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NOV 11
DISTRICT 1/12 SUBREGIONAL FINAL
Neumann-Goretti 18, West Catholic 0
  In a game very reminiscent to the regular season match-up (Won by NG, 20-6) the Saints used an aggressive and stifling defense to suffocate the Burrs at every turn. West knew going in that they probably needed to front-run to knock off a more talented Saints’ club. And for three plays to start the game the Burrs seemed to be headed in the right direction. A no gain on the opening kickoff, an incomplete pass, and a four-yard loss on a run set-up a 3rd-and-14 chance from the N-G 13-yard line. No doubt the Burrs would have loved to force a Saints’ punt from near their own goal line. Not so fast! With three receivers split to the left, sr. WR/S Dymir Cave was by his lonesome on the right side of the field. A quick slant was the call and the perfectly thrown pass by jr. QB Charles Britt found Cave with enough momentum to shed the tackle attempt by the West defender. Alas, what probably should have been just a 15-yard completion turned into an 87-yard touchdown just 48 seconds into the game. Can you say wind removed from sails? Remarkably, this was Cave’s first reception of the reason and after a brief time away from the team was making just his second appearance on this side of the ball. Dividends paid! From here it was basically all defense. The Burrs didn’t cross midfield once in the first half and managed just three first downs. The field was tilted heavily against West throughout the first half and with this the Saints had other chances to score. To West’s credit their defense stood tall and prevented the Saints from scoring even though they traveled inside West’s twenty three times. A critical juncture happened right at the beginning of the third quarter that led squarely to N-G’s next score. The Burrs were staring at a fourth-and-four from the N-G 48-yard line and head coach Brian Fluck decided to go for it. He called speedy sr. QB Da’Vion Kidd-Jackson’s number on a keeper to the right, but N-G’s impressive sr. S/RB Leddie Brown shot thru and tossed Kidd-Jackson for a two-yard loss. Three plays later, on a third-and-six, sr. RB Chris Wells bounced off a tackle or two attempt early in the run and then broke free for a demoralizing 46-yard scoring run. West would have one more chance to make a game of it late in the third quarter. Jr. RB Jacir Savoy (13-70) ripped-off a 29-yard run to the N-G 26-yard line. A horse collar at the end of the run pushed the ball up to the N-G 13-yard line. After a 4-yard run by jr. WR Aaron Jenkins on a speed sweep the Burrs seemed to be in business at the nine. However, a 19-yard penalty on a chop-block, a delay, and a procedure call ultimately saw the Burrs facing a fourth-and-thirty-five. Ouch! Kidd-Jackson’s hurl to the end zone was batted down by a trio of Saints defenders. The Saints would ice the game midway through the fourth quarter when Britt calmly flipped to sr. TE/LB Jayvonne Campfield for a 3-yard score on a fourth-and-goal play. Britt finished with 137 yards thru the air on just 5-for-17 passing. Wells (13-71) and Brown (16-62) paced the rushing attack. The story of the game was N-G’s defense and it was more of a great team effort than just a handful of guys standing out. This unit held West to only 118 yards of offense. Sr. DL Christian Barmore had some manly moments early when three of his four tackles went for losses. Barmore left the game after being dinged after scooping up a punt that caromed off a West up-man. Campfield forced a fumble (recovered by jr. LB Jabrill Samuels), registered a sack, and had three pass defends. Cave and sr. OLB Andre Williams evenly split ten tackles. Frosh. S Tysheem Johnson added an interception. For West. sr. DE Rovny DaSilva led with eight stops including a half-of-sack. Sr. DL Keith Jenkins had five tackles and a half-of-sack. Sr. DL CJ Pressley (six), soph. DL Rickquan Rivera (five), and jr. DE Damon Studstill (five) were all active. Jr. LB Kha’Jey Fraizier and soph. LB Troy Athill both recovered fumbles, while jr. LB Tre Johnson forced a fumble. The teams evenly split twenty-six penalties that amassed a total of 198 yards. The Saints will move onto the Round of 16 at the 2A level. They will face District-11 champion Schuylkill Haven this coming Saturday at 6 o’clock at the South Philly Super Site. This Saints team has interesting possibilities. There is enough talent in place, a strong defensive presence, and big-play threats on offense to be successful. In this observer’s opinion they’ll need to do a better job of finishing drives and cutting back on penalties if they hope to realize this potential.

NOV. 10
CATHOLIC 6A FINAL
SJ Prep 17, La Salle 3
(At Northeast)
  Brrrrrrrrrr. And that’s putting it mildly, as this one had a Ice Bowl type feel to it. Ok, maybe that’s a bit of an exaggeration. There wasn’t any snow or ice in sight, but the temps were in the high 20’s and the wind pretty much made its presence felt throughout. Trust me, it was frigid. So, no wonder the game started with seven straight punts and only five total first downs between the teams in those seven possessions. Eventually, the Explorers would strike first and it was their defense that made the game’s first key play. Facing a fourth-and-one at midfield, a slew of La Salle defenders, led by sr. DL Daniel Kuznetsov and sr. DB Owen Pighini stuffed Hawks’ jr. RB Marques Mason for no gain. Five plays later, sr. K Daniel Karrash blasted a 37-yard field goal just inside the right post with 5:13 left before intermission. Traveling into the wind the Hawks would answer with a field goal of their own with just :13.3 seconds left before half. Sr. QB Marquez McCray was instrumental in getting his team in position. Three times he provided first down runs. The first two were on third down scrambles and they gained 21 & 14 yards, respectively. Then, of fourth-and-two from the Lasalle 22-yard line he picked up four yards to keep the drive alive. Four plays later, sr. K Anthony Tigano calmly struck the kick to deadlock the game. The drive covered 68 yards on 16 plays. The second half would begin with the Hawks receiving and La Salle opting to give them the wind for the third quarter. The Hawks first two possessions of the quarter ended with punts, but they were effective in that La Salle started at their own eleven and ten-yard lines on their first two tries. Both ended with three-and-outs. The Hawks third possession of the quarter began at the La Salle 44-yard line. Soon after, McCray connected with sr. WR James Cherry in traffic for 14 yards to the La Salle twenty-seven for a first down on a third-and-seven chance. From here, it would be all runs with soph. RB Kolbe Burrell providing the capper from the two-yard line and a 10-3 Hawks’ lead. LaSalle would manage a first down on their next series, but the Hawks stiffened from here and got the ball back once again on the La Salle side of the field and the wind at their backs. In an efficient manner the Hawks spared every second they could of the third quarter clock. On the quarter’s final play, McCray found Cherry again in traffic. This play covered 20 yards and placed the ball at the Explorers’ 6-yard line. It was good to see