7-0-0 7
William Tennent 7-7-7-14 35
HATBORO-HORSHAM 21, LOWER MERION 12
An early Brendan Heaphy 12-yard touchdown run in the opening quarter gave the Hatters a lead they would not lose.
The visiting Aces trimmed that lead to 7-6 in the second quarter, and that score stood until halftime.
In the third quarter, Heaphy connected with Caden Edwards on a 10-yard touchdown pass, but the Aces answered with a TD of their own to make it a 14-12 game heading into the final quarter.
Thomas Gartland gave the Hatters insurance when he scored on a 13-yard touchdown run for the 21-12 final.
Heaphy turned in an overall standout effort behind center, completing 5 of 5 passes for 50 yards and a touchdown. He also ran for 148 yards and a touchdown, and that was only the beginning. He was three-for-three on PATs, and on the defensive side of the football he had six tackles and two pass breakups. He also recovered two onsides kicks to cap a standout effort.
Coach Tom Butts also credited the offensive line of Landon Mitchell, Domenic Sestito, Nathan Wisloski, Dominic Grandinetti, Ryan Bennett and Ryan McCarthy as well as defensive linemen Shane Maloney and Ryan Bennett, free safety Ollie Staub and linebacker Joey Biermass.
Up next: Hatboro-Horsham will host William Tennent in the SOL opener for both squads Friday.
Lower Merion 0-6-6-0 12
Hatboro-Horsham 7-0-7-7 21
CHICHESTER 27, HARRY S TRUMAN 7
NORTH SCHUYLKILL 35, SPRINGFIELD TWP 14
WEST CHESTER HENDERSON 33, UPPER MORELAND 6
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