Cherry make these key grabs because earlier in the quarter he let what looked like a sure touchdown pass bounce out of his grasp. Good job not dwelling on the missed opportunity and helping your team the next time your number was called. Two plays into the fourth quarter McCray bulled in from the one to give the Hawks’ a commanding two-score lead. La Salle didn’t exactly fold the tent afterwards, as they held the ball for twelve plays and ultimately reached the Hawks’ 6-yard line. However, on second down, sr. QB/S Isaiah Jones was brought down for a yard loss by the combination of sr. LB Bradley Cobaugh and sr. LB Phil O’Connor. On third down, it appeared that Jones broke contain to the outside, but O’Connor tracked him down for a 4-yard loss on a sack. Impressive closing speed by O’Connor here. Jones fourth down pass was behind his intended receiver in the end zone and fell harmlessly to the chilly turf. The Explorers would get one more chance after a 9-yard punt settled at the Hawks’ 27-yard line with 5:21 left in the game. Alas, four straight misfired passes would end any hope for La Salle in this one. The Hawks would exhaust the final 5:03 of game clock. The Hawks defense has been elite all year long and that was no different in this one. Tackling leaders included; O’Connor (10 total stops, two sacks), rock solid sr. DE Rayshad Wallace (.5 sacks, 3 other TFLs, and 8 total stops), and Cobaugh (9 tackles). Other rotations members include: sr. DL Ryan Brice (6’4”, 285-lbs), sr. DL Paul Hess (.5 sacks), sr. DL Jake Feehery (4 tackles), soph. LB Liam Johnson, frosh. LB Jerimiah Trotter, sr. CB Devon Dickerson, jr. CB Zach Bougess, sr. S DeJuan Dandridge (4 tackles), and sr. S Dawson DeIuliis. Offensively, McCray (15-84) and Mason (16-74) had good moments on the ground. McCray passed 10-for-21and 76 yards. For La Salle, Jones had 66 yards rushing on 21 carries and passed for another 64 yards. Defensively, the Explorers competed and battled all night. The Hawks ran 63 offensive plays, so many defenders were active. Tackle leaders included: Kuznetsov (10 stops), sr. DL Garrett Zobel (seven), sr. LB Liam Trainer (seven), jr. DB Sean Daly (seven), sr. DB Devon Smith (six), and sr. DL Chris Maloney (six). The Hawks have now bested the Explorers in four of the last five PCL Title games and in nine of ten overall. Hawks will play the winner of the Philadelphia Public League 6A final between Central and Northeast next Saturday at 6 o’clock.

Huck’s Catholic League Notes from Week 10 . . .

  Neumann-Goretti 20, Conwell-Egan 13 - For the second straight week the Saints found themselves in a dogfight and needed a late score and even later defensive stand to hold onto the win. Trailing, 13-12, the Saints marched 68 yards on 11 plays to grab the lead. A seven-yard scramble by jr. QB Charles Britt to the C-E 28-yard line on a fourth-and-six play kept the drive alive and eventually led to Britt’s 6-yard flip to jr. WR Tre’Sean Bouie with 25 seconds left. Sr. RB Leddie Brown added the conversion run. The Eagles took over at their 38-yard line and after two incompletions the Saints seemingly had the game in hand. However, sr. QB John Kelley, filling in for jr. QB Alex Goldsby, who was injured earlier in the fourth quarter, found jr. RB Terome Mtichell along the right sideline for 56 yards. N-G’s Brown didn’t give up on the play and chased down Mitchell at the N-G six-yard line with just two seconds left. After a timeout, Kelley rolled left, but a heavy rush forced a quick pass that fell innocently to the ground. Britt passed for 182 yards and rushed for another 55 yards. Brown rushed for 64 yards and sr. WR Jaron Macon made four catches for 77 yards. The Saints were without sr. RB Chris Wells and sr. OL Justin Johnson (Injured foot). For C-E, star rusher jr. Patrick Garwo rushed for 88 yards on 15 carries and a TD. All of his damage came in the first half, but severe cramping plagued him after the intermission. Defensively, jr DL Dwayne Majors was disruptive at the line of scrimmage all game. Soph. K Jack Barreras connected on a pair of field goals.
  Roman 14, Judge 7 (OT) - We’ll start right in the extra session where the Cahillites took the ball first and needed just two plays to find the end zone. Sr. RB Marquise Cooper (19-47) did the honors when he was able to break contain and bounce outside for a 8-yard dash. Cooper also made the key play in Roman’s stand once Judge got the bal. On third down from the nine-yard line Cooper broke free and sacked jr. QB Shane Dooley for a 6-yard loss. On fourth down, Dooley tried a right-side fade to sr. WR Steve Arrington who made the catch, but was just past the back line in the end zone. Roman’s first score came on a 71-yard sprint by speedy soph. MP Malik Griffin. Judge scored on a 3-yard burst by sr. RB Tim Weldon (18-78). The teams struggled to do much on offense and combined for fifteen punts in the game. The Crusaders had a chance to win but soph. K Jack Isdell’s 41-yard FG try was low and blocked into the line. Dooley had an uncustomary ineffective day, as he went just 3-for-15 for 34 yards. The Cahillites did an excellent job of neutralizing Judge’s productive wide receiver duo of Arrington and jr. Katob Joseph, who were held without a reception.
  Lansdale 49, McDevitt 27 - The Crusaders wrapped-up the 3A playoff bid from the Catholic League with a convincing home win over the Lancers. Lansdale churned out 351 yards on 54 carries in the game. Soph, RB Danny Dutkiewicz sliced and diced the Lancers’ defense to the tone of 149 yards on 23 carries. Rugged sr. RB Matt Casee added 95 yards on 16 carries. This duo split four scores between them. Sr. FB Jake Doheny contributed another 47 yards and a rushing touchdown, while mixing in a pick on defense. The Crusaders’ sr. QB Michael Dutkiewicz only attempted three passes, but once of them went for a 23-yard score to sr. TE Nick Picozzi. Lansdale will tackle School of the Future in the 3A City Title game this coming weekend. For McDevitt, soph. QB Lonnie Rice rushed for 108 yards (3 TDs) and passed for another 148 yards in a productive finale for the promising signal caller. Frosh. RB Jon Luke Peaker made five grabs for 96 yards.
  Carroll 42, Bonner-Prendie 7 - The Patriots used short fields to score two first quarter touchdowns and mostly coasted from here. Jr. FB Russell Minor-Shaw (12-66) had scoring runs of 2 and 29 yards in that opening quarter. Early in the second quarter B-P’s soph. DB Ian Edwards scooped-up a fumble and trotted nine yards to make it a 14-7 game. However, a ill-conceived onside kick try gave the Patriots the ball at their 47-yard line. Two plays later, jr. WB Zebby Zarwie zipped 55 yards for a back-breaking touchdown. The final nail in the coffin came when sr. WR Dahmir Ruffin returned a teammate’s muffed punt 45 yards for a score with only 1:53 left in the half. Defensively, soph. LB Rich Kimmel paced that side of the ball with seven tackles. Ruffin added an interception. The Friars offense only managed 100 yards in total offense. Defenisvely, jr. LB David MacMullen played a spirited game with 11 tackles (9 solo) and three TFLS. Soph. LB Charles Ingram also had three TFLS, while sr. James McGillen had a sack amongst his six total tackles.
  Wood 31, LaSalle 17 - After a scoreless opening quarter the Vikings played a near flawless second quarter to grab a comfortable, 17-3, halftime lead. Early on it was an efficient Vikings’ passing attack that put them in business. A 57-yard connection between jr. QB Jack Colyar and sr. WR Ryan Loughlin led to a 21-yard FG by sr. Bob Hennessey to start the scoring. Midway thru the second quarter sr. RB Nasir Peoples used runs of 13 and 15 yards to set-up his 3-yard capper. Next, it was Colyar connecting with imposing sr. TE Kyle Pitts for a 36-yard touchdown. LaSalle did manage a 31-yard FG by sr. Daniel Karrash to get some of their balance back. In fact, the Explorers started the second half with an 8-play, 55-yard drive to make it, 17-10. Sr. QB Danny Solecki hit frosh. WR Marvin Harrison for two yards here. The LaSalle came dangerously close to getting all the way back soon after. A Wood three-and-out forced a short punt and Lasalle took over at the Vikings’ 35-yard line on their next possession. Twice they missed possible scoring passes with a receiver behind the defense. The latter occurred on fourth down and on Wood’s first play, Peoples zoomed 67 yards for a score. Two plays into LaSalle’s next series, Pitts neatly sniffed-out a backside screen and took the pass 18 yards for another score. Ballgame! Wood more than likely had their most balanced game on offense with 370 total yards. Colyar’s six completions netted 175 yards. Loughlin amassed 121 yards on 4 receptions. Peoples turned 22 carries into 168 yards on the ground. Sr. DE Bill Shaeffer and Pitts each had a pair of sacks to pace the defense. For LaSalle, Solecki did pass for 236 yards, but had uneven game going just 21-for-43, with a trio of picks. Sr. WR Troy Holland (5-67), sr. WR Octavious Carter (4-66), and Harrison (5-46) were all involved.
  SJ Prep 42, Ryan 6 - The Hawks blocked three straight Ryan kicks and each of them went for touchdowns. Amazing! Already leading, 21-0, late in the second quarter jr. LB Cooper Kim stormed thru the left-side of the line and blocked a punt that sr. DB Dawson DeIuliis calmly fell on in the end zone. Next, at the end of Ryan’s first possession to begin the second half, sr. LB Bradley Cobaugh blocked a punt and frosh. LB Jerimiah Trotter easily secured the pigskin before racing 23 yards for a score. The capper was something that I’ve never seen before. With Ryan attempting a 33-yard field goal try jr. DB Zach Bougess came free from the right side and actually caught, secured the ball after the kick was made. He sprinted 78 yards for this score. Earlier the Hawks’ offense scored thrice. Sr. QB Marquez McCray, who was an efficient 12-for-14 with 100 yards, connected twice with sr. WR Brandon Sanders (4 & 14 yards) for scores. McCray had a 19-yard keeper for the other Hawks’ touchdown. Defensively, sr. DE Rayshad Wallace had five QB sacks and 8 total stops. Soph. LB Andrew Bailey had 1.5 sacks amongst his 8 tackles. Ryan avoided the shutout after jr. QB Jahlil Sanders found sr. WR Dylan Cariss for three yards on the game’s last play. Soph RB Julian Jones ran well late and netted 63 yards on 6 carries.
  West Catholic 20, O’Hara 14 - In a hard-fought contest between two good defensive teams the Burrs outlasted the Lions to secure a much-needed win. A key moment came right after O’Hara took a 14-12 lead late in the third quarter. West’s first offensive play resulted in a fumble when the Lions’ jr. DB Derrick Patrick stripped and recovered a fumble on a hitch pass at the West 36-yard line. Holding all the momentum the Lions couldn’t capitalize with the friendly field position. A short punt gave the ball back to West at the fifteen and from here they marched 85 yards on 10 plays for the go-ahead touchdown. Jr. WR Aaron Jenkins took a speed sweep four yards for the score. Prior to this jr. RB Jacir Savoy (21 yards), sr. QB Da’Vion Kidd-Jackson (24 yards), and Jenkins (24 yards) provided big runs. O’Hara did quickly march into West’s territory eventually settling at the Burrs’ 15-yard line. However, jr. LB Kha’Jey Frazier, with help from soph. DB Shakur Smalls stripped a Lions’ ballcarrier and sr. DB Jahmere Crumpton recovered to prevent a possible score. From here, the Burrs held the ball for ten plays and exhausted all but 45 seconds of game clock. Four O’Hara incompletions ended it. The Burrs’ improving rushing attack went for 300 yards with Savoy (26-144) and Kidd-Jackson (10-97) doing most of the damage. Defensively, West held O’Hara to just 14 yards rushing. Sr. DL Calvin Pressley (6 tackles) and sr. DL Keith Jenkins were influential throughout with a combined five TFLs. O’Hara got 169 yards passing from strong-armed jr. QB Luke Sprague, who connected on passing scores to jr. Chris Kirby (35 yards) and Patrick (12 yards). Defensively, the Lions fought all night and were led by sr. LB Cameron Blair (8 tackles), sr. DB Taseer Jones (7 stops), and sr. DL Tom Wertz (4 TFLs).

Huck’s Catholic League Notes from Week 9.....

  Conwell-Egan 63, Bonner-Prendie 21  - It was a record-setting half for the Eagles as they exploded for SIXTY-THREE points in the opening twenty-four minutes of action and coasted past the Friars. Thanks to the research by Ted Silary the sixty-three points strongly appears to be the most ever recorded in a half by a Catholic League team. Jr. RB Terome Mitchell started the festivities by returning the opening kickoff 79 yards for a score. C-E’s nine touchdowns amassed a total of 449 yards. Whoa! Included in this were; 68-yard run (Mitchell), runs of 50 & 5 yards by jr. QB Alex Goldsby, runs of 63, 42, and 65 (INT return) by jr. RB Patrick Garwo, a 64-yard pick-six return by frosh. LB Dajuan Harris, and a 13-yard run by sr. QB John Kelley. The Eagles needed just seventeen offensive plays to secure their six touchdowns from scrimmage. Garwo carried nine times for 176 yards. All total, C-E rolled-up 348 yards on the ground and did not attempt a single pass. Soph. LB Sam Schurr paced the defense with two TFLs and a sack. For B-P, they found the end zone thrice in the second half. Sr. WR Kyrin Jackson took a direct snap and raced 87 yards for one, while jr. RB Ty Gundy (7-47) tallied two scores. The Friars managed 266 all-purpose yards after the intermission and did so on just 11 touches.
  West Catholic 46, McDevitt 6 - In a pivotal match-up between PCL Blue 2A squads the Burrs used a suffocating defense and five Lancers’ turnovers to roll to victory. On McDevitt’s first offensive play from scrimmage a center snap sailed over soph. QB Lonnie Rice’s head. West’s sr. DL Keith Jenkins recovered the rock at the McDevitt 6-yard line and three plays later sr. QB Da’Vion Kidd-Jackson scampered in from the three. The Burrs would add two more scores in the first quarter and coasted from here. Defensively, West held Mcdevitt to just 26 yards of offense. Interceptions were had by sr. DL CJ Pressley and soph. DB Justino Griggs, while sr. OLB Rovny DaSilva (sack) and soph. DB Valentin Bikibili joined Jenkins in the fumble recovering brigade. Sr. LB Koddy Mills notched 1.5 sacks assist in the cause. Offensively, Kidd-Jackson added a 75-yard jaunt and a pair of conversion runs, while also tossing a score to jr, WR Aaron Jenkins. Jr. RB Jacir Savoy rushed for 117 yards on 21 carries and TD. He closed the scoring with a 56-yard punt return. For McDevitt, jr. RB Robert Laurie-Clark scored on a 44-yard run. Defensively, Rice made a pick and soph. LB Nasire Griffin (7 solo tackles) forced and recovered a fumble. West hasn’t lost to McDevitt since 2002 and counting playoff games over that stretch the streak is 21 straight games.
  St. Joe’s Prep, LaSalle 14 - Like they have done most of the season to date, the Hawks used a key defensive play to turn the momentum in a game. Trailing, 7-0, the Hawks’ defense were facing a third-and-three from their six-yard line. This is when sr. DB Dejuan Dandridge stepped in front of quick pass from LaSalle’s sr. QB Danny Solecki and returned it 71 yards to the Explorers’ 27-yard line. Three plays later, sr. QB Marquez McCray connected with sr. WR Brandon Sanders on a nice 16-yard, left-side fade for a score to tie the game. This stretch allowed the Hawks to get their bearings and by the time the second half started they quickly put a stranglehold on the game. The Hawks’ defense forced three straight LaSalle punts in the third quarter and followed each with a touchdown. Soph. RB Kolbe Burrell gave the Hawks the lead for good with a one-yard score. This followed a 44-yard pass play from McCray to sr. WR James Cherry. Next, jr. RB Marques Mason raced 51 yards for a score. Then, McCray sprinted 45 yards for another to give the Hawks a commanding 28-7 lead early in the fourth quarter. McCray paced the offense with 134 yards passing. Defensively, sr. LB Bradley Cobaugh paced all with 11 tackles. Sr. DE Rayshad Wallace notched a sack amongst his 8 total stops. Sr. LB Phil O’Connor hustled for 8 tackles, while frosh. LB Jerimiah Trotter had a key third quarter sack. For LaSalle, Solecki rushed and passed (17-for-25, 147) for a score. Sr. WR Troy Holland was featured the most with eight catches for 64 yards. Sr. FB Joey Burnham ran hard for 105 yards on 13 carries. Sr. DB Isaiah Jones made six tackles, but played sparingly on offense. The hawks have now beat LaSalle in eight of their last none meetings.
  Father Judge 21, Carroll 13 - After a scoreless first half the teams finally showed signs of life and it was Carroll who struck first. Sr. WR Dahmir Ruffin returned the second half kickoff 95 yards to finally ignite the scoreboard. After Judge fumbled the ensuing kickoff, the Patriots scored again on a 6-yard run by soph. QB Kamal Gary to lat claim to a 13-0 lead. However, it would be all Crusaders from here, as they scored on their last three possessions to earn a hard-fought win. Jr. QB Shane Dooley connected with sr. WR Steve Arrington (8-89) twice; 26 & 14 yards, respectively. The final tally was provided by sr. RB Tim Weldon (15-54) on a 14-yard run. This score came on the heels of a missed 31-yard field goal by the Pats. Judge accumulated 370 of offense and were paced by Dooley’s 157-yard passing and 65 yards on the ground. Jr. RB/WR Katob Joseph rushed 9 times for 100 yards, including a key 60-yard dash just prior to Weldon’s nail-in-the-coffin touchdown. Dooley added an interception on defense. For Carroll, Ruffin, jr. DB Zach Butler, and jr. DB Zebby Zarwie each had picks. Gray rushed 7 times for 83 yards.
  Neumann-Goretti 22, O’Hara 21 - The Lions used a bit a trickery to grab a, 21-8, first half lead before the Saints did just enough to narrowly walkaway with a victory and remain unbeaten. Trailing, 8-0, early in the second quarter the Lions received a 52-yard scoring pass to sr. WR Justin Santilla from sr. RB Taseer Jones on a halfback pass. On the Lions’ next possession once again Jones tossed a score. This time it went back to jr. QB Luke Sprague for 11 yards on a fake reverse. Then, after the Saints fumbled the kickoff, Sprague connected with jr. WR Chris Kirby on 7-yard score off an inside shovel pass. The Saints would regain some solid footing on the first play of the second half when sr. RB Chris Wells zoomed 50 yards for a score. A two-point run by sr. RB Leddie Brown made the score 21-16 Lions. O’Hara’s defense did force consecutive punts by the Saints on their next two possessions, but early in the fourth the Saints marched 62 yards on 11 plays (All runs) to grab the lead. Brown did the honors with a 9-yard burst. The Lions’ next possession would be a three-and-out. The Saints secured the win with three first downs. Brown’s 22-yard run was the capper and led to game-ending kneel downs. The Saints rolled 320 yards on the ground, as Wells (16-149), Brown (15-87, and sr. RB Quadir Monroe (12-75) all had moments. Defensively, the Saints held the lions to just 158 yards, including only 30 yards on the ground. For O’Hara, Jones completed all three of his passes for 90 yards and Santilla finished with 4 grabs for 95 yards.
  Ryan 21, Roman 13 - Trailing, 13-7, late in the third quarter, Ryan sr. LB Mike Minniti neatly stepped in front of sailing pass along the Cahillites’ sideline and raced 44 yards for the score. Then, early in the fourth quarter they received some breathing room when frosh. WR Tyreek Chappell took a speed sweep and zipped 35 yards for a score. Roman would go onto hold the ball for fourteen plays and reach as far at the Ryan 10-yard line on their next series. However, the Cahillites would lose yards on their final four plays, with the last three coming on sacks. Sr. DB Chris Reed, sr. DE Jason Jefferson, and sr. DL Brett Tetlow did the honors. Jefferson rumbled fifteen yards on first down for Ryan and that led to kneel downs to settle it. The Raiders received 88 yard son 18 carries from jr. QB Jahlil Sanders, while Jefferson added 61 yards on 12 carries. Jr. DB Mekhi Lang and Chappell each had picks for the Raiders’ defense.For Roman, sr. RB Marquise Cooper scored twice on returns. First, he started the second half with a 75-yard kickoff return. Then, he added a 58-yard score on a fumble return. An earlier fumble return for 94 yards was wiped out due to a questionable, but unneeded block in the back. All total, Cooper amassed 241 all-purpose yards. Jr. QB Jeffrey Grosso finished with 152 yards passing, on a 14-for-24 showing. Soph. MP Malik Griffin made 7 catches for 55 yards.
  Haverford High 42, Lansdale 14 - Despite running 76 offensive plays the Crusaders couldn’t slowdown Haverford nearly enough. The Fords exploded for 443 yards on just 36 offensive plays. Sr. RB Matt Casee and sr. QB Mike Dutkiewicz each scored rushing touchdowns, while soph. Danny Dutkiewicz battled for 104 yards on 28 totes for the Crusaders in defeat.

Huck’s Catholic League Notes from Week 8 . . .

  O’Hara 20, Conwell-Egan 13 - The Lions used two fourth quarter touchdowns to earn a hard-fought victory of the Eagles. Trailing, 13-7, entering the final stanza the Lions only needed to travel forty yards after a short C-E punt. Sr. RB Nick Kutufaris capped the 7-play drive with a two-yard plunge. On the Lions next possession sr. RB Taseer Jones rushed ten yards and then fifty-nine yards on consecutive plays to give the Lions the lead for good. Jones had his best outing of the season with 196 yards on 16 carries. This was O’Hara’s highest rushing mark since Max Ferguson rushed for 226 yards on 33 lugs versus Carroll in the middle of the ’14 season. Jr. QB Luke Sprague passed for 109 yards with jr. WR Chris Kirby (6-44) his most frequent target. C-E’s last possession did reach the Lions’ 29-yard line by sr. DL Tyric Gould notched a key sack on third down. This was Gould’s second sack in the game. The Eagles were led by jr. RB Patrick Garwo with 149 yards on 24 carries, including a 38-yard touchdown. C-E’s first five possessions of the second half ended in punts while only netting 44 yards of offense.
  West Catholic 50, Bonner-Prendie 0 - Both team’s offenses started their first possession with lost fumbles and hints of chaining-moving moments were at a premium early on in this from Widener University. Eventually the Burrs struck on a 81-yard scoring run by jr. WR Aaron Jenkins on a speed sweep late in the opening quarter. West would coast from here. West sacked B-P quarterbacks six times in the first half held the Friars to minus-54 yards rushing and just two yards of total offense for the game. Sr. OLB Rovny DaSilva, sr. LB Koddy Mills, sr. DL Keith Jenkins, and sr. DL CJ Pressley all made three stops for losses in the game. DaSilva was the recipient of one of the oddest touchdowns you will ever see. With a Friars’ receiver coming across in motion a premature snap ricocheted off his leg and went right to DaSilva in the air before the ball hit the ground. He easily trotted in from 30 yards out. Jr. DB Shakur Smalls later added an 81-yard score of an interception. Sr. QB Da’Vion Kidd Jackson supplied two scoring runs (55 & 5 yards) for West and jr. RB Jacir Savoy added 96 yards on 12 carries. For the Friars, sr. LB James McGillian recovered a fumble, while soph DL Chilekasi Adele and jr. DE Rushawn Lawrence each had two TFLs.
  St. Joe’s Prep 42, Judge 7 - The Hawks notched touchdowns on their first four offensive possessions game and added a defensive score amongst them for good measure. Sr. QB Marquez McCray (10-for-13, for 123 yards), Soph. RB Kolbe Burrell (Two), and frosh. RB Noble House each found end zone on short rushing scores. Jr. Alexander Michael scored on a 39-yard interception return. Jr. LB Nicholas Bikah added a 37yard pick-six off a batted ball by jr. DL Raymond Cobb. Other defensive headliners included; sr. DE Rayshad Wallace (Fumb Rec, 1.5 sacks), sr. DL Jerry Feehery (1.5 sacks), and frosh. LB Jerimiah Trotter Jr. (Fumb. Rec.), who is the son of the ex-Eagles’ standout of the same name. The Crusaders’ avoided the shutout on a 8-yard scoring pass from from jr. QB Shane Dooley to jr. WR Katob Joseph (8 receptions), who compiled 105 of his 120 receiving yards in the final quarter. Jr. QB Matt Konen completed 6-of-10 passes for 110 yards in the final twelve minutes of action. Sr. LB Ed Fahey (seven) and soph. DE Tareff Howell (six) were active in the tackling area and both had a pair of TFLs amongst their stops.
  Wood 49, Carroll 7 - Holding a 14-0 lead the Vikings broke open the game with three quick scores late in the second quarter. Once again special teams served the Vikes well during this stage of the contest. First, sr. WR Tahmir Barksdale’s 22-yard punt return led to a 18-yard scamper for sr. RB Nasir Peoples (7-50). Next, it was Peoples doing the honors on a punt return when he raced 74 yards to paydirt. On the ensuing kickoff the Patriots fumbled and sr. QB Jack Colyar found sr. WR Ryan Loughlin for 25 yards to make the score, 35-0. This was the second time these two hooked-up. Earlier they connected on nice 47-yard pass play. Colyar was an efficient 7-for-9, for 131 yards in the game. He also added a score on a 1-yard sneak. Jr. RB Chris Blackstone (8-100) ran well after the intermission and contributed a 60-yard touchdown run. Defensively, jr. DE Sean McHugh and jr. DL Dylan Urbanowski spent time in Carroll’s backfield and help hold the Patriots to minus-three yards on 19 carries. For Carroll, soph. QB Kamal Gray flip to sr. WR Dahmir Ruffin in the flat was a bright spot as it ended with a 71-yard score.
  Neumann-Goretti 40, Lansdale Catholic 7 - A banged-up Crusaders club hung for awhile versus the talented Saints, but sr. RB Chris Wells’ 78-yard kickoff return to start the second half wiped away any thoughts of having the Saints sweat this one out. N-G would go onto score thrice more in the half; frosh RB Tysheem Johnson 63-yard run, Wells 35-yard run, and sr. RB Quadir Monroe on a 12-yard run did the honors. All total, the Saints amassed 414 yards of offense. Jr. QB Charles Britt passed for 162 yards and sr. WR Yusuf Proctor accounted for 96 of those yards on four snags. The Crusaders were without sr. QB Michael Dutkiewicz and leading rusher sr. Matt Casee because of injury. Soph. RB Danny Dutkiewicz managed 63 yards on 17 totes. The Crusaders loan touchdown came on a 12-yard pass from soph. QB Peter McHugh to Dutkiewicz.
  La Salle 42, Roman 7 - The Explorers made quick work of the Cahillites by scoring on all six first possessions and sprinting to a commanding, 42-0, halftime lead. Sr. QB Danny Solecki was mostly pinpoint going, 9-for-10, for 160 yards and four scores. Sr. WR Troy Holland (2-60) and frosh. WR Marvin Harrison Jr. (3-62) each caught a pair of touchdowns. Sr. FB Joey Burnham added two 1-yard scoring runs. La Salle accumulated 240 of their 326 total yards in the first half. On the other side of the ball that unit was just as dominant allowing just one Roman first down and forcing six punts during the opening twenty-four minutes of play. Sr. LB Liam Trainer and sr. DL Daniel Kuznetsov made multiple stops in the Cahillites backfield to spearhead things. Roman avoided the shutout late in the fourth quarter on a 81-yard scoring strike from jr. QB Jeffrey Grosso to soph. WR Malik Griffin (5-101) down the middle of the field.
  McDevitt 41, Ryan 28 - The Lancers received two interceptions apiece from jr. DB Zay Scott and soph. DB Amari Jones with two of them leading directly to scores for the Lancers’ offense. Nursing a 35-28 lead, Scott’s second pick of the game placed the ball at the Ryan 2-yard line after a 41-yard return. From here, soph. QB Lonnie Rice (18-92) scored his third rushing touchdown of the game. Sr. RB Tyseem Caesar (5-43) and frosh. Jon Luke Peaker also added scoring runs. Rice had his best passing game of the season with 164 yards on a 11-for-20 showing. He hit jr. Robert Laurie-Clark for 60 yards on a late third quarter touchdown. McDevitt rolled to 356 yards of offense and 16 first downs. Ryan received a great outing from sr. RB Mike Minniti who accounted for 230 all-purpose yards and a touchdown in three different manners; 12-yard run, 9-yard reception, and 87-yard kickoff return. Jr. QB Jahlil Sanders rushed for 48 yards (TD) and passed for another 101 yards. Jr. LB Colin Boyd and soph. DD Justin Collier had interceptions for the Raiders.

  Bonner-Prendie 20, McDevitt 14 - The Friars overcame a 14-0 deficit late in the first half to secure their first victory of the season. Sr. DL Mike Killian recovered a fumble at the Lancers’ 49-yard late in the first half. Three plays after this, sr. WR/DB Kyrin Jackson scored his first of three touchdowns in the game. This one went for 35 yards on a pass from jr. QB Shon Nelson and gave the Friars the lift they so desperately needed. The Friars would knot things after a 11-play, 45-yard drive with :32.8 seconds left in the third quarter. This time Jackson took a snap from the wildcat formation and zipped 10 yards for the score. On B-Ps next possession, Jackson (4-136) caught a slant on a 3rd-and-7 play, made the safety missed, and was off to the races for an 85-yard touchdown. It was just the second time this season the Friars held a lead in a game. McDevitt appeared to be on their way to tying, or taking a lead, with a first-and-goal at the Friars’ 7-yard on the following possession. However, soph. LB Jimmy Basler recovered a fumble. Unable to garner a first down to exhaust the game clock, B-P Head Coach Jack Muldoon once again called on Jackson to make a play. But this wasn’t you’re run-of-the-mill type play. With 56 second left, Jackson received a snap from his own 5-yard line and then proceeded to race around the end zone alluding McDevitt would-be tacklers. Alas, a safety occurred but Jackson somehow go the clock down :38.5 seconds. Amazing. As it turns out, the Friars probably needed this, as McDevitt did reach the B-P 14-yard line with 1.7 seconds left. On the game’s final play, soph. QB Lonnie Rice slightly overthrew his receiver down the middle of the field and soph. DB Ian Edwards made a sprawling pick in the end zone. This was McDevitt’s fifth turnover of the game. On the season, Jackson has accounted for five of the six B-P touchdowns and 48.4% of their yards from scrimmage. Soph. LB Charles Ingram hustled for a pair sacks for the Friars. For the Lancers, frosh. RB Jon- Luke Peaker (14-106) and Rice (19-75) each had a rushing touchdown. Soph. DL Tyrone Fowler had two of the Lancers’ five sacks in the game
  Lansdale Catholic 31, Conwell-Egan 21 - The Crusaders kept their encouraging play up with an impressive win at C-E this weekend. Trailing, 21-14, entering the fourth quarter LC erupted for 17 unanswered points. On a drive that started in the third quarter, the Crusaders marched 75 yards on 13 plays to tie the score after a sr. RB Matt Casee 1-yard plunge with 10:19 left. C-E would severely self-destruct from this point, as their next three possessions all ended with lost fumbles. The Crusaders would cap their next possession with a 9-play, 44-yard drive with a 22-yard field goal by soph. Brendan Menges with 4:20 left. Next, impressive soph. RB Danny Dutkiewicz would race 39 yards with 1:13 to play. C-E’s last chance ended with sr. LB Alex Arnow’s third fumble recovery of the game after a sack by sr. LB Jake Doheny. For the second consecutive week Casee (17-106-3 TDs) and Dutkiewicz (20-136) both eclipsed the 100-yard barrier. LC as a team churned out 301 yards on 50 carries. Led by soph. LB Kevin Gianoni the Crusaders held C-E’s star rusher jr. Patrick Garwo in check. The speedy and powerful back did score twice, but only netted 66 yards on 17 lugs. C-E’s other score came on a 50-yard pass from jr. QB Alex Goldsby to frosh. FB Dajuan Harris.
  La Salle 34, Father Judge 0 - The Explorers methodically dispatched the Crusaders to improve to (5-1, 2-0) in the PCL Red. The Explorers defensive line was a force all evening. Seven times they sacked Judge jr. QB Shane Dooley. Sr. DL Daniel Kuznetsov led with 2.5 sacks, while sr. DL Stephen Matchett (1.5),sr. DL Garrett Zobel (one), sr. DE Chris Maloney (one), sr. LB Liam Trainer (half), and soph. LB Dillon Trainer (half) all made their presence felt. Judge’s six first half possession had a starting average of the 16-yard line. Offensively, sr. QB Danny Solecki was an efficient 18-for-28, for 195 yards and one scoring pass to sr. WR Troy Holland (5-58). Sr. RB/WR Octavious Carter amassed 122 yards of rushing/receiving. Sr. K Daniel Karrash boomed two field goals of 32 and 35 yards. For Judge, Dooley was game throughout and had 173 yards on his ten completions. Jr. RB/WR Katob Joseph had four catches for 101 yards and made an interception on defense. Sr. RB Tim Weldon rushed for 95 yards on 15 carries. Judge had plays of 52, 43, 42, 32, and 24 yards in the game. Unfortunately, their other 48 plays only netted 62 yards of offense.
  Wood 42, Ryan 6 - Behind the running of sr. RB Nasir Peoples and two defensive scores by team leaders the Vikings easily pulled away from the Red Raiders. On the game’s first offensive snap, Peoples raced 77 yards for a touchdown which would propel him to a 177-yards and three-score outing on just 12 carries. He later added scoring runs of 28 & 1 yards. Defensively, sr. LB Matt Palmer stripped the ball from Ryan jr. QB Jahlil Sanders and then walked in for a 7-yard score. Later, rugged sr. LB Tyler Smith picked-off a Sanders pass and lumbered 35 yards for yet another defensive score. Earlier, this duo combined for a sack (Palmer) and fumble recovery (Smith). Jr. DB Kevin Otto added an interception for the Vikings. Ryan’s lone score did make the score 7-6 Wood with 3:34 left in the opening quarter. Sanders flipped to jr. WR Kyron Long for 14 yards on the play. The score was set-up by an interception by soph. LB Eric Rivera. Sanders either rushed or passed 39 times in the game, but due to a stifling Wood defense was only able to pick-up 110 yards of offense.
  Roman 6, Carroll 0 - The Cahillites recorded their first shutout since blanking Thanksgiving Day rival Roxborough (48-0) in the last game of the 2012 seasons and the first league shutout since silencing Ryan, 36-0, in the middle part of the 2010 campaign. The lone score came in the fourth quarter on a 12-yard run by sr. RB Marquise Cooper (16-88). A 23-yard punt return by sr. WR Donathan McCants gave Roman the ball at the Carroll 26-yard line to start the drive. Cooper rushed for 11 & 3 yards before the capper. Carroll had two more possessions to try and score and both advanced into Roman territory. However, both ended on fourth down sacks. First, sr. DL Michael Leyland brought down Carroll soph. QB Kamal Gray. Then, soph. LB Kienan Pope ended any comeback bid late in the game. For Carroll, fullback Russell Minor-Shaw ran hard to the tone of 115 yards on 15 carries. On defense, sr. LB Bobby Ferry had a 22-yard return off an interception. There were fourteen completions between the teams in the game, but said completions only managed 60 yards. City record?
  Neumann-Goretti 20, West Catholic 6 - This was the Saints first regular season defeat of the Burrs ever. Their last one came when they were still the Pirates of St. John Neumann in the 2002 season. The Saints did best the Burrs in the PCL Blue title game in 2014. This one had a defensive tone throughout and was extremely physical. The Saints broke the scoreless tie with 5:16 left in the second quarter. Sr. RB Leddie Brown (15-93) bounced off not one, but two tackle attempts and somehow got down the left sideline for a 48-yard score. Impressive! Meanwhile, the Saints defense kept West and dual-threat sr. QB Da’Vion Kidd-Jackson in check basically throughout. Kidd-Jackson completed just one of seven attempts for four yards and his 12 totes went for a minus-seven. A week earlier he accounted for 347 yards of rushing/passing. Sr. DL Christian Barmore showed little manners in disrupting things along the line of scrimmage. And when he wasn’t on the scene, sr. LB Jayvonne Campfield was (8 tackles). These two accounted for 1.5 sacks each, while Campfield added three other TFLs. Sr. S Dymir Cave was bringing the lumber from the secondary all night and made 7 tackles. Brown started the second half with a 71-yard kickoff return, but the Burrs held. Moments later the talented runner unleashed a 45-yard punt return to the West 16-yard line. Two plays later, jr. QB Charles Britt neatly sold a bootleg and slipped in from the 18-yard line. With 7:56 remaining in the contest Britt (12-82) added his second score of the game on a 16-yard run. West avoided the shutout after N-G had a faulty snap on a punt with a 9-yard run by jr. RB Jacir Savoy with 2:01 left. Savoy played well after a slow start and toughed out 116 yards on 16 carries. Defensively, West held their own for the most part. Sr. DL CJ Pressley was a force throughout and made ten tackles, with four going for losses. Sr. LB Rovny DaSilva added nine stops and recovered a fumble.

Huck’s Catholic League Notes from Week 2 . . .
  The defending 6A state champs St. Joe’s Hawks got off to a good start in their 22-7 besting of Tampa Jesuit (FL) this past Friday. With numerous defensive starters returning that side of the ball did more than their fair share in the opener. The Hawks held Jesuit to just 48 yards of offense (-14 rushing) and combined for 15 TFLs/sacks in the game. Rugged DL Ryan Bryce notched three fourth quarter sacks. Meanwhile, OLB Zach Snider seemed to be everywhere and led the Hawks with 8 tackles, including a sack and a fumble recovery. DL Jake Feehery notched a sack that caused a safety, while S Dawson DeIuliis blocked a field goal attempt. The final nail in the coffin was provided by heady LB Phil O’Connor, who picked off a Jesuit pass and raced 60 yards to paydirt. It doesn’t get any easier for the Hawks this week as they’ll host North Jersey power St. Peter’s Prep (Ranked #4 in NJ by USA Today) at Widener University on Saturday night.....In soggy Wildwood Saturday the West Catholic defense shined on an otherwise gloomy afternoon. The Burrs held Roman to minus-33 yards of offense (81 total yards for the game) and no first downs in the 2nd half of their 24-0 win over Roman. Star OLB/DE Rovny Dasilva blocked a punt for a safety and later added a pair of sacks. Sr. DL Keith Jenkins was once again a force along the defensive line. In two weeks he had piled up six TFLs. Sophomore RB Zahir Booker only carried the ball once in West’s opener, but churned out 162 yards (2 TDs) on 21 totes in this one.....Roman got a good performance from soph. DE Jerome Best, who made seven tackles and forced a fumble. Promising soph. LB Brian Burton suffered a lower leg injury early in the second quarter and didn’t return.....O’Hara dismantled an undermanned Mastbaum club to the tone of 42-0. In two weeks the Lions have outscored their opponents, 87-0. Last year after two weeks the Lions blitzed opponents, 77-6. Twelve different O’Hara players had either a rush or reception in the game.....McDevitt slipped past Cheltenham this weekend, 14-13, and it was the first time the Lancers have beaten their neighborhood rivals since ’09. Once again freshman RB Jon-Luke Peaker had a day (Or night). This week he dashed his way to 165 yards on 20 carries, including a 4th quarter 1-yard TD run that was the difference. Peaker now has 317 yards (11.2 ypc) in two games. In the final minute, Cheltenham scored to draw within a point. Initially, they opted for the tie, but a McDevitt penalty before the attempt persuaded them to go for two and the win. Defensive linemen Giancarlo Kelly and Jarred Warren were wall-like in preventing the Panthers’ QB from getting in on a sneak.....Bonner-Prendie was shut out for the second consecutive week and it’s the first time the Friars have suffered back-to-back donuts since the ’08 season when they were blanked thrice consecutively. B-P will look to get things going this weekend when they host Penn Charter at their on-campus field.....For Lansdale Catholic reliable RB/LB Matt Casee turned in a good day’s work with 100 yards on 15 carries and an interception on defense.....Carroll’s senior do-everything Dahmir Ruffin combined for 180 yards of rushing/receiving and FIVE TDs (four receiving) in the Patriots’ thrilling double-OT win over Conwell-Egan. His third scored tied the game with 21.2 seconds left. He then tallied one in each overtime session. Trailing 38-37 Pats’ head coach Dan Connor opted to go for two and soph. QB Kamal Gray flipped the winning conversion WR Carlon Brown. Unsung play of this game goes to Zach Butler, who smartly fielded a punt near the sideline and returned it 21 yards to the C-E 44-yard line prior to his team’s game-tying drive. Far too many returners across high school football either hesitate or shy away from such moments. I believe that without this return Carroll never gets close enough to tie the game.....In Ryan’s 38-14 loss to St. Joseph’s College (NY) junior QB Jahlil Sanders, a recent transfer from West Catholic, rushed for 92 yards and passed for another 90. DB/WR Kyron Long had a solid outing with 55 yards on 4 catches. He also made an interception on defense.....Wood received 88 yards on 17 carries from VA Tech recruit Nasir Peoples in their 34-14 defeat to Paramus Catholic (NJ), who was ranked #5 team in NJ by USA Today. The 20-point margin is the largest defeat the Vikings have suffered since they lost (49-27) to Allentown Central Catholic in the 2010 3A state final. It doesn’t get any easier for Wood now, as they’ll travel to North Jersey to tangle with USA Today’s #2 team in NJ, Bergen Catholic.....La Salle was game but just couldn’t match a physical and speedy McDonogh School (MD) club. The 21-9 defeat came at the hands of the #4 team in Maryland according to the USA Today. Twice McDonough unleashed 80-yard touchdowns. Star QB Isaiah Jones injured his leg on the last play of the first quarter and didn’t return. The extent of his injury is not yet known. Jones missed all of last season with a knee injury, so let’s hope that this one is far less serious. Prior to exiting he had already amassed 65 yards of offense and his departure surely hurt the Explorers’ chances. Sr. QB Dan Solecki filled in admirably and threw for 150 yards in relief. WR Brett Mallee filled the wildcat role for the Explorers and combined with receiving accumulated 146 yards. For good measure he completed one pass for another 19 yards. LaSalle will host a very good Malvern team this Saturday in one of the area’s more marquee match-ups this coming weekend.....Conwell-Egan surely has a bad taste in their mouths after their heartbreaking double-OT loss to Carroll. The Eagles held a 21-10 lead in the fourth quarter and then after DL Chauncey Kratee ripped a ball out of a Carroll rusher’s arms a win appeared to be sealed. Alas, C-E couldn’t manage another first down and had to punt. Additionally, C-E turned the ball over four times in the game. The rest is history. Freshman RB Dejuan Harris did raise eyebrows with 102 yards on 13 lugs. Star junior rusher Patrick Garwo managed 71 yards on 11 carries, but 61 came on one jaunt early in the fourth quarter. Otherwise, Carroll’s defense did a good job of bottling up the productive back.....For Judge junior QB Shane Dooley bounced back from an uneven performance in week one versus Ridley by tossing for 197 yards and adding another 42 on the ground. Dooley’s scoring passes went for 20, 40, 35, and 41 yards. Two of them found sr. WR Steve Arrington, who beautifully used stop-and-go moves to beat his defender. Judge was an excellent 11-for-15 on 3rd down conversions in the game and at one point converted eight straight in the second half. Now, that’s getting it done. A couple of good performances in the fourth quarter for SCH kept things interesting. Jr. QB Aaron Angelos, a SJ Prep transfer, had 186 of 210 passing yards. His main target was soph. WR Ke’Shawn Williams (9-170) who erupted for 7-148 and two scores in the final stanza.....Neumann-Goretti’s game in Wildwood versus Frankford was cancelled when the weather just became too much for the grass field to handle. The Saints still haven’t played a game. They will host Interboro this coming Saturday......Who says we’re in the passing era of high school football? Six PCL Blue division teams averaged just 29.7 passing yards between them this past weekend.

Huck’s Catholic League Notes from Week 1 . . .
  Last season Carroll’s Dahmir Ruffin was a quality receiver and defensive back didn’t carry the ball once for the Patriots. In his first game as the primary wing-back in their revamped wing-T offense Ruffin rushed for a 186 yards on 11 carries. Carroll’s starting linebacker corps features two players, senior Bobby Ferry and sophomore Rich Kimmel, who are the sons of former Southwest Philly natives. Why is this noteworthy you might ask? Well, yours truly also hails from those parts and I know their fathers/families very well. That alone gets you webline ink, smile! Kimmel scored twice in the Pats rout, including a 39-yard interception return.....Early fireworks to start the season when Judge visited Ridley on Friday night. It only took the teams 30 seconds to each find the end zone. Ridley’s Ociele Miller, who attended West Catholic in his first two seasons, caught a 75-yard TD on the game’s first play. Next, Judge's Katob Joseph scampered 87 yards on the ensuing kickoff. Defensively, the Crusaders were led by rugged linebacker Mark Maguire with 13 tackles (9 solos) and stout DE Tim Weldon 10 stops (7 solos). After jr. QB Shane Dooley snuck in from a yard out midway thru the third quarter a Crusader fan bellowed out in irritable fashion, “He’s been over for a year,” after the referees hesitated, and then some, before making the touchdown signal.....In LaSalle’s impressive win at North Penn sr. QB Isaiah Jones, making his first varsity start at the position (injured all of last year), rushed for 135 yards and passed for another 144 yards. Could he be the next QB to eclipse the 1,000-yard barrier in both the air and ground? Stay tuned! One of Jones’ scoring tosses went to freshman WR Marvin Harrison, the son of former Roman all-timer and NFL Hall-of-Famer, Marvin Sr.....Roman dropped a tough one (14-7) when they visited Neshaminy Friday night, but defensively they did more than hold their own. The Redskins managed just 125 total yards on 45 offensive plays. Sophomore LB Brian Burton was strong throughout and is said to be a good one. Burton is the son of former Germantown star Omar McDonaugh-Hales, who is currently on the staff at Rutgers University as a recruiting coach.....Wood’s defense shined in their one-point win over Oxbridge Academy (FL) on Friday night. The Vikings held the opposition to just 116 yards of offense. Keith Otto and Ryan Laughlin each notched key interceptions. Otto's pick thwarted a drive deep in Wood territory late in the first half. Laughlin made his timely pick late in the game near midfield. This sealed the win for the Vikes as the offense ran the clock down before taking knees at the Oxbridge 9-yard line to end it.....This website only goes back to the 2000 season, but this was the first time Bonner-Prendie suffered a shutout (35-0) to their neighborhood rivals Upper Darby during this stretch.....Conwell-Egan’s star junior RB Patrick Garwo turned his 14 offensive touches into 205 yards and 5 scores. The Eagles 55 points equals their top mark since 2000 (’13 vs Valley Forge).....McDevitt freshman Jon Luke Peaker rushed 13 times for 206 yards. He’s the first PCL freshman to go over the 200-yard plateau in a game since C-E’s Steve Slaton gashed Cardinal Dougherty with a 290-yard performance in 2001. McDevitt only attempted two passes in their game versus Lincoln and rushed for 495 yards on 48 carries.....In West Catholic’s 14-0 defeat to Pottsgrove the Burrs had plays of 59 (pass), 47 (kickoff), and 38 yards (INT) that put them well into Pottsgrove territory. They also had a 47-yard scramble by QB Da’Vion Kidd-Jackson and a 26-yard pass play that ended at the 1-yard line wiped out by penalties. West committed 12 miscues for 107 yards in the game. LB Dai’Jon Brown (8 tackles) and DL Keith Jenkins (6; four for losses) paced a game Burrs’ defensive unit.....SJ Prep, Neumann-Goretti, and Lansdale Catholic will open their respective seasons this coming weekend